Rare and seldom encountered, this is a lovely example of a Japanese Naval Bandsman Belt which dates from the World War II Era and has survived in outstanding condition. It is constructed of beautiful, healthy chestnut brown leather with brass fittings that features a very nicely detailed anchor upon the face of the buckle. The adjustable Belt will fit a waist up to about 36 inches. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The free listing tool. Get Vendio Gallery – Now FREE! The item “VERY NICE RARE JAPANESE NAVAL BANDSMAN BELT WITH BUCKLE” is in sale since Wednesday, August 06, 2014. 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.
ARTIFACT: This is a United States Naval Academy compact for women in sterling silver. The compact has an insignia on front composed of an eagle, liberty bell, crossed swords and a trident. The reverse bears the engraved initials ARK. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/2 diameter (compact), 9/16 height and 6-3/4 length (including chain). ATTACHMENT: Hinge on compact and linked chain with loop. ITEM NOTES: This is from a United States Navy collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MDJX09 LBDEX 7/10 usnpg10001. CONDITION: 8- (Very Fine-Excellent): Compact has some spots of light wear and an overall light tarnish. GUARANTEE: As with all my items, this piece is guaranteed original. The item “1935 US Naval Academy (USNA) Women’s Compact in Sterling Silver” is in sale since Thursday, October 02, 2014. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “flyingtigerantiques” and is located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This item can be shipped worldwide.
This is an extremely nice example of a Japanese Naval Officer’s Kai Gunto Sword. It is mounted with a beautiful and well made Arsenal stainless steel blade that wears a cutting edge that measures 23 7/8 inches in length which remains in near mint condition. The tang wears an arsenal anchor stamp and is signed ” TAKE YASU saku ” on one side and is hand-painted “Kata Oka Tsugu Kazu” which is most likely the name of the original owner. The hilt and all the fittings remain in superb condition as well. The wooden scabbard is black lacquered and also remains in near perfect condition. Overall measuring 36 5/8 inches in length. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The free listing tool. Get Vendio Gallery – Now FREE! The item “VERY NICE JAPANESE KAI GUNTO NAVAL OFFICER” is in sale since Wednesday, January 13, 2016. 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 good example of a War-time production Japanese Naval Officer’s Kai Gunto Sword that dates from the World War II Era. It is mounted with a massive machine-made stainless steel blade that measures 25 1/8 inches in length that has survived in near mint condition and wears an unmarked tang. The hilt along with all the fittings also remains in very nice, clean condition. The beautiful wooden scabbard is black samé covered, wears matching fittings to the hilt and remains very nice as well. Overall measuring 37 inches in length. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The free listing tool. Get Vendio Gallery – Now FREE! The item “VERY NICE JAPANESE WAR TIME KAI GUNTO NAVAL OFFICER SWORD” is in sale since Saturday, February 14, 2015. 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 exceptionally nice example of a Japanese Non-Regulation Naval Officer’s Sword. It is mounted with a beautiful, well made Antique Shinto Blade that wears a cutting edge of 26 1/2 inches. The blade has survived in superb condition in gorgeous polish with only some very minor surface blemishes and does boast a fabulously active straight temper line. The tang wears two holes and is signed on one side which translates to “Fujiwara SADATSUGU “. The hilt and all the fittings remain in excellent condition as well. The wooden scabbard continues to wear its beautiful leather combat covering that also remain in outstanding, healthy condition. Still present, is the original brown double tassel, complete with braided slide which remains near mint in its condition. Overall measuring 38 1/2 inches in length. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The free listing tool. Get Vendio Gallery – Now FREE! The item “VERY NICE JAPANESE NON REGULATION NAVAL OFFICER SWORD WITH TASSEL” is in sale since Saturday, July 04, 2015. 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 and rare variation example of a Japanese Naval Officer’s Kai Gunto Sword. It is mounted with a beautiful Arsenal oil tempered blade that wears a cutting edge of 25 3/4 inches. The blade has survived in very nice original condition with only some very minor surface blemishes and boasts a fabulously active temper line that extends to the tip on both sides. The tang is signed on one side which translates to ” KANE KUNI “. The hilt and all the fittings remain in excellent condition as well however, the beautiful tsuba shows a bit of flaking to its plating along the edge. The scabbard wears a gorgeous shagreen covering that remains very healthy and is mounted with a RARE extended drag. The lower ashi (ring) is an older replacement. Overall measuring 40 1/8 inches in length. Still present, is the very nice, healthy original brown cloth tassel. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The free listing tool. Get Vendio Gallery – Now FREE! The item “VERY NICE JAPANESE NAVAL KAI GUNTO SWORD RARE VARIATION” is in sale since Wednesday, October 08, 2014. 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.