July 12-14, 2022 Collectible Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/13/2022
Measures 25 - 3/8" from kissaki to munemachi. Iori mune. Standard shinogi-zukuri form. Oil quenched blade with a wide gunome hamon. Dated 1944 on right side tang (Showa 19), signed with what looks to be a hastily applied Amahide (signature is difficult to read, especially second character). Ha agari kurijiri, yasurime a faint katte sagari. Single mekugi-ana, drilled. Shin gunto mounts. Army Type 94 mounts, with unusually thick brass seppa. CONDITION: Good. Blade is in a good state of polish with clear features and some surface scratches throughout, Brass a good uncleaned golden appearance, same has a few areas missing under the tsuka, which is tight. Sarute loose. Saya with some handling marks and chips to paint but overall very good. Very tip of kissaki deformed. A well presenting sword. EMW