Japanese WWll Army Officer ' S Sword In Mountings Gendaito " Kanetsugu ", Tassel
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:256719 | Country of Manufacture: Japan |
This is a Japanese WWll Army officer`s sword in mountings. The blade is signed "Seki ju Ishikawa Kanetsugu kitae kore 関住石川兼次鍛之", shinogi-zukuri shape, WWll time period ca.1940 era made blade. Kanetsugu`s real name is Ishikawa Jiro, was born in Jan., 1918 in Seki city, Gifu prefecture, made swords during WWll time and after the war as a Gendai smith. The blade is tradition...al hand forged, in old polish, no rust, no stain and in good condition. The temper line is wavy gunome-choji with konie active temper and has deep temper at the point. There is no bend, no nick, no crack and cutting edge is sharp. The scabbard is metal scabbard, shows small dents but no bend, no lacquer loss and in good condition. The handle is tight fit, tsuka-ito wrapping is no cut, no loose and in good condition. Tsuba and seppa are matched number 5 stamped. Lock mechanism works fine. It came with blue/brown lieutenant grade sword tassel, no cut, no fade and in good condition. It measures 25+3/4" tip to the guard, 24+7/8" cutting edge, 1+1/4" width, 6.5 mm thickness at the notch and 40+1/4" in mountings. Shipping is $25 priority in U.S. Payment dues within 3 days auction end.
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