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Lot 198

Signed WWII-era Japanese Kyu-Gunto
Sale 2030 - Arms, Armor and Militaria
Oct 23, 2024 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$1,000 - 1,500
Price Realized
$900
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Signed WWII-era Japanese Kyu-Gunto
World War II
24" nagasa. 37" overall. Shinogi-zukuri blade with single hole nakago that is signed on left side with five character mei, a seki arsenal stamp, and what appears to be four green shumei characters. Blade features a chu-kissaki, omaru boshi, ihori mune, masame or muji hada, and a hamon that transitions from gunome to suguha. Mounts are Russo-Japanese kyu-gunto army style with a chromed saya, brass fittings, silvered habaki, elongated tsuka with white same, and a brown sageo cord. Backstrap of tsuka features an emblem escutcheon near pommel, possibly a clan mon or symbol for a Japanese colonial region/territory.
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