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Not uncommon - Late Edo, there was a fad for these and many were made - don't think I have ever seen a really fine blade in one of these. Most often you  see them done in "sheet copper" but there are high end examples that were done in silver.

-tch

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I've been told this distinctive type of mounting is referred to as "Ainu" koshirae, meaning made in (lower) Japan for the Ainu market.  There is a typical example on permanent display in the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno Park, labelled ":Ainu koshirae."  This daisho is a particularly nice set.

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