WWII Knives

1 Japanese WWII Army Officer’s sword available.  This sword was made by the 1 Million Yen smith, Kanehisa.  This World War 2 Japanese sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.    

This WWII sword is signed.  This sword also has Kanehisa’s hot stamp (kokuin).  
The blade measures 23 9/16″ (60 cm) from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki.  

The seppa and tsuba have the matching assembly number ‘0255’.  This sword has a pierced tsuba.  All fittings have a deep red patina.  The clasped hands sarute is very fine.   

This sword has a fine blue/brown Company Grade tassel (Captain, Lieutenant).  

The kabutogane (pommel fitting) has a Silver Samurai family mon.  This Tachibana orange blossom mon is identified to the Obayashi Samurai clan.  In the Nara period (708) Emperor Shomu decreed that the name tachibana be reserved for the exclusive use by the Imperial descendants of Emperor Bitatsu.

1 Japanese WWII gendaito sword available.  This sword was made by the 2 Million Yen, Sword Forging Teacher, Kanemichi.  This World War 2 Japanese sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.    

This is early work for Kanemichi.  He signed with his first, early signature Kanetoki.  

This a traditionally-made, water-tempered sword made with tamahagane.  

The blade measures 26 5/8″ (67.6 cm) from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki.  This fine sword is mounted in shirasaya.   

At the 1941 Sword Exhibition, Kanemichi was ranked Special Honor Noted Seat–Sword Forging Teacher.  John Slough noted in this book:

‘His real name is Kojima Tokijiro.  Kanemichi was born in July 1902.  At first he studied under Kojima Katsumasa who used to be the student of Zenjo Kaneyoshi.  Later he became a student of Watanabe Kanenaga.  He was a Rikugen Jumei Tosho and had many students.’