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RARE MURATATO—WW2 Japanese Samurai Sword -Old/Antique Murata Katana -Gunto/BOHI
RARE MURATATO—WW2 Japanese Samurai Sword -Old/Antique Murata Katana -Gunto/BOHI
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St. Croix Blades buys Japanese samurai swords and collections. You can reach us at 715-557-1688 to get a cash offer on your sword or collection.
1 antique World War II Japanese samurai army officer’s Muratato shin-gunto sword available. A sword in this condition would make an important addition to any collection.
The tang is unsigned, with painted assembly numbers on the tang. This sword is a Murata-to sword. The slender blade, the blade’s curvature, blade length (this sword has the exact length as my last Muratato), and the bohi groove all say ‘Muratato‘. Murata Tsuneyoshi developed the “new Japanese-European combined sword system”.
All military fittings are of excellent quality. The seppa, tsuba, etc. all have the matching assembly numbers ’55’. The blade measures 25 11/16″ from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. This fine sword has a metal brown/green-lacquered scabbard.
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WW2 Japanese Army COLONEL Samurai Sword -TADAAKI/1941 EXHIBITION -Old Collection
WW2 Japanese Army COLONEL Samurai Sword -TADAAKI/1941 EXHIBITION -Old Collection
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St. Croix Blades buys Japanese samurai swords and collections. You can reach us at 715-557-1688 to get a cash offer on your sword or collection.
1 very fine antique World War II Japanese samurai Army Colonel Officer’s sword available. The blade is a fine sword by Tadaaki. Tadaaki placed in the highest level in the Cutting Test category at the 1941 Sword Exhibition. This very fine Japanese Army Colonel’s katana would make an important addition to any collection.
The mounts are early–from approx. 1934 to 1939. The nakago/tang is signed with two characters, Tadaaki. The kashira has a fine gold-gilt sarute, and a near-mint Colonel’s (field grade) tassel. The blade measures 25 1/16″/63.7 cm (as measured properly with a tape pulled tight from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki). All fittings have matching assembly numbers ’22’. This fine sword has a pierced tsuba.
This sword has a wavy hamon/temper line with an interesting distinquishing feature of an ashi on both sides of the blade 3 1/8″ back from the blade tip. Perhaps this is a trademark feature of Tadaaki’s blades.
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Wood Handle WW2 Japanese Samurai NCO Sword -Army Officer -GI NAME ON SCABBARD
Wood Handle WW2 Japanese Samurai NCO Sword -Army Officer -GI NAME ON SCABBARD
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St. Croix Blades buys Japanese samurai swords and collections. You can reach us at 715-557-1688 to get a cash offer on your sword or collection.
1 vintage World War II wood handle Japanese NCO sword available. This WW2 Japanese NCO sword would make an important addition to any collection.
The sword has a wood handle. The blade measures 26 3/8″ from tip to top of the habaki (habaki edge that touches the blade). This sword has a blackened tsuba. The serial #’s on the sword and on the scabbard do not match. There is an arsenal stamp to the right of the sword’s serial #.
This sword is unique, because it has the name of the G.I. that brought it back on the scabbard. There are also Japanese characters painted on the scabbard.
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Signed Late War WW2 Japanese Army Sword -Old/Antique Samurai Katana -1944 Mounts
Signed Late War WW2 Japanese Army Sword -Old/Antique Samurai Katana -1944 Mounts
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St. Croix Blades buys Japanese samurai swords and collections. You can reach us at 715-557-1688 to get a cash offer on your sword or collection.
1 antique World War II Japanese samurai army officer’s late War shin-gunto sword available. A sword in this condition would make an important addition to any collection.
The tang is signed and dated. This sword is signed Kazunori. The swordsmith, Kazunori, is featured on page 80 of John Slough’s book.
All military fittings are of good quality. The blade measures 26 1/4″ from blade tip to notch in the blade spine (as measured properly with the tape pulled tight between the blade tip and the top of the habaki). The hamon appears to be polished on.
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Rare-Fine-CLOISONNE-Japanese-Tanto-Sword-Antique-Old-Samurai-Collection
Rare-Fine-CLOISONNE-Japanese-Tanto-Sword-Antique-Old-Samurai-Collection
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St. Croix Blades BUYS Japanese samurai swords and collections. You can reach us at 715-557-1688 to get a cash offer on your sword or collection.
1 rare antique Japanese Meiji Period cloisonne tanto sword available. This very fine antique cloissonne mount Japanese tanto sword would make an important addition to any collection.
This tanto is unsigned. It has a genuine Japanese blade.
Cloisonne koshirae/mounts are very rare. The mounts on this cloisonne tanto are all intricately-carved brass.
The blade measures 9″ (22.9 cm) from blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki.
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Rare US WW2 Kennedy Bros Arms/Moore Fighting Knife -St. Paul -Combat Collection
Rare US WW2 Kennedy Bros Arms/Moore Fighting Knife -St. Paul -Combat Collection
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St. Croix Blades BUYS military collections. Call us at 715-557-1688 to sell your rare knife or collection.
1 rare U.S. World War II aluminum handle Kennedy Arms/Moore fighting knife available. I have been listing a number of different variations of Kennedy Arms fighting knives–and this is yet another version. This knife differs from the other in that it is a 6″ blade version. A Kennedy Arms knife would make a rare addition to any premium collection.
The blade on this fine combat knife measures 5 5/8″ long. This knife measures 10 1/16″ overall. The handle is marked ‘MOORE MPLS‘. The original sheath is stamped ‘KENNEDY BROS. ARMS CO. ST. PAUL‘.
Moore made these knives for Kennedy Bros. Arms. I spoke with Moore’s son a while back. His dad would give him an order of completed knives to deliver from Moore’s shop in Minneapolis to Kennedy Arms in St. Paul. He would take the street car to get them there.
This knife is ID’d on the handle with the vet’s name ‘D.E.W.‘.
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ID’d US WW2 Collins GREEN HORN V44 Fighting Knife/Survival/Military Collection
ID’d US WW2 Collins GREEN HORN V44 Fighting Knife/Survival/Military Collection
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1 vintage U.S. WW2 V-44 fighting knife available. This ID’d green horn handle V-44 is exceptional. This World War II V-44 would make an important addition to any collection.
This V-44 fighting knife is ID’d on the scabbard with the soldier’s name ‘CRUMLEY‘.
This V-44 was made by Collins. The blade is stamped ‘COLLINS & CO. HARTFORD No. 18’. This knife measures 14 5/16″ overall. The blade itself measures 9 5/8″. This knife has a brass guard, and green horn handle. The Collins scabbard is stamped ‘COLLINS & Co. LEGITIMUS 13’.
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RARE COND.! WW2 British Fairbairn-Sykes 2nd Pattern Commando Fighting Knife F/S
RARE COND.! WW2 British Fairbairn-Sykes 2nd Pattern Commando Fighting Knife F/S
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St. Croix Blades BUYS military collections. Call us at 715-557-1688 to sell your rare knife or collection.
1 vintage World War II 2nd pattern Fairbairn-Sykes commando knife w/scabbard. This knife is in rare condition. A 2nd pattern British commando knife in this condition would make an important addition to any collection.
This F/S knife measures 11 13/16″ overall. The blade itself measures 6 7/8″. The guard is marked with the British broad arrow, and a ‘B‘. The guard is also stamped ‘ENGLAND‘. The scabbard has its elastic keeper strap. The top of the scabbard is also stamped ‘ENGLAND’.
