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WW2 Japanese Army Samurai Sword -WWII IJA GENDAI -Gendaito -Old—GREAT BOHI !
WW2 Japanese Army Samurai Sword -WWII IJA GENDAI -Gendaito -Old—GREAT BOHI !
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St. Croix Blades buys Japanese swords! Call 715-557-1688, or email info@stcroixblades.com
1 Japanese WWII Army Officer’s gendai katana available. This WW2 katana has two bohi blade grooves. In the hands of a skilled Samurai or swordsman, the bohi grooves produce a terrifying whistle when the sword is wielded. This World War 2 Japanese katana would make an important acquisition for any collection.
This WW2 sword has a leather combat cover–indicating carry by an IJA Army Officer. This gendai is unsigned.
The blade measures 24 3/32″ from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki.
This sword has a straight/suguha hamon/temper line.
It’s also super cool that the blade grooves follow through all the way down through the nakago–all the way to the end.
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Japanese WW2 Tanto Sword/Old Knife/WWII Samurai/Army—KOGORASU—SANYO MUNECHIKA
Japanese WW2 Tanto Sword/Old Knife/WWII Samurai/Army—KOGORASU—SANYO MUNECHIKA
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St. Croix Blades buys Japanese swords! Contact us to sell your collection. Call 715-557-1688, or email info@stcroixblades.com
1 antique WW2 Japanese Samurai tanto sword available. This antique Japanese tanto would make a nice acquisition for a collection.
Tanto swords like this were carried in regular Japanese Army soldiers’ packs to bring with them the spirit of the Samurai. Only Japanese Officers and NCO’s were allowed to carry the much larger katanas. These tanto were also carried in case seppuku was needed.
This tanto is engraved with sanscrit bonji. This tanto was fashioned after Sanyo Munechika’s famous kogarasu-maru double-edged sword.
The blade measures 7 3/16” (18.2 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. This tanto measures 12 1/2” overall (31.5 cm) when in its saya/scabbard. This tanto has the desirable and hard-to-find kogarasumaru blade shape.
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Antique WW2 Japanese Naval Dress Sword -Old WWII/IJN/Samurai/Navy/FINE SHARKSKIN
Antique WW2 Japanese Naval Dress Sword -Old WWII/IJN/Samurai/Navy/FINE SHARKSKIN
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1 Japanese World War 2 Naval Officer’s dress sword. This sword has the high grade sharkskin saya/scabbard. This sword would make an important addition to any collection.
This sword measures 33 5/8″ overall when in its saya.
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WW2 Japanese Army Samurai Sword -Old/WWII Gunto -THREE CEDARS HAMON -Yoshinao
WW2 Japanese Army Samurai Sword -Old/WWII Gunto -THREE CEDARS HAMON -Yoshinao
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1 Japanese WWII Army Officer’s sword available. This World War 2 Japanese sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.
This WWII katana is signed ‘Noshu Seki ju Takeyama Yoshinao’. There is a showa stamp on the nakago.
The blade measures 26 3/16″ (66.5 cm) from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki.This sword has a beautiful hamon/temper line. The hamon is sanbonsugi (three cedars). The hamon has one high peak, then two short peaks, one high peak, then two short peaks, etc.
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WWII Japanese Army Gunto Samurai Sword -SURRENDER TAG -Gendaito/Gendai -WW2 IJA
WWII Japanese Army Gunto Samurai Sword -SURRENDER TAG -Gendaito/Gendai -WW2 IJA
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1 Japanese WWII Army Officer’s gendaito sword available. This World War 2 Japanese sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.
This WWII katana has a wood surrender tag. Surrender tags gave the Japanese Officer’s name and address in hopes the U.S. would give his sword back after the War.
The blade measures 26 1/16″ (66.3 cm) from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki. This gendai sword is not signed.
This sword has a fine cherry blossom sarute. The saya has a higher grade spatter lacquer finish. The seppa and tsuba have matching assembly numbers.This sword has an undulating hamon/temper line. This is a traditionally-made sword.
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FINE HORIMONO CARVING—Japanese Army Sword -WWII/WW2 Antique/OLD Samurai Katana
FINE HORIMONO CARVING—Japanese Army Sword -WWII/WW2 Antique/OLD Samurai Katana
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1 antique Japanese Samurai katana available. The blade itself was carried by Samurai during the late 1700’s A.D. This sword was then remounted for carry in World War 2 by an IJA Army Officer. This antique Japanese art sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.
This sword was greatly shortened. You can see the original mekugi-ana/tang hole at way down at the bottom. About 2 1/2″ up from that was where the habaki originally sat. This sword was originally 34″ long. The blade after shortening measures 26 1/2″ (67.3 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.
This sword has amazing horimono carving. Since this sword was shortened, much of the horimono carving is on the nakago under the tsuka/handle. What a beautiful sword. The reverse side of the blade has buddhist characters carved.
This sword has another relic of its Samurai history–the mune/spine has a kiri komi sword cut from a past sword strike.
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Antique Japanese Samurai Sword by KINMICHI -ca 1771 AD w/Poem/Omote -Old/PAPERED
Antique Japanese Samurai Sword by KINMICHI -ca 1771 AD w/Poem/Omote -Old/PAPERED
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1 antique Japanese Samurai sword available. This papered sword was made by Fujiwara Kinmichi in the autumn of 1771 A.D. This antique Japanese art sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.
This sword is unique–it has a poem/omote which reads ‘Virtue brings happiness’. The blade measures 21 7/16″ (54.5 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.
The fittings are all matching. They are fine iron fittings with gold gilt edges. The shakudo and gold gilt menuki are matching as well.
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RARE ANTIQUE 1800s FEDERAL EAGLE GERMAN SILVER FOLDING DIRK KNIFE/G Ibberson/Old
RARE ANTIQUE 1800s FEDERAL EAGLE GERMAN SILVER FOLDING DIRK KNIFE/G Ibberson/Old
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St. Croix Blades buys collections of 19th Century Bowie knives and folding dirks. Contact Us using the link above or call us at 715-557-1688 to sell your collection of 19th Century knives. St. Croix Blades also buys individual pieces from this time period.
1 fine & rare antique 19th Century Folding Dirk with exceptionally rare 2 piece CAST German silver scales by G. Ibberson, Sheffield available. This knife would make an important addition to any collection.
This 19th Century Folding Dirk is in exceptional condition. It was well cared for.
This Sheffield folding dirk with a 3 dimensional, very desirable Federal Eagle with a shield on it’s chest was intended for a wealthy Patriotic American gentleman in the burgeoning American Market to use as a primary or back up self defense weapon.
The Ibberson name was first associated with cutlery in 1666, the year of the Great London Fire; and their cutlery business was founded in 1700. They were active in the 1700s, and were located at Gibraltar street from 1805 to 1842. They moved to Mary street in 1842, to the Exchange Gateway Works in 1861, to West Street in 1911, and then to Rockingham street.
Gentlemen during this time period would typically carry a brace of single shot percussion pistols which were prone to misfiring. Gentlemen would also typically carry a folding knife in their pocket or vest; or sometimes a less expensive fixed blade dirk or Bowie knife as a side arm on their belt as a back up weapon. Folding dirks were expensive at the time, and are many times rarer than their fixed blade counterparts. These folding dirk knives were made only as a self-defense weapon for personal protection, and fall into the romantic era of weapons.
This Dirk overall is about 9 1/4″ long open, with a single edged 1830’s style triangular shaped dirk blade about 4 1/8″ long. The blade top has a grind of about 1/4″ at the ricasso that tapers and ends at the blade tip. The liners are brass. The scales are very unusual two pieces of CAST German silver which makes this dirk extremely unusual and rare; as well as hefty for it’s size at 4.1 ounces or 118 grams. The fancy ribbed hilt borders with leaf motif is a very unusual pattern.
A knife like this sold in August, 2018 on eBay for $4,595.
