December 16, 17, & 18, 2025 Firearms & Militaria
Lot #3110:
WORLD WAR II JAPANESE SHIN GUNTO WITH FAMILY MON, SIGNED BY MASAYUKI.
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/18/2025
Iijima Masayuki worked in both Tokyo and Yamanashi Prefecture, and is recorded as producing medium to high-grade gendaito. He was a director for Tokyo Sword Forging Trade Associationg and founded Iijima Sword Factory. Signed with his typical but unusual stamped signature. 69.5cm nagasa of classic shinogi zukuri form wit a regular choji midare oil temper. Striated gold washed habaki, Katte sagari yasurime. Mounts with elborate pierced tsuba with multipiece seppa correctly numbered together, each seppa with "0". Classic gunto fuchi and kashira, with a rewrapped tsuka-ito over same panels with chrysanthemum menuki. Of particular interest is the three petal floral emblem on kashira, used to denote family ownership. Painted saya with dual loop hanger, and classic shin gunto mountings. CONDITION: Blade with surface handling marks throughout and some corrosion at monouchi and into boshi, consistent with water. Mounts very good, saya with scrapes and bumps throughout, some to bare metal. Saya appears to be post-war, perhaps fitted at time tsuka-ito was rewrapped, but has a good homogenous look that appears to have been together for some time. A nice example of a World War II sword with familial provenance from a known maker.