WWII Japanese Samurai Sword Shin - Gunto W/ OId Koto Family Blade & Surrender Tag
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:31688 | Region of Origin: Japan |
| Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original | Age: Post-1940 |
OFFERED HERE IS A NICE WWII JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER'S SWORD. THE PIECE HAS SURVIVED TIME QUITE WELL, SHOWING HONEST SIGNS OF USE, NOT ABUSE. DELUXE GUNTO MOUNTS WITH PIERCED TSUBA AND MULTIPLE STACKED SEPPA. THE STEEL SCABBARD RETAINS MOST ALL OF IT'S ORIGINAL PAINTED FINISH, WITH JUST SOME TRACES OF THE RED PRIMER PEEKING THRU. THE TSUKA IS MINTY, THE WRAP IS PERFECT OVER GENUINE SAME'. THE HABAKI IS 2 PIECE WITH SHAKUDO FINISH. THE BLADE IS NICE, IT DOES SHOW SOME MINOR SPOTTING AND LI...GHT SCRATCHES, THERE ARE ALSO A COUPLE OF MICROSCOPIC FLEA BITE NICKS TO THE EDGE, BUT BARELY NOTICEABLE. IT HAS A VERY NICE WAVY TAMPER WITH MOKUME HADA. THE BLADE IS QUITE OLD, KOTO AND IS VERY LIGHT IN THE HAND. IT HAS A 24 3/4" CUTTING EDGE, AND MEASURES 1 1/8" AT THE MACHI, 3/4" AT THE YOKOTE, AND 1/4' THICK AT THE MUNEMACHI. THE 7 1/4" TANG HAS 3 HOLES AND IS UNSIGNED. THERE IS A CLOTH SURRENDER TAG ATTACHED TO THE SCABBARD RING. IT READS "TOKYO-TO NISHI-TAMA-GUN KASUMIMURA YANO 100 SHINODA JISUKE" TRANSLATED: TOKYO METROPOLITAN AREA, WESTERN TAMA DISTRICT KASUMIMURA YANO 100, (OWNED BY) SHINODA JISUKE. A NICE SWORD WITH FAMILY HISTORY AND NAMED TO A JAPANESE WWII VETERAN. A RARE OPPORTUNITY. 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. SWORD WILL BE SHIPPED IN A BAND NEW HARD SIDED CASE.
