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SPECIAL ORDER—Japanese WW II Army Sword—KIKUSUI CREST—Old/Antique/WW2 Samurai
















SPECIAL ORDER—Japanese WW II Army Sword—KIKUSUI CREST—Old/Antique/WW2 Samurai
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WE BUY JAPANESE SWORDS. CALL ST. CROIX BLADES AT 715-557-1688.
1 exceptionally rare Special Order World War II Japanese Samurai Army Officer’s sword available. This Special Order gendai sword would make a rare addition to any collection.
This gendai sword was made by 23rd Generation Kanefusa. Kanefusa made just a few Special Order swords with the kiku-sui crest horimono on the blade. See photos above from the Japanese Sword Index online site.
All military fittings are of excellent quality. The blade measures 23 13/16″ (60.5 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. The wood saya has a leather combat cover. This sword has a fine cherry blossom sarute. Attached to the sarute is a fine silk blue/brown company grade Officer’s tassel.
This sword has an excellent ‘crab-claw’ temper line.
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Nihonto—OTA CHIKAHIDE Japanese WW II Army Sword -Old/Antique/WW2 Samurai Katana













Nihonto—OTA CHIKAHIDE Japanese WW II Army Sword -Old/Antique/WW2 Samurai Katana
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1 very fine nihonto/traditionally-made World War II Japanese Samurai Army Officer’s sword available. This gendai sword was made by Ota Chikahide in 1939. This fine katana would make an important addition to any collection.
This fine gendai sword was hand-made by Ota Chikahide using tamahagane. The front of the nakago bears his long signature. The reverse side of the nakago is dated 1939.
All military fittings are of excellent quality. The blade measures 25 9/16″ (64.9 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. The metal Army saya has a leather combat cover. This sword has a fine clasped hands sarute.
This sword has an attractive wavy temper line.
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US WW2 Richtig Fighting Knife -8” Fighter/Antique Military/F J R Clarkson Neb









US WW2 Richtig Fighting Knife -8” Fighter/Antique Military/F J R Clarkson Neb
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St. Croix Blades BUYS RICHTIG KNIVES. Contact us at 715-557-1688 to sell your Richtig knife.
1 U.S. World War 2 Richtig fighting knife available. This big 8″ Richtig fighting knife would make an important addition to any U.S. military or world militaria collection.
This knife was made by a legend in knife-making. Frank Richtig had a secret steel tempering process that allowed him to slice through railroad spikes and automobile leaf springs. Frank would demonstrate this at county fairs–after slicing a railroad spike or leaf spring, he would slice through a piece of paper with the same knife. Frank earned himself a spot in a ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not’ magazine in the 1930’s. These knives can be used for decades, because of Frank’s superior craftsmanship.
This big fighter measures 12 7/8″ overall. The blade itself measures 8″. The guard and pommel are brass. The extended lanyard ring was hammered flatter during the War. The pommel is stamped ‘F.J.R. CLARKSON NEB.’. There is no sheath with this knife. I recommend the collector purchase a period World War 2 sheath for an 8″ knife to go with it.
There are 3 notches carved into the guard–sometimes notches like this are meant to record how many enemy kills a soldier had.
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SIGNED—WW2 Japanese Army Officer Samurai Sword -Old/Antique Katana Collection











SIGNED—WW2 Japanese Army Officer Samurai Sword -Old/Antique Katana Collection
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St. Croix Blades BUYS Japanese Swords. Give us a call at 715-557-1688 to get an offer on your Japanese Sword(s).
1 antique World War II Japanese Samurai Army Officer’s shin-gunto sword available. A WW2 Japanese Army Officer’s katana would make an important addition to any collection.
The nakago/tang is signed–I read the signature as ‘Yoshiharu‘. There is an arsenal stamp on the tang. The reverse side of the nakago has painted on assembly numbers.
All military fittings are of excellent quality. The seppa, tsuba, etc. all have matching assembly numbers–the number ‘5’. The tsuka has a fine cherry blossom sarute/tassel loop. The blade measures 25 13/16″ (65.6 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. This fine sword has an early metal spatter-lacquered saya/scabbard.
The hamon/temper line is quite attractive–two peaks, then flat, two peaks, then flat, etc.
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WW2 Japanese Samurai Naval Officer Sword -Old/Antique -Sharkskin Saya w/TASSEL










WW2 Japanese Samurai Naval Officer Sword -Old/Antique -Sharkskin Saya w/TASSEL
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St. Croix Blades BUYS Japanese Swords. Give us a call at 715-557-1688 to get an offer on your Japanese Sword(s).
1 antique World War II Japanese Samurai Naval Officer’s Katana sword available. A WW2 Japanese Naval Officer’s sword would make an important addition to any collection.
All military fittings are of excellent quality. This sword has a fine sharkskin saya/scabbard. The blade measures 25 7/8″ (65.7 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. The nakago/tang is unsigned. The tang has the stamped assembly number ‘318’.
This WW2 Navy Officer’s sword has gold-gilt fittings. The tsuba and seppa have the same matching assembly numbers as on the tang ‘318’–along with one Japanese character.
This Japanese WW2 Naval Officer’s katana has a fine tassel.
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WW2 Japanese Army Officer GENDAITO Samurai Sword -Old/Antique Katana—w/TASSEL










WW2 Japanese Army Officer GENDAITO Samurai Sword -Old/Antique Katana—w/TASSEL
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St. Croix Blades BUYS Japanese Swords. Give us a call at 715-557-1688 to get an offer on your Japanese Sword(s).
1 antique World War II Japanese Samurai Army Officer’s gendaito sword available. A WW2 Japanese Army Officer’s katana would make an important addition to any collection.
The nakago/tang is unsigned. There are no arsenal stamps on the tang. The reverse side of the nakago has painted-on assembly numbers.
All military fittings are of excellent quality. The seppa, tsuba, etc. all have matching assembly numbers–the number ’15’. The tsuka has a fine cherry blossom sarute/tassel loop. Note there are 6 seppa on this sword–including the finer thick, ribbed middle seppa. The blade measures 26 1/8″ (66.4 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. This fine sword has an early lightweight aluminum saya/scabbard.
The hamon/temper line is straight.
This WW2 Japanese Army Officer’s katana has a company grade blue/brown tassel.
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SIGNED—Japanese Samurai O-tanto Wakizashi Sword -Old/Antique Collection -Mon














SIGNED—Japanese Samurai O-tanto Wakizashi Sword -Old/Antique Collection -Mon
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1 antique ca.1500’s/1600’s A.D. Japanese Samurai wakizashi sword available. A Japanese Samurai sword would make an important addition to any collection.
The nakago/tang is signed. The signature reads ‘Fujiwara Yukinaga‘.
This sword has Samurai family mon menuki. The blade measures 15″ (38.1 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. This sword has a straight hamon/temper line.
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RARE—Japanese WW2 RAILWAY DIRK -Old/Antique Samurai Sword Collection -Dagger









RARE—Japanese WW2 RAILWAY DIRK -Old/Antique Samurai Sword Collection -Dagger
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St. Croix Blades BUYS SWORD COLLECTIONS, fittings, tsuba, menuki, fuchi/kashira, yari, and armor. You can reach us at 715-557-1688.***
1 rare World War II Japanese Manchurian Railway dirk available. This fine Railway dirk has a premium sharkskin saya (scabbard). A WWII Japanese Railway dirk would make the rarest of additions to any collection.
This dirk measures 14 1/8″ (35.9 cm) overall. The blade itself measures 9 7/16″ (24 cm), as measured properly from blade tip to the habaki. The kashira/pommel fitting is missing from this rare dirk. The buyer may have a Railway dagger kashira on hand, or may plan to locate one to complete this dirk.
The handle has a wire-wrapped black same/rayskin grip. The gold gilt on this Railway dirk is exceptional.



































































































