This is a very nice example of a beautifully well made Japanese Army Officer’s Sword that dates from the World War II Era. It is mounted with a wonderful blade that wears a cutting edge which measures 25 inches in length and boasts a gorgeous actively wavy temper line that extends to the tip on either side. The blade has survived in very nice original condition with only some very minor surface blemishes. The tang is signed which translates to ” Minamoto Nichi Nobu Saku Kore “. All the lovely fittings also remain in very nice condition and with the wrapping nice and tight. The Light Weight Aluminum scabbard remains very nice in its condition as well with just some light scuffs and has no dings. Overall measuring 38 1/2 inches in length. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The item “VERY NICE JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER SHIN GUNTO SWORD, SIGNED NICHI NOBU” is in sale since Thursday, April 18, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “pcay” and is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Tight Hilt shows use, matched # ` s , no nicks bends rust pitts, blade near excellent condition, Note , Kanji & name added after plating. Could this be for officer?? Has tiny kanji on drag also. The item “WW 2 Japanese 1st Variation Army NCO Shin Gunto Sword Katana, Kanji, Match #” is in sale since Tuesday, April 30, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “fredericksswords” and is located in Oak Forest, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Modified Item: No
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
- Pacific War edged weapons: sabre saber sable
This is a very nice example of a beautifully well made Japanese Army Officer’s Sword that dates from the World War II Era. It is mounted with a wonderful blade that wears a cutting edge which measures 25 inches in length and boasts a gorgeous actively wavy temper line that extends to the tip on either side. The blade has survived in very nice original condition with only some very minor surface blemishes. The tang is signed which translates to ” Minamoto Nichi Nobu Saku Kore “. All the lovely fittings also remain in very nice condition and with the wrapping nice and tight. The Light Weight Aluminum scabbard remains very nice in its condition as well with just some light scuffs and has no dings. Overall measuring 38 1/2 inches in length. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The item “VERY NICE JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER SHIN GUNTO SWORD, SIGNED NICHI NOBU” is in sale since Tuesday, December 11, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “pcay” and is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This item can be shipped worldwide.
This is a very nice example of a Japanese Shin Gunto Army Officer’s Sword. It is mounted with a beautiful grooved arsenal made blade that wears a cutting edge of 26 inches in length. The blade has survived in very nice original condition with only some minor surface blemishes. The tang wears one hole and is unmarked. All the fittings remain in nice, clean condition as well. The very nice metal scabbard also remains in wonderful condition and has no dings. Overall measuring 40 1/2 inches in length. The item “VERY NICE JAPANESE ARMY SHIN GUNTO OFFICER SWORD” is in sale since Tuesday, January 30, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “pcay” and is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This item can be shipped to United States.
This is a good example of a Japanese Army Officer Shin Gunto Sword that dates from the World War II Era. It is mounted with a hand-forged blade that wears a cutting edge which measures 26 11/16 inches in length. The blade, although shows forging flaws along with some light scratches, does remain in nice condition with a lovely actively wavy temper line that extends to the tip on either side. The tang wears one hole and is unsigned. All the very nice fittings have also survived well, including the very nice substantially weighted tsuba and the hilt wrapping is tight with only a little fraying. The metal scabbard reflects battle fatigue with scuffing and a couple of hits near the drag, nevertheless does remains in very good servicable condition. Overall measuring 39 5/8 inches in length. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The item “NICE JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER SHIN GUNTO SWORD HAND FORGED BLADE WWII” is in sale since Thursday, March 29, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “pcay” and is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This item can be shipped worldwide.
This is estate sale find – a very nice example of pre-WWII (1937) Japanese Shin Gunto Army Officer’s Katana sword. The blade is in very good condition with only some minor surface blemishes. The tang is signed on both sides. The cutting edge is 26 inches in length. All fittings are original and in very nice clean condition. The metal scabbard in a very good condition as well. Please see the pictures for your own consideration. The o verall length is 38 1/2 inches. I have many more pictures, if you have any questions or want to see additional pictures i can send them to you by your request. Thank you for looking. The item “Pre WWII Very Nice Japnese Army Officer SHIN GUNTO Katana sword” is in sale since Wednesday, February 07, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “mamum62″ and is located in Waltham, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada.
This is a good example of a Japanese Army Officer Shin Gunto Sword that dates from the World War II Era. It is mounted with a hand-forged blade that wears a cutting edge which measures 26 11/16 inches in length. The blade, although shows forging flaws along with some light scratches, does remain in nice condition with a lovely actively wavy temper line that extends to the tip on either side. The tang wears one hole and is unsigned. All the very nice fittings have also survived well, including the very nice substantially weighted tsuba and the hilt wrapping is tight with only a little fraying. The metal scabbard reflects battle fatigue with scuffing and a couple of hits near the drag, nevertheless does remains in very good servicable condition. Overall measuring 39 5/8 inches in length. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The item “NICE JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER SHIN GUNTO SWORD HAND FORGED BLADE WWII” is in sale since Wednesday, January 24, 2018. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “pcay” and is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This item can be shipped worldwide.
This is an extremely nice example of a Japanese Army Shin Gunto Officer’s Sword which dates from the World War II Era and is mounted with a blade by Kanenaga who was known for his fine, well made stainless steel blades. This lovely blade wears a cutting edge that measures 25 1/2 inches in length. The blade has survived in beautiful original condition with only some very minor surface scratches and a couple of very tiny nicks along the cutting edge. The tang is signed with a signature that translates to Fujiwara Kanenaga Motte? Seitan saku kore and on the other side? Tasugi Shinichi (most likely the name for whom it was made). Kanenaga is also known as the originator of stainless steel blades. The beautiful nice quality Military fittings all remain in very nice, clean condition as well. The LIGHTWEIGHT textured wooden scabbard also remains near perfect in its condition with just a couple of very tiny chips to the finish. Overall measuring 39 inches in length. The item “VERY NICE JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER SHIN GUNTO STAINLESS STEEL SWORD” is in sale since Friday, September 15, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “pcay” and is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This item can be shipped worldwide.
This is an extremely nice example of a Japanese Army Shin Gunto Officer’s Sword which dates from the World War II Era and is mounted with a blade by Kanenaga who was known for his fine, well made stainless steel blades. This lovely blade wears a cutting edge that measures 25 1/2 inches in length. The blade has survived in beautiful original condition with only some very minor surface scratches and a couple of very tiny nicks along the cutting edge. The tang is signed with a signature that translates to Fujiwara Kanenaga Motte? Seitan saku kore and on the other side? Tasugi Shinichi (most likely the name for whom it was made). Kanenaga is also known as the originator of stainless steel blades. The beautiful nice quality Military fittings all remain in very nice, clean condition as well. The LIGHTWEIGHT textured wooden scabbard also remains near perfect in its condition with just a couple of very tiny chips to the finish. Overall measuring 39 inches in length. The item “VERY NICE JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER SHIN GUNTO STAINLESS STEEL SWORD” is in sale since Tuesday, August 15, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “pcay” and is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Rare and seldom encountered to find in any condition, this is a very nice example of a LIGHTWEIGHT Japanese Army Officer’s Shin Gunto Sword. It is mounted with a beautiful machine made blade that wears a cutting edge that measures 30 3/8 inches in length which remains in very nice original condition with only some minor surface blemishes. The Shin Gunto style hilt has some light staining nevertheless remains tight and sturdy. The metal scabbard also remains very nice, however is missing the base fitting which could be replaced in the right hands. Overall measuring 39 1/4 inches in length. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The item “VERY NICE RARE JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER SHIN GUNTO SWORD LIGHTWEIGHT VARIATION” is in sale since Sunday, July 30, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “pcay” and is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This item can be shipped worldwide.