Japanese WWll Army Officer ' S Sword In Mountings, Gendaito " Masatsugu ", Tassel
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:214450 | Country of Manufacture: Japan |
This is a Japanese WWll Army officer`s sword in mountings. The blade is signed "Hizen koku Masatsugu 肥前国正次", dated "Koki Nisen Roppyaku san-nenNi-gatsu hi (a day, Feb. 1943) 皇紀二千六百三年二月日", shinogi-zukuri shape, WWll time period made blade. Masatsugu`s real name is Taguchi Kiichi, was born in Julyt, 1904 in Saga prefecture, made swords during WWll time and after the war as a Gendai s...mith, listed in John Slough's book page 106, 107 and rated 1 million yen. The blade is traditional hand forged, in old polish, shows fine scratches but no rust, no stain and in good condition. The temper line is wavy gunome-choji with koshiba 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, shows tiny lacquer loss but no dent, no bend and in good 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 shows aged fade but no cut and in good condition. It measures 26" tip to the guard, 25" cutting edge, 1+1/4" width, 6.5 mm thickness at the notch and 40" in mountings. Shipping is $25 priority in U.S. Payment dues within 3 days auction end.
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