SIGNED WW2 JAPANESE OFFICERS KATANA

Stock No. 119828

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CONSIGNMENT ITEM

GOOD CONDITION ALL COMPLETE KATANA. WOODEN SCABBARD IN DARK BROWN LEATHER WW2 FIELD COVER. STANDARD WW2 HILT. ALL THE BINDING COMPLETE. MENUKI TO EITHER SIDE. KASHIRA WITH ITS KNOT LOOP. TANG WITH SINGLE MOUNTING HOLE AND A LONG ROW OF SIGNATURES TO ONE SIDE. THE BLADE APPEARS TO BE AN EARLIER BLADE, FAMILY MOUNTED FOR WW2 SERVICE. THERE ARE SOME SMALL NICKS TO THE EDGE WHICH HAS BEEN POLISHED OUT, THE EDGE STILL SHOWING A CLEAR HADA AND HA. BLADE INCLUDING THE HABAKI, 643 MM LONG, CLEAN WITH NO RUST OR PITTING