Japanese WWll Army Officer`s Sword In Mountings " Maekawa Kanetsugu "
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:169990 | Modified Item: No |
| Country of Manufacture: Japan |
This is a Japanese WWll Army officer`s sword in mountings. The blade is signed "Noshu Seki ju Maekawa Kanetsugu saku 濃州関住前川兼継作" with 昭 inspection stamp, shinogi-zukuri shape, WWll time period ca 1940 era made blade. Kanetsugu lived in Seki city, Gifu prefecture during WWll time. The blade is in old polish, shows fine scratches but no stains, no rust and in good condition. &...nbsp;The temper line is wavy gunome with togariba temper pattern and has deep temper at the point. The forging grain is tight itame-hada, no opening, no blister and no forging flaws at all. There is no bend, no crack and cutting edge is sharp. The scabbard is ishimeji finish lacquered wood scabbard, shows minor lacquer loss but no crack, no dents, no bend 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 828 stamped. Lock mechanism works fine. It measures 26+3/4" tip to the guard, 25+3/4" cutting edge, 1+3/16" width, 6.5 mm thickness at the notch and 40+1/4" in mountings. Shipping is $25 priority in U.S. Payment due with in 3 days auction end.
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