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LILY PAD MOTIF Antique Japanese Samurai SUKASHI Katana Sword TSUBA -Old Guard
LILY PAD MOTIF Antique Japanese Samurai SUKASHI Katana Sword TSUBA -Old Guard
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1 antique Japanese Sukashi (pierced) tsuba for a Japanese katana or wakizashi available. This lily pad motif iron tsuba would make an important addition to any collection, and will also look incredible mounted.
This tsuba measures 2.6875″ inches (68 mm) by 2.625″ (66.5 mm). This tsuba is 3/16″ thick (4.75 mm). The blade opening of this tsuba measures 1 1/16″ (27 mm) by 5/16″ (8 mm).
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OCEAN WAVES MOTIF Antique Japanese SUKASHI Katana Sword TSUBA -Old Guard
OCEAN WAVES MOTIF Antique Japanese SUKASHI Katana Sword TSUBA -Old Guard
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St. Croix Blades BUYS ESTATE & PERSONAL COLLECTIONS OF JAPANESE SWORD TSUBA. Call me at 715-557-1688, or email me at mbrice@stcroixblades.com to inquire about selling your collection.
1 antique Japanese Sukashi (pierced) tsuba for a Japanese katana or wakizashi available. This fine iron tsuba would make an important addition to any collection, and will also look incredible mounted.
This tsuba has an ocean waves motif.
This iron tsuba measures 2.8125″ inches (71 mm) by 2.8125″ (71 mm). This tsuba is just 1/8″ thick (3.2 mm). The blade opening of this tsuba measures 1 3/32″ (28 mm) by 5/16″ (8 mm).
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Antique Japanese Samurai Tanto/Wakizashi Sword TSUBA -Old Guard
Antique Japanese Samurai Tanto/Wakizashi Sword TSUBA -Old Guard
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1 antique Japanese Sukashi (pierced) tsuba for a Japanese tanto or small wakizashi available. This iron tsuba would make an important addition to any collection, and will also look incredible mounted.
This tsuba measures 2.4375″ inches (62 mm) by 1.96875″ (50 mm). This tsuba is 5/32″ thick (4 mm). The blade opening of this tsuba measures 1″ (25 mm) by 5/16″ (8 mm).
There is a simple carving/horimono on each side of this tsuba.
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Antique 16th Century Japanese Samurai Katana Sword -Soten Fuchi -Old Collection
Antique 16th Century Japanese Samurai Katana Sword -Soten Fuchi -Old Collection
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FREE SHIPPING on this Sword to ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
1 antique late 1500’s A.D. Japanese Samurai katana available. This Samurai katana would make a fine addition to any antique edged weapons collection.
The fuchi and kashira are a matching set. The fuchi features Samurai shoulder armor and a mempo (face armor). The fuchi is signed ‘Soten‘. The matching kashira is made in the shape of a Samurai kabuto (helmet). The menuki are fu dogs. The tsuba/guard is a Tenbo stamped tsuba. Some of the stampings are Japanese kanji/letters.
This katana has a nice long blade. The blade measures 27 7/16″ (69.7 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.
The nakago/tang is unsigned. The original Samurai wood saya/scabbard has a leather combat cover over it. In addition, the kashira/pommel fitting has a sarute loop. So this Samurai sword was carried during World War 2.
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Papered SOSHU HIROMASA Antique Russo-Japanese War/WW2 Samurai Army Officer Sword
Papered SOSHU HIROMASA Antique Russo-Japanese War/WW2 Samurai Army Officer Sword
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1 ca.1492-1501 A.D. Samurai sword in Russo-Japanese War Army Officer Kyu-gunto mounts available. This sword was carried by true Samurai. This fine antique Japanese Army Officer’s Kyu-gunto sword would make an important addition to any collection.
This sword is papered to godai (5th Generation) Soshu Hiromasa.
This 15th/16th century sword was carried by Samurai–then was remounted for carry during the Russo-Japanese War. This sword was then later carried during World War II as well. The blade of this sword measures exactly 23 7/16″ from blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki (measured properly without holding the tape to the curved spine). This sword is mounted in premium kyu-gunto military mountings. Note the black same/rayskin grip.
This sword has fine horimono/carvings on each side of the blade. Each side also has a bohi/blade groove.
This Samurai sword has a fiery hamon w/ashi (‘flying temper’). The hamon is very complicated. Holding the blade at a different angle under light reveals character that wasn’t visible at the previous angle. Turn the blade again, and yet new activity is visible. Utsure can be seen in this fine blade. The sword fittings have a gold wash.
This tsuka/handle backstrap bears a Samurai family mon.
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PAPERED GENDAI—YOSHICHIKA—Japanese WW2 Army Officer Samurai Sword -Old/Antique
PAPERED GENDAI—YOSHICHIKA—Japanese WW2 Army Officer Samurai Sword -Old/Antique
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1 premium World War II Japanese Army Officer’s gendaito samurai sword available. This is an early War sword–this katana was made in 1935. This sword was made by Yoshichika. Yoshichika made swords for the Japanese Imperial Guard. See page 196 in Slough’s book. Minamoto Yoshichika has a 1.5 million yen rating in Slough’s book.
This sword has a long blade. The blade measures 27 7/8″ (70.8 cm), as measured from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the mune (spine). This sword has a fine, complex temper line.
This sword is mounted in high quality, early World War II Shin-gunto military mountings. This sword was carried by an important Army Officer–not just any Officer could get away with have their Samurai Clan mon affixed over the regulation Army menuki.
The saya/scabbard is the metal-type with a fine, early War red/brown finish. The fittings–seppa, tsuba, etc.–have matching assembly numbers.
This fine Yoshichika Army Officer’s katana is papered. Not many WW2 era gendai swords are papered–this Yoshichika sword is a cut above.
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PAPERED BLADE + PAPERED KOSHIRAE Antique Japanese Samurai Katana -Old Sword
PAPERED BLADE + PAPERED KOSHIRAE Antique Japanese Samurai Katana -Old Sword
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Have a WW2 samurai sword to sell?
Or a whole collection?You can reach River Valley Japanese Sword/St. Croix Blades at 715-557-1688 for questions about this, or a similar item in your collection.
1 ancient Japanese Samurai katana available. This antique Samurai sword has 2 sets of papers. This Samurai katana would make an exceptional addition to any antique edged weapons collection.
This fine sword was attributed to Hamabe Toshinori. There are shinsa papers for the sword blade itself, as well as for the koshirae.
The fuchi and kashira are matching. The tsuba is a fine example–the design is an arrangement of Japanese fans, whose arrangement also displays an 8-pointed star. The saya’s lacquer finish is embedded with tiny abalone fragments. The tsuka wrap is a rich, deep red color. The same is emperor-type–with large nodule same. The fine habaki is Silver-foiled. The seppa look to be solid Silver.
The slender and elegant katana blade measures 25 9/16″ (64.9 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.
This katana has a dynamic, wavy hamon.
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RARE WW II Japanese Territory MONGOL MILITARY GOVERNMENT Sword -Katana/Samurai
RARE WW II Japanese Territory MONGOL MILITARY GOVERNMENT Sword -Katana/Samurai
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HAVE A RARE JAPANESE MILITARY SWORD? CALL ST. CROIX BLADES AT 715-557-1688 TO INQUIRE ABOUT SELLING YOUR JAPANESE MILITARY SWORD.
1 exceedingly rare antique World War II Japanese Territory katana. This rare WW2 Japanese Mongol Military Government sword would make an important addition to any collection.
Photos 4 & 5 above are images from Jim Dawsens book. These images show that this sword is a textbook example of the Mongol Military Government sword.
All military fittings are of excellent quality. Note the unique horizontal stripes on the flag cantons on the backstrap. As well as the rare Mongol symbol on the backstrap ears and backstrap.
The blade measures 25 3/8″ (64.5 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. This sword has a traditional nihonto blade.
It’s not known whether this sword is signed. It looks like years ago someone took off the pommel nut–but the scratch marks on the brass created by removing the nut have patinated since then, so I don’t want to create bright new marks on the nut to find out.
