This is an outstanding example of a War-Time Historically Recorded Battlefield Pick-Up World War II Japanese Army Officer Sword mounted with an ancestral blade. The old antique Wakizashi blade wears a cutting edge of 20 3/8 inches in length. The blade does wear a visibly wavy temper line that extends to the tip on either side however reflects cleanings from recent years and has a couple of nicks to the cutting edge, otherwise does remain in good condition. The tang wears one hole and is signed “Bishu Ju San Shiro”. The Sword wears Army Shin Gunto Regulation Mounts which all remain in very nice however there is a small glued repair to the wrapping. The Regulation scabbard remains very nice in its condition and is wonderfully hand painted with the recording of one of the hill battles of Iwo Jima along with the date March 26, 1945 and the name of the GI that brought it home. Overall, the Sword measures 36 3/8 inches in length. The item “VERY NICE HISTORICAL RECORDED JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER SWORD WWII” is in sale since Wednesday, July 05, 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 example of a Japanese Army Dress Parade Sword that dates from the World War II Era. It is mounted with a machine made blade that measures 27 1/8 inches in length. The blade has some flaking to the plating nevertheless remains in good condition. The wonderfully detailed guard remains in good tight condition and wears a silver family mon on the backstrap. The horn hilt has survived in very healthy condition and with all of its twisted wire wrap still tightly in place. The nickel plated scabbard is heavily flaked with light rust but does remain in good serviceable condition. Overall measuring 33 5/8 inches in length. The item “NICE JAPANESE DRESS PARADE ARMY OFFICER SWORD” is in sale since Wednesday, July 20, 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 good example of a Late War Japanese Naval Officer’s Kai Gunto Sword. It is mounted with a lovely Arsenal stainless steel blade that wears a cutting edge which measures 23 1/2 inches in length. The blade remains in very nice original condition with only some minor surface scratches and the tang wears an arsenal anchor stamp. The hilt and all the fittings remain in very nice original condition as well. The wooden scabbard is black textured finished and also remains very nice with just a little minor scuffing. Overall measuring 37 inches in length. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The item “NICE JAPANESE LATE WAR NAVAL KAI GUNTO OFFICER SWORD” is in sale since Friday, June 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.
Early Soviet Russian Shashka Sword. The blade measures approx 34. The sword measures approx 39 1/2. PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR MANY OF MY LISTINGS THERE ARE MORE THAN 6 PICTURES. Offers will be answered quickly, within hours or less, not days. No reasonable offer refused. The item “Early Soviet Russian Shashka Sword” is in sale since Tuesday, June 27, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\1919-38\Original Period Items”. The seller is “*prc*” and is located in Warrenton, Virginia. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Mexico, Norway, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain.
This is a very nice example of a Japanese Army Officer Shin Gunto Sword. It is mounted with a beautiful hand-forged blade that wears a cutting edge which measures 27 inches in length. The blade remains in very nice original condition with a lovely actively wavy temper line that extends to the tip on either side. The tang wears two holes and is unsigned however, there are a couple of light hand scratched characters that were added in recent years that could easily be removed. All the fittings have also survived in very nice, clean condition. The metal scabbard also remains in very nice condition. Overall measuring 40 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 SHIN GUNTO OFFICER SWORD BEAUTIFUL HAND-FORGED BLADE” is in sale since Monday, June 26, 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 Monday, June 26, 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 a very nice example of a German Prussian Imperial Officer’s Sword that dates from the early 20th Century. It is mounted with a slightly curved plain blade that measures 32 1/8 inches in length which remains in nice original condition with only some minor surface blemishes. The lovely gilded guard features an intricately detailed oak leaf pattern along the backstrap and has survived in nice condition with all of the gold was still present as well as frames a beautiful composite covered hilt with its twisted wire wrap still securely in place. The black lacquered metal scabbard is a bit scuffed but does remain in very nice serviceable condition as well. Overall measuring 38 1/4 inches in length. TO SEE ADDITIONAL PHOTOS PLEASE SCROLL DOWN. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The item “VERY NICE GERMAN PRUSSIAN IMPERIAL OFFICER SWORD” is in sale since Wednesday, June 14, 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.
As World War II was coming to a close, the need of Swords for the Japanese Army still existed however, due to the lack of time as well as materials, swords increasingly became more crudely made in the attempt to meet the urgent need. This particular Sword is a very Late War “Last Ditch Effort” and is a very nice and rare example from this period as evidenced by the very simple wood and iron fittings. It is mounted with an arsenal War-Time blade that measures 26 1/8 inches in length which has survived in very nice condition with only some minor surface staining. The tang is signed with two characters that translates to ” TAKA MASA ” as well as is dated “Sho Wa Ju Hachi Nen Ni Gastu” which translates to “February 1943″. The hilt is wooden with a simple carved checkered design to resemble the Officer’s pattern. It is mounted with an equally simple brass tsuba and wooden scabbard that also features simple iron fittings, all remaining exceptionally nice in their condition. Overall measuring 38 7/8 inches in length. Truly a very nice, rare example for any advanced collector. The item “VERY NICE RARE LATE WAR LAST DITCH JAPANESE ARMY NCO SWORD” is in sale since Friday, June 23, 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 Officer Shin Gunto Sword that dates from the World War II Era. It is mounted with a beautiful hand-forged blade that wears a cutting edge which measures 26 11/16 inches in length. The blade remains in very nice original 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 in beautiful, clean condition. The metal scabbard also remains in very nice in its condition with only a few light scuffs to the finish. Overall measuring 38 5/8 inches in length. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The item “VERY NICE WW2 JAPANESE ARMY OFFICER SWORD” is in sale since Thursday, June 22, 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 a very nice example of a Japanese Naval Officer’s Dress Sword that dates from the World War II Era. It is mounted with a beautiful machine made blade that measures 25 5/8 inches in length which although shows to have been lightly cleaned, does remain in nice condition. The D-guard is beautifully detailed with pretty cherry blossoms “sakura” motifs that adorn the pommel, the backstrap and the guard face and frame a lovely white samé covered hilt with the original twisted wire wrap still tightly in place. The wonderful shagreen covered scabbard has one scuff on one side, nevertheless also remains is in very nice condition and wears equally beautiful detailed fittings. Overall measuring 33 1/8 inches in length. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. Check out my other items. The item “NICE JAPANESE DRESS NAVAL OFFICER SWORD” is in sale since Thursday, June 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.