Japanese Army Officer Sword WWII Kanetaka All Original
Pricing & History
-
Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
- Sold Date
- Source eBay
WWII Japanese Army Officers Sword This is a fantastic, untouched and all original WWII Japanese army officerâe(tm)s Kantana sword. The blade has a 26 3⁄4âe cutting edge with an 8 1⁄2âe tang. It measures 1 1⁄4âe at the machi. Signed Kanetaka. Full translation is Noshe Seki ju Matsuda, Kanetaka saku. WWII army officer Shin-Gunto with brass pierced tsuba. Blade looks to be Han-tanren abura yaki-ire partly forged and oil-hardened. T is some minor scattered spotting or freckles, but not enough to detract from the beauty of the blade. The cutting edge has a nick in it (see pick) likely from combat, since this is a US Marine of the 1st Marine Div. bring-back from Okinawa. The original olive drab scabbard has nearly 100% of its paint and is in excellent condition save for a short steak of American paint (SEE PIC) which it gained in later years. (My next listing will be of the Marine bolo knife the same marine carried. It, too has some stray paint on it. Good marineâe¦bad painter.) The tsuka is superb with fully intact brown wrap over genuine sameâe(tm) (rice). I am offering this and several other items from this marine. He died in the early 60âe(tm)s and the items passed to his younger brother. His daughter is offering them through me so as to be sure that a caring collector gets them and that they do not go unappreciated. It
read more
Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.
If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.
If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.
If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.