A JAPANESE HELMET BREAKER (HACHIWARA), 19TH CENTURY AND A COMPOSITE NORTH EUROPEAN SWORD, 18TH CENTURY the first with tapering blade, a pair of strongly down-curved quillons, disc-shaped pommel, and the grip bound with rattan; the second with two-stage blade pierced with a series of slots and circles at the forte, a pair of drooping quillons, and compressed bun-shaped pommel the first: 52.7 cm; 20 3/4 in overall (2)