Japanese WWll Army Officer ' S Sword In Mountings, Gendaito " Masayasu ", Tassel
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:180527 | Country of Manufacture: Japan |
This is a Japanese WWll Army officer`s sword in mountings. The blade is signed "Bushu ju Masayasu 尾州住正泰", shinogi-zukuri shape, WWll time period ca. 1940 era made blade. Masayasu`s real name is Mano Masayasu, lived in Aichi prefecture, made swords during WWll time and after the war as a Gendai smith, listed in John Slough's book page 108. The blade is traditional hand forged, i...n old polish, shows fine scratches but no rust, no stain and in good condition. The temper line is wavy chusuguba with koashi-iri temper and has deep temper at the point. There is no bend, no nick, no crack and cutting edge is sharp. The scabbard is heavy metal scabbard, no lacquer loss, no dent, no bend and in excellent condition. The handle is tight fit, tsuka-ito wrapping is no cut, no loose and in good condition. Lock mechanism works fine. It came with blue/brown lieutenant grade sword tassel, no cut, no fade and in good condition. It measures 26+7/8" tip to the guard, 26+1/16" cutting edge, 1+1/4" width, 6.5 mm thickness at the notch and 39+1/4" in mountings. Shipping is $25 priority in U.S. Payment dues within 3 days auction end.
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