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WWII RICHTIG Fighting Knife -FJR Clarkson Neb/Nebr -US Combat Collection/Military
WWII RICHTIG Fighting Knife -FJR Clarkson Neb/Nebr -US Combat Collection/Military
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1 fine Frank J. Richtig World War II fighting knife available. This fine WW2 Richtig fighter would make a rare addition to any knife or military collection.
This Richtig WW2 fighting knife has a 6″ blade. This Richtig fighter measures 10 3/4″ overall. The handle is stamped ‘F.J.R. CLARKSON NEB.’.
This listing represents a rare opportunity to own a knife by a maker that Presidents and generals have been proud to own. M.H. Cole in his book The Best of U.S. Military Knives Bayonets & Machetes wrote, ” SOME OF RICHTIG’S SATISFIED CUSTOMERS WHO HAD SENT HIM LETTERS TO THAT EFFECT, ARE GEN. GEO. PATTON, GEN. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, GEN. DWIGHT EISENHOWER, & FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT, ADMIRAL CHESTER NIMITZ, AND OTHER NOTABLES .”See photo 2 above from Mike Silvey’s book Knives of the United States Military World War II.
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Japanese WWII Army Tanto Dagger -Old Antique WW2 Samurai Sword Collection
Japanese WWII Army Tanto Dagger -Old Antique WW2 Samurai Sword Collection
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1 antique WW2 Japanese Army tanto available. Tanto swords like this one were carried by Japanese soldiers during World War II to evoke for them the spirit of the Samurai. This Japanese tanto would make an important addition to any collection.
This tanto could be easily carried in a pack. The blade measures 5 3/16″. The nakago/tang is not signed. When in its shirasaya, this tanto measures 9 1/8″ overall. This Army tanto was a wavy temper line.
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Antique W SCAGEL Fighting Knife -Old VL&A Chicago/Hand Made -Stag -William
Antique W SCAGEL Fighting Knife -Old VL&A Chicago/Hand Made -Stag -William
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1 rare original Scagel fighter knife available. This original William Scagel knife would make an important addition to any premium collection.
This knife was sold in the James D. Julia Dr. Lucie Scagels auction. This knife was featured on page 197 of the Julia auction catalog. This knife also appears on page 144 of Scagel Handmade by James R. Lucie. The sheath appears on page 64 of Dr. Lucie’s book.
This knife was described in the catalog as the Rare “Swelled Tip” Style Scagel Fighter.
This Scagel has aluminum, black, and red spacers. This knife has a brass guard, and a crown stag handle.
This rare Scagel measures 12″ overall. The blade measures 7″. The front side of the blade is stamped ‘W. SCAGEL HANDMADE‘, as well as the Scagel kris stamp. The reverse side of the blade has the ‘V.L.&A. CHICAGO‘ stamp.
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Antique W SCAGEL Theater Fighting Knife -Old WW2 WW II -William/Bill
Antique W SCAGEL Theater Fighting Knife -Old WW2 WW II -William/Bill
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1 rare original Scagel fighting knife available. This original William Scagel knife would make an important addition to any premium collection.
This theater Scagel was carried in World War 2. This Scagel started out as a skinning knife. In the first almost two years of the War, hunting knives were sent over with our G.I.’s, because the United States military wasn’t prepared to outfit millions of U.S. soldiers with fighting knives. There were knife donation drives for the War effort. During the War, a G.I. changed the handle scales on this knife to aircraft windshield plexiglass salvaged from downed aircraft. Note the handle pins are made of aluminum.
Theater knives are fighting knives made by soldiers in the field, or by craftsman here at home for soldiers. Knives made by soldiers were often made with materials that were readily available to them–like plexiglass spacers made from enemy aircraft windshields, aluminum, brass, leather, and blades or handles from Issue fighting knives.
The blade measures 5 1/2″. The front side of the blade is stamped ‘W. SCAGEL HANDMADE‘, and is stamped with the Scagel kris stamp.
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Antique W SCAGEL Handmade Carving Knife -Old Carver -William/Bill
Antique W SCAGEL Handmade Carving Knife -Old Carver -William/Bill
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1 rare original Scagel carver available. This original William Scagel knife would make an important addition to any premium collection.
The knife measures 15″ overall. The front side of the blade is stamped ‘W. SCAGEL HANDMADE’, and is stamped with the Scagel kris stamp.
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Antique MURATA Japanese Sword -WW II/Old WW2 Muratato Samurai TACHI -Tassel
Antique MURATA Japanese Sword -WW II/Old WW2 Muratato Samurai TACHI -Tassel
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1 antique World War II Japanese Samurai army officer’s Muratato shin-gunto sword available. A sword in this condition would make an important addition to any collection.
The tang has stamped kanji. Murata Tsuneyoshi developed the “new Japanese-European combined sword system”.
All military fittings are of excellent quality. The seppa, tsuba, etc. all have the matching assembly numbers ’25’. The blade measures 26 1/8″ from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. This fine sword has a metal brown/red-lacquered scabbard.
This Muratato has a pierced tsuba. The handle/tsuka has a tachi curvature to it.
This sarute/tassel loop has a blue/brown company grade tassel.
Here is information from Ohmura’s studies:
Murata-tō
Tsuneyoshi Murata an army Major General Baron, is the expert of shooting. He developed the famous “Murata Rifle”.
Then, he aspired after improvement of a Guntō and made the Guntō to the trial himself using the saber metal (sword
steel of German Solingen) of stock of the Tokyo Artillery Arsenal.
Since this sword cut very well, he completed the blade which instruction of Kanenori Miyamoto, Sukekane Yokoyama, etc.
was received, Sweden steel and a Japanes steel ratio were dissolved by 6 to 4, and he dissolved mincement and this at
1,500 degrees C, and carried out One-piece forging (Ichimai-Gitae) and carried out oil hardening. The bone of the head
of a pig was splendidly cut in October, Meiji 24 (1891) using two blades by the sharpness examination in an Arsenal.
Since there were no abnormalities in two blades, it depended on this result and this blade was adopted as the Guntō.
This blade was cheap, since an officer was also easy to come to hand, it was greatly used by Nissin and the
Russo-Japanese War, and it was proved that it was the practical use Guntō strongly turned off well to rust.
This blade was manufactured in the army “Tōkyō Artillery Arsenal (Tōkyō Hōhei Kōshō)”
The Mei cut with a “Shōjū (Rifle)-Kanemasa”, carried out the archaic script of the 4 characters of the Tsuneyoshi
Murata to the bottom of it, and struck the stamp compounded to 2 characters.
Name of an era and the serial number are stamped on the reverse side of a Tang.
In addition, the Mei of “Kanemasa” or “Murata Tsuneyoshi ” was cut by the sword which Tsuneyoshi Murata forge himself.
In order that there might be no “Hamon” in the mass-produced blade, evaluation of a sword community was not obtained.The blade which Yoshitsune Murata forge himself
Blade length: 83.185cm. Edge length: 66.357cm. Tang length: 16.827cm. Curvature(Sori): 0.714㎝
The blade style is “Kogarasumaru”. It seems that Hamon was drawn by etching. All the blades that he forge cannot be
found by this type. It seems that there was much ordinary structure. Three Mekugi holes mean that the Shirasaya, the
saber, etc and the Koshirae changed.
It was dedicated by the Type-98 Koshirae, without touching a Mekugi hole. For the reason, Habaki has twice as many
ordinary length as this due to a Mekugi hole.(Photograph offer:Mr.Frank Stand in U.S.A)
“Mukade-giri-maru”which the Tsuneyoshi Murata made the model of the Murata-tō.
Mukade-giri-maru: 1000 or more are a front Tachi.
The celebrated sword of the tradition said for the Hidesato Fujiwara to have received from Ryūjin. Now, this Tachi is
a treasured sword of the Ise Shrine. Major General Murata made this Mukade-giri-maru the model of the Murata-tō.His Imperial Highness Prince Chichibu’s practice sword (reserve)
Edge length: 66.7cm. Curvature(Sori):1.6㎝
← Mei: The Tachi for Guntō way practice was imitated.
This was manufactured in Tōkyō Artillery Arsenal
Ura Mei: August, 1933 lucky day Serial № 116 →
Tōkyō Artillery Arsenal trademark stampWhen it guessed from a Mei and Emperor Taishō’s second Imperial prince
(next Prince Chichibu) entered a military academy, this sword was
presented to practice of the Guntō.The Murata-tō which imitated the Mukade-giri-maru was presented to the Imperial-Family officer. There is no telling
who did the sword making when. After Major General Murata retired, this sword was modeled on the Tachi which the
Imperial-Family officer was using for practice of a Guntō, and was forged.
It is a precious sword which can check the figure of the sword of the starting point of the Murata-tō.Mass-production Murata-tō
Edge length: 61.5cm. Curvature(Sori): 0.9cm. Hi (Slot) which pierced through all blades and Middle-Kissaki.
← Mei; Shōjū (Rifle)-Kanemasa
Ura Mei: October, Meiji 23?(1890?) →
Serial № 7-17Hard to read this sword tang Mei(signature) because the tang is
rusty. Furthermore, an exact period cannot be read because of a
Mekugi hole.
If 1890 (?) years are right, it will be called the trial production
blade or a trial production mass-production blade before the army
adoption in 1891.
The stamp which compounded the archaic script of the Tsuneyoshi
Murata to two characters is not found.
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SIGNED—WW2 Japanese IJN Naval Officer Samurai Sword -Old/Antique Collection
SIGNED—WW2 Japanese IJN Naval Officer Samurai Sword -Old/Antique Collection
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1 antique World War II Japanese Samurai Navy Officer’s kai-gunto sword available. This sword would make an important addition to any collection.
This sword is signed. This sword was made by Fukumoto Kanemune. There is no arsenal stamp on the tang/nakago, so this may be a gendai sword. At the very least though, this sword will be oil-tempered.
The blade measures 22 1/2″ (measured properly from blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki).
This sword has a black leather combat combat cover over its wood saya. Some collectors refer to these swords as Naval Landing Forces swords.
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SIGNED—WW2 Japanese Army Officer Samurai Sword -Old Collection -SURRENDER TAG
SIGNED—WW2 Japanese Army Officer Samurai Sword -Old Collection -SURRENDER TAG
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1 antique World War II Japanese Samurai Army Officer’s shingunto sword available. This WW2 Japanese Army katana has the Japanese Officer’s surrender tag attached to the saya. This sword would make an important addition to any collection.
This WW2 Army Officer shin-gunto katana is signed. This sword was made by Kanetsugu. There is a showa stamp over the signature.
The blade measures 25 1/16″ (63.7 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.
This sword has a desirable sanbonsugi ‘three cedars’ hamon/temper line. This sword has a fine monkey hands sarute/tassel loop.
A canvas surrender tag is attached to the saya. These tags were attached to their swords by the Japanese Officers who surrendered them. They hoped to get them back sometime after the War. This surrender tag has been translated. The Army Officer that surrendered this sword was Nakajima Masataka. His name appears on the left side of the surrender tag; his address appears on the right side. The address translation is a little choppy, but generally reads hachi hanshi shi dai so nishu san tei me.
