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1945 Surrender Ceremony - Government House |
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This Japanese tachi (Military fighting sword), which belonged to Major-General Umekichi Okada's (岡田梅吉) (active 1945) was surrendered to Rear-Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jenson (1892-1959) at the official surrender of Hong Kong to the British at Government House, on 16 September 1945.
| 九八式軍刀 - Ex.Type 98 |
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The blade of the tachi was made by either Tadeyoshi I or Tadeyoshi II of Hizen Province in Japan, probably early in the seventeenth century. The steel scabbard is lined with wood and is painted brown. The scabbard has a single locket, which is pierced with a cherry flower decoration. It was surrendered to Rear-Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jespson Harcourt (1892-1959) at Hong Kong on the 16th September 1945.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
ID: WPN1184