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WW2 Japanese Army Officer Samurai Sword -WW II Gunto/Antique/Old Kaneyoshi














WW2 Japanese Army Officer Samurai Sword -WW II Gunto/Antique/Old Kaneyoshi
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St. Croix Blades BUYS Japanese swords. Have a sword or entire collection to sell? Call us at 715-557-1688 to get started.
1 Japanese WWII Army Officer’s Sword available. This antique Japanese katana would make an important acquisition for any collection.
This sword was made by Kaneyoshi. The blade measures 26 3/16″ (66.5 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. The saya is the early type with a high grade spatter lacquer textured finish. This sword has 8 seppa, and a high grade sarute. The seppa and tsuba all have the MATCHING assembly # ’24’.
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WW2 Japanese Army Officer Samurai Sword -WW II Gunto/Antique/Old Amahide
















WW2 Japanese Army Officer Samurai Sword -WW II Gunto/Antique/Old Amahide
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St. Croix Blades BUYS Japanese swords. Have a sword or entire collection to sell? Call us at 715-557-1688 to get started.
1 Japanese WWII Army katana available. This antique Japanese katana would make an important acquisition for any collection.
This sword was made by AMAHIDE. The blade measures 26 3/16″ (66.5 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. The saya is the early type with a high grade spatter lacquer textured finish. This sword has 8 seppa, and a high grade sarute. Part of the original blue/brown Company Grade (Lieutenant) tassel is still attached. The seppa and tsuba all have the MATCHING assembly # ‘120’.
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WW2 US Camillus USMC Marine Raider Stiletto Knife -Old -CARLSON’S RAIDERS WW II









WW2 US Camillus USMC Marine Raider Stiletto Knife -Old -CARLSON’S RAIDERS WW II
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1 WW2 Camillus Marine Raider stiletto fighting knife available. This knife is an important part of American history, and would make a rare addition to any collection. This is the best condition Marine Raider stiletto we have owned.
This knife was carried by a member of Carlson’s Raiders.
This Marine Raider stiletto measures 12 5/16″ overall. The blade itself measures 7 1/8″. See page 86 of Mike Silvey’s book Knives of the United States Military — World War II for a photo of the Raider stiletto.
This Raider knife has clear blade etches.
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WW2 Army Officer Sword w/Samurai Blade & Surrender Tag -Antique/Old WWII













WW2 Army Officer Sword w/Samurai Blade & Surrender Tag -Antique/Old WWII
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1 Japanese WWII Army Officer’s Sword available. This antique Japanese katana would make an important acquisition for any collection.
The blade is a Samurai blade from the early 1800’s. The WW2 Army Officer sword mounts are in exceptional condition. The unsigned blade has a killer hamon/temper line. This is a beautiful sword. The nakago/tang has 3 holes in it–so was remounted several times.
The blade measures 26 3/16″ (66.5 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. The saya is the early type with a high grade lacquer finish.
This sword has its original surrender tag attached to it. The tag has been translated–the Army Officer who surrendered this sword was ‘Doishi Sousuke’. -

WW2 Army Officer Sword -GENDAI -Antique/Old WWII -Company Grade Tassel













WW2 Army Officer Sword -GENDAI -Antique/Old WWII -Company Grade Tassel
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1 Japanese WWII Army Officer’s Sword available. This antique Japanese gendai (traditionally-made) sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.
The WW2 Army Officer sword mounts are in exceptional condition. The signed blade was made by Masayasu.
The blade measures 26 3/16″ (66.5 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. The saya is the early type with a high grade spatter lacquer finish. The original blue/brown Company Grade (Lieutenant) tassel is attached.
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WW2 Army Officer Sword -OLD FAMILY BLADE 1615-1624 AD -Antique PAPERED

















WW2 Army Officer Sword -OLD FAMILY BLADE 1615-1624 AD -Antique PAPERED
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This is a papered sword–always nice to have a few papered swords in the collection. This sword was made by Yoshinobu between 1615 and 1624 A.D. This sword was carried by Samurai and then remounted for carry by an Army Officer during World War 2.
This sword has a silver Samurai family mon. The temper line on this sword is very beautiful.
The original Shinsa worksheet is also included with this papered sword.
Of special interest on this sword–when the sword was shortened, the original signature was inlayed onto the shortened nakago. Most collectors and dealers will note that most inlayed signatures occur on very nice swords.
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WWII Sheffield Knuckle Trench Knife -WW2 Fighting/Combat -Textbook Example




WWII Sheffield Knuckle Trench Knife -WW2 Fighting/Combat -Textbook Example
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St. Croix Blades buys COLLECTIONS of knives and swords. Call St. Croix Blades at 715-557-1688, or email info@stcroixblades.com.
1 World War 2 Sheffield knuckle fighting knife. This is a textbook example. See page 142 of Mike Silvey’s ‘Knives of the United States Military–World War II’ for a photo of this model. The knife and its sheath are exactly as this model is shown in Silvey’s book. This knife is stamped on the knuckle guard ‘SHEFFIELD’. The blade measures 5″.
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WW2 Japanese Army Samurai Sword -WW II IJA Gunto -Combat Cover/Signed GREAT Cond








WW2 Japanese Army Samurai Sword -WW II IJA Gunto -Combat Cover/Signed GREAT Cond
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1 Japanese WWII Army Officer’s katana available. This World War 2 Japanese katana would make an important acquisition for any collection.
This WW2 Army sword is signed. The swordsmith is Kaneyoshi. There is a Seki stamp on the nakago/tang. This is a nice looking sword–note the double hanger, the great leather combat cover with all of its snaps still intact, the silk sarute/loop, and the wavy temper line.
The blade measures 25 7/8″ from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki.





































































































