JAPANESE IRON SWORD TASUBA WITH GOLD INLAYS

I bought these a year ago and just found them again, this is a period iron tasuba with a gold nightingale and flowers on one side the other side has some gold figures under hard rubber it looks like someone put them in with the Japanese army rubber shoes and it stuck to the side. I have removed a lot by soaking it in water for a day or two and using a tooth pick to lift it off. Normally I do not clean or improve any item I sell but in this case it was required. All this means is that you can completely clean it off. Condition good.