WWII Japanese Samurai Sword Shin - Gunto, Manchurian Steel KOA ISSHIN MANTETSU
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:118714 | Region of Origin: Japan |
| Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original | Age: Post-1940 |
OFFERED HERE IS A NICE WWII KOA ISSHIN MANTETSU JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER'S SWORD. THE PIECE HAS SURVIVED TIME QUITE WELL, SHOWING HONEST SIGNS OF USE, NOT ABUSE. STANDARD GUNTO MOUNTS WITH COPPER AND BRASS FITTINGS. THE STEEL SCABBARD RETAINS MOST ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL PAINTED FINISH, JUST A FEW SMALL SCRAPES AND BUMPS. THE TSUKA IS DECENT SHOWING SIGNS OF HANDLING. THE WRAP IS FRAYED ABOUT THE MENUKI, THE SAME' IS GENUINE. THERE ARE 2 SEPPA PRESENT, TSUBA IS OF BRASS, HABAKI IS SILVER WAS...HED COPPER. THE BLADE IS NICE, IT DOES SHOW SOME MINOR SPOTTING AND LIGHT SIGNS OF CLEANING, THERE ARE ALSO A COUPLE OF MICROSCOPIC FLEA BITE NICKS TO THE EDGE AND A BATTLE SCAR JUST FORWARD OF THE HABAKI, WELL ABOVE THE RIDGE LINE. THE TANG IS SIGNED KOA ISSHIN MANTETSU SAKE KORE TO ONE SIDE AND DATED SHOWA KANOTO MI HARU (SPRING 1941). THERE ARE ALSO MARKINGS TO THE TOP OF THE TANG AS SHOWN. OVERALL A DECENT EXAMPLE OF THESE HARD TO FIND WWII SWORDS. ALL OF MY ITEMS ARE OFFERED WITH A NO QUESTIONS ASKED RETURN PRIVILEGE INSIDE THE U.S., OUTSIDE THE U.S. SALE IS FINAL. WILL NOT SHIP TO ANY PROHIBITED COUNTRIES.
