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Rare FOLD-OVER SIGNATURE Samurai Sword -Old/Antique Collection/Japanese
Rare FOLD-OVER SIGNATURE Samurai Sword -Old/Antique Collection/Japanese
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1 antique Japanese Samurai wakizashi sword with hard-to-find folded-over signature available. This desirable sword would make an important addition to any collection.
The tang/nakago on this tanto has a rare folded-over signature. It’s a folded-over inlay–which is a much more difficult signature inlay. Very hard to find. This sword is signed ‘Bishu Osafune Akiyoshi Tadamitsu‘. The sayagaki (saya writing) shows Tadamitsu as well.
The blade measures 18 7/8″ (47.9 cm) from blade tip to the habaki.
The nioi-based hamon is suguha, and is exceptional. I wasn’t able to capture the hamon very well in the photos due to the old state of polish. In hand, the hamon is defined, and beautiful. With sword in hand, as your eye follows the hamon up the blade, the straight hamon splits every so often into to parallel lines for 6-9 mm–and then joins back together. Additional complexity occurs both just above the hamon, and just below. See photos 11 & 12 above for a close look at this complexity. In polish, this sword would be exceptional.
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14th CENTURY Japanese Samurai Sword -Katana -Antique/OLD Collection 4 HOLE TANG
14th CENTURY Japanese Samurai Sword -Katana -Antique/OLD Collection 4 HOLE TANG
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1 old 14th/early 15th Century Japanese Samurai sword available. This katana would make an important addition to any collection. This sword was carried by true Samurai.
This sword was shortened as Samurai styles changed from fighting on horseback to fighting on foot. The signature was cut off when the sword was shortened centuries ago. There are 4 holes in the nakago–this sword was shortened and remounted, shortened and remounted. The kissaki/tip of the sword was just as rusty as the rest of the front portion of the sword before it was worked on. And a healthy boshi (temper line in the kissaki/tip) was revealed. So rust removal was successful in this area. The rest hasn’t been worked on yet. This early sword would be a great project piece for an amateur polisher–there is money to be made on this sword once polished. This sword is priced so that once you put in your time polishing, there is good money to be made when selling it.
The blade measures 24 13/16″ (63 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.
This sword has a brand new, $600 Japanese-made ho-wood shirasaya (storage scabbard).
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23rd Generation KANEFUSA—WW2 Japanese GENDAI Samurai Sword -Old/Antique
23rd Generation KANEFUSA—WW2 Japanese GENDAI Samurai Sword -Old/Antique
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1 rare fittings antique World War II Japanese Samurai Army Officer’s gendai sword available. This sword was made by the highly collected smith, 23rd Generation Kanefusa. A WW2 Japanese Army Officer’s katana would make an important addition to any collection.
All military fittings/koshirae are of superior quality. The blade measures 25 7/16″ (64.6 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. This fine sword has an early black-lacquered saya/scabbard.
Note the rare, red-lacquered tsuka wrap. The fuchi/saya lock was removed by the Japanese Army Officer who carried this sword.
The nakago is signed 23rd Generation Kanefusa. There are no stamps on this fine gendai sword. Kanefusa is featured on page 39 of Slough’s book. The ‘Japanese Sword Index’ website has more information on 23rd Generation Kanefusa.
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JUST POLISHED By BOB BENSON—Japanese Samurai Hitatsura FULL TEMPER O-Tanto Sword
JUST POLISHED By BOB BENSON—Japanese Samurai Hitatsura FULL TEMPER O-Tanto Sword
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1 antique Shimada/Soshu sue koto Japanese Samurai o-tanto sword available. This is a rare, rare hitatsura full temper sword. This rare Japanese Samurai sword would make an important addition to any collection.
As mentioned in the sub-heading, this sword is just back from being polished by Bob Benson. This will be a fun sword for a collector! There is no habaki or shirasaya. The nakago is unsigned. The buyer should bring this sword straight to the next shinsa. When I sent this sword to Bob for polish, he tried to buy it from me before polish. I took that as a good sign!
The blade measures 13 1/8″ (33.3 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. This sword’s hitatsura/full temper is so very rare. And, it’s already polished.!
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US WW II Kinfolks V44 Fighting Knife -Machete Survival Marines/WW2 Collection
US WW II Kinfolks V44 Fighting Knife -Machete Survival Marines/WW2 Collection
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1 vintage U.S. WW2 Kinfolks V-44 survival knife available. This V-44 combat knife would make an important addition to any collection.
This V-44 was made by Kinfolks. The blade is stamped ‘Kinfolks INC.‘. This knife measures 14 1/2″ overall. The blade itself measures 9 9/16″. This knife has a brass guard, and black composite handle. This V44 has its original scabbard.
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Vet ID’d—US WW II Cattaraugus 225Q Fighting Knife—ROGER BALLARD Collection
Vet ID’d—US WW II Cattaraugus 225Q Fighting Knife—ROGER BALLARD Collection
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ST. CROIX BLADES BUYS MILITARY KNIFE COLLECTIONS.
CALL 715-557-1688 TO SELL YOUR COLLECTION.1 U.S. World War 2 Cattaraugus 225Q fighting knife from the Roger Ballard Collection available. This premium knife comes with its original hand-drawn ID card that Roger Ballard made for this knife. This U.S. combat knife would make an important addition to any collection.
This U.S. fighting knife is also ID’d on its sheath. The sheath is marked ‘APRIL 21, 1945 PFC KENNETH R. SHARP 36951503‘.
This knife measures 10 1/2″ overall. The blade itself measures 6″. The blade tang is stamped ‘Cattaraugus 225Q’. The blade was extra thick for prying open shipping crates during the War. The pommel on the 225Q Quartermaster fighting knife has a hammer head for pounding the crate lids back down again.
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US/Canada WW II CASE V-42 Stiletto Fighting Knife -1st Special Service Force/V42
US/Canada WW II CASE V-42 Stiletto Fighting Knife -1st Special Service Force/V42
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Have a Case V-42 to sell? Or a collection of Military Knives? Give us a call at 715-557-1688 to get an offer from St. Croix Blades.
1 vintage U.S./Canadian World War 2 Case V-42 stiletto. A First Special Service Force V42 would make a centerpiece knife in any collection.
This Case V42 has the long sheath with it. The blade on this knife measures 7 3/32″. The leather under the guard was cut away during the War by the soldier that carried this knife.
This knife is ID’d. The back of the sheath has the soldier’s serial # stenciled on it. The serial # is kind of hard to read, but I am getting ‘W-0218’. If I am correct, I believe this is a Canadian serial #.
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US WW2 Kabar EARLY BLUE BLADE USMC Mark 2 Fighting Knife/Marine Corps Collection
US WW2 Kabar EARLY BLUE BLADE USMC Mark 2 Fighting Knife/Marine Corps Collection
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1 early blued blade U.S.M.C. World War 2 Kabar Mark 2 fighting knife. This early version WW2 Kabar Mark 2 combat knife would make a rare addition to any collection.
This early War variation Kabar has a thin, peened pommel. This variation also has a thick red spacer, and thin black spacer, next to the guard.
The blade on this desirable Kabar measures 7″. The knife is marked ‘KA-BAR OLEAN, N.Y.’ on the front tang. The reverse tang is stamped ‘U.S.M.C.’.
