Signed WWII Japanese Shin Gunto with Edo-Period Blade, Family Mon, and Company Officer's Sageo
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
$1,020
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Lot Description
Signed WWII Japanese Shin Gunto with Edo-Period Blade, Family Mon, and Company Officer's Sageo
World War II
27" nagasa. 40" overall. Shinogi-zukuri blade with a single hole nakago that is signed with long mei to one side. Province kanji appears to translate to "Bishu," and the remaining characters have yet to be translated. Blade features a chu-kissaki, ihori mune, yakizume boshi, masame or muji hada, and gunome hamon. Koshirae are early shin-gunto mounts including pierced gilt tsuba, three piece seppas, koshi-yujo style silver habaki, blue/brown company grade officer sageo, and gilt copper fuchi-kashira with family mon to backside of kabuto-gane. Saya is painted steel with gilt copper mounts.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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