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Rare—POLICE INSPECTOR DIRK—Japanese WW II -Old/Antique Samurai Sword/Dagger
Rare—POLICE INSPECTOR DIRK—Japanese WW II -Old/Antique Samurai Sword/Dagger
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1 rare World War II Japanese Samurai Police Inspector Dirk available. This difficult-to-find Japanese dirk would make an important addition to any collection.
This desirable Japanese Police Inspector Dirk has a police badge variation that is not often seen.
This dagger is quite large. The blade measures 11 3/8″ (28.9 cm). This dagger measures 16 3/16″ overall.
All fittings are of exceptional quality.
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Japanese WW II Naval Dirk -WW2 Navy Dagger/Samurai Sword -Military Collection
Japanese WW II Naval Dirk -WW2 Navy Dagger/Samurai Sword -Military Collection
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Have a Japanese dirk similar to this one? Contact St. Croix Blades to get an offer on your Japanese dirk, or entire collection.
1 desirable World War II Japanese Navy Officer’s dirk available. This WWII Japanese Naval Officer’s dirk would make an important addition to any collection.
This dirk measures 13 1/4″ overall. The blade itself measures 8 3/8″.
All fittings on this dirk have matching assembly numbers. Each marked fitting is stamped ‘158’.
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OLD FAMILY BLADE Japanese Samurai Sword -Antique -WILD TEMPER/3 Holes in Nakago
OLD FAMILY BLADE Japanese Samurai Sword -Antique -WILD TEMPER/3 Holes in Nakago
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Have a WW2 samurai sword to sell?
Or a whole collection? Contact us. 715-557-16881 antique old Japanese Samurai sword available. This 17th century Japanese wakizashi would make an important addition to any collection.
This Samurai sword dates to approximately the 17th century. There are 3 holes in the tang. The nakago is unsigned. The handsome saya/scabbard is quite unusual. It has fish scales imbedded in the lacquer. This saya is very fine.
The fuchi and kashira are matching (see photos below). The tsuba is signed ‘Kunihiro’.
The blade measures 17 13/16″ (45.2 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.
This sword was carried by true Samurai.
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Antique 1800s German-Made Lion Head Spanish Artillery Short Sword/Old Collection
Antique 1800s German-Made Lion Head Spanish Artillery Short Sword/Old Collection
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1 difficult-to-find mid-19th Century German-made Spanish Artillery short sword. This fine Spanish Artillery lion head sword would make a rare addition to any collection.
This mid-1800’s short sword still has its leather scabbard–and frog. Awesome.
The lion head grip is all brass. The sword measures 21 3/4″ overall. The blade itself measures 16 1/8″ to the guard. The red, hand-stitched sword pad is still with this sword as well.
The leather scabbard is absolutely complete. Note the frog still has its intact, functioning buckle and strap.
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Antique WW II Japanese Naval Officer Dress Sword/Old WW2 Samurai/Navy Collection
Antique WW II Japanese Naval Officer Dress Sword/Old WW2 Samurai/Navy Collection
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St. Croix Blades BUYS ESTATES.
Email us at mbrice@stcroixblades.com or call us at 715-557-1688 to inquire about selling a Sword Collection.
1 Japanese World War 2 Naval Officer’s dress sword. This fine Japanese Naval Officer’s dress sword would make an important addition to any collection.
The saya is leather with gold-gilted fittings. The blade is nickel-plated with bohi grooves.
Note the manufacturer’s ‘harp’ symbol on the guard.
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Rare Pilot ACE ID’d-US WW II NICHOLS Fighting Knife w/ALFRED CORNISH Sheath -WW2
Rare Pilot ACE ID’d-US WW II NICHOLS Fighting Knife w/ALFRED CORNISH Sheath -WW2
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1 historically important U.S. World War II Nichols fighting knife with Alfred Cornish sheath. This knife was carried by a U.S. Navy fighter pilot Ace. This WW2 Ace fighter pilot was credited with 9 kills. This Nichols knife, with its exceptional provenance to a U.S. Ace pilot, would make an important addition to any U.S. or world militaria collection.
The Cornish sheath is stamped ‘D. CLYDE FREEMAN U.S.N. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. U.S.A.‘. The guard on the knife is stamped ‘LOS ANGELES CALIF. U.S.A.‘.
His nickname was ‘Chico’ Freeman. Chico’s real first name was Doris, named after his mother–a common-enough practice at the time. Chico Freeman named his Corsair fighter plane ‘L.A. CITY LIMITS‘.
This knife has a 7 3/8″ blade. This knife measures 12 5/16″ overall. The knife’s pommel is stamped ‘NICHOLS‘ above the inlayed U.S. Buffalo nickel coin.
The top of the sheath is stamped ‘ALFRED CORNISH OMAHA,NEB‘.
As mentioned above, Chico Freeman downed 9 enemy planes in flight (a pilot becomes an Ace after earning 5 enemy kills). He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross 4 times. He was killed on the U.S.S. Bunker Hill by a kamikaze attack along with 345 other sailors and airmen on May 11, 1945. His service number was 0-156794. All of these records are easily confirmed by an internet search. To find these records, remember to search using variations of his name and nickname like: Chico Freeman pilot, Doris Clyde Freeman Ace, D Clyde Freeman Ace, etc.
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US WW II Schrade-Walden Paratrooper Knife—UNISSUED—WW2 Collection
US WW II Schrade-Walden Paratrooper Knife—UNISSUED—WW2 Collection
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1 U.S. World War 2 Schrade-Walden 4 1/4″ paratrooper knife. This rare unissued U.S. paratrooper knife would an important addition to any United States military or world militaria collection.
The blade tang is stamped ‘SCHRADE WALDEN N.Y. U.S.A.’.
This knife is wrapped in its original arsenal paper.
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OLD TACHI Japanese WW II NAVAL Samurai Sword -Antique NIHONTO Navy/WW2 Military
OLD TACHI Japanese WW II NAVAL Samurai Sword -Antique NIHONTO Navy/WW2 Military
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1 Japanese WW2 Naval Officer’s Samurai sword in high-grade mounts. The sword blade itself is a very old tachi—likely from either the 13th or 14th Century. This desirable sword would make an important addition to any collection.
This early Samurai sword was remounted for carry by an Imperial Japanese Naval Officer during World War 2. The saya/scabbard is the higher-grade sharkskin variation. This is interesting to note–the front seppa is marked with the Tokogawa Naval Arsenal cherry blossom, and with the initials ‘T.E.C.’. Collectors generally feel this is the name of an arsenal as well–perhaps Tokogawa Arsenal again, or perhaps Tokyo Electric Co. Arsenal. A very interesting feature.
The blade measures a long 28 7/16″ (72.2 cm) from blade tip to the habaki. The nakago is unsigned, with two holes. The lower of the two is early. As mentioned, this sword is an early Samurai tachi. Photo 3 above shows the general shape of a tachi–the photo is for reference to show the handle curvature, etc.
The G.I. that brought this sword back put his name on the tsuba–for those that appreciate the history, but don’t want a G.I. name showing, the writing is covered completely by the sunrays seppa/spacers. All seppa and the tsuba have matching assembly numbers–stamped in Japanese kanji.
