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GIANT 19th Century Store Trade Stimulator Folding Knife -Exhibition/Antique/Old
GIANT 19th Century Store Trade Stimulator Folding Knife -Exhibition/Antique/Old
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1 exceptionally large antique 19th Century folding knife available. This antique 1800’s A.D. Store Trade Stimulator knife would make a premium addition to any collection.
This large folding is either a 19th Century Store Display, a Trade Stimulator, an Exhibition Knife, or a knifemaker’s showpiece.
The blade has a marking of some kind on the front ricasso. The handle is made of a fine hardwood like walnut or mahogany.
This is a very hard to find 1800’s A.D. Display knife. This large knife measures 24 1/4″ when opened! The blade itself measures 11 9/16″.
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19th Century French Bowie Knife -Arthaud et Martin Bourbonne Dagger/Antique/Old
19th Century French Bowie Knife -Arthaud et Martin Bourbonne Dagger/Antique/Old
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1 antique 19th Century French Arthaud et Martin Bowie available. This antique 1800’s A.D. French edged weapon would make a premium addition to any collection.
This 19th Century French Bowie is in exceptional condition. It was well cared for.
The blade is marked ‘ARTHAUD ET MARTIN A BOURBONNE’. The handle is made of fine stag. There is no sheath.
This is a very fine 1800’s edged weapon. This large Bowie measures 19 1/2″ overall! The blade itself measures 12 7/8″.
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Fine & Rare Antique 19th Century J BURNAND SHEFFIELD DAGGER -Old Bowie/Knife
Fine & Rare Antique 19th Century J BURNAND SHEFFIELD DAGGER -Old Bowie/Knife
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1 fine & rare antique 19th Century J. Burnand Sheffield dagger available. This antique 1800’s A.D. Sheffield weapon would make a premium addition to any collection.
This 19th Century J. Burnand dagger is in exceptional condition. It was well cared for.
The ricasso is marked ‘J. BURNAND & Co. 31 NEVERTHORPE ST. SHEFFIELD’. The handle is at the very least Silver-plated, if not solid Silver.
This is a very fine 1800’s edged weapon. The blade is etched with flags, a drum, a cannon, and floral patterns. This large dagger measures 14 5/8″ overall. The blade itself measures 10 1/8″.
The sheath is leather and again, at the very least–Silver plate, over wood.
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Antique MURATA Japanese Sword -WW II/Old WW2 Muratato Samurai Katana -Gunto/Bohi
Antique MURATA Japanese Sword -WW II/Old WW2 Muratato Samurai Katana -Gunto/Bohi
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1 antique World War II Japanese Samurai army officer’s Muratato shin-gunto sword available. This sword would make an important addition to any collection.
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 ‘140’. The blade measures 25 1/2″ from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. This fine sword has deep red patina’d fittings.
This Muratato has a pierced tsuba. The handle/tsuka has a tachi curvature to it.
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HOT STAMP—WW2 Japanese Army Sword -Old/WWII Gunto -Signed w/SILVER SAMURAI MON
HOT STAMP—WW2 Japanese Army Sword -Old/WWII Gunto -Signed w/SILVER SAMURAI MON
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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.
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KANEMICHI Japanese Gendai Sword -WW2 Samurai Katana—2 MILLION YEN SMITH/Antique
KANEMICHI Japanese Gendai Sword -WW2 Samurai Katana—2 MILLION YEN SMITH/Antique
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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.’
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Very Fine Early 19th Century Naval Dirk -Antique/Old Knife/Dagger
Very Fine Early 19th Century Naval Dirk -Antique/Old Knife/Dagger
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1 fine & rare antique early-1800’s naval dagger available. This early dirk would make an important addition to any collection.
This 19th Century dagger is etched with an anchor, a shield, a trumpet, and floral patterns.
This dagger measures 8 7/8” overall. The blade itself measures 4 15/16”.
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Antique Japanese Samurai Sword -1504 AD -Old/Chujo saku -FUJISHIRO PAPERED
Antique Japanese Samurai Sword -1504 AD -Old/Chujo saku -FUJISHIRO PAPERED
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1 antique Japanese Samurai sword available. This sword is papered, and was made during the Eisho period 1504 A.D.-1521 A.D. This antique Japanese art sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.
This sword is in full polish, and has exceptional condition koshirae (mounts). The blade measures 19 3/4″ (50.1 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.
The sword is mumei/unsigned. The Fujishiro group papered this sword to a swordsmith in the Bungo Takada group who worked during the Eisho period–as mentioned above 1504 to 1521 A.D. Harumori was a Bungo Takada chujo saku smith who worked during that time, so that is the likely swordsmith who made this sword.
The gold foil habaki is very fine–it was made by Brian Chernega. Brian’s habaki like this cost a minimum of $1000 I am told. He is the tosogu craftsman who did all of the collector’s tosogu work, and he is the best tosogu craftsman in the U.S. The blade spine is marumune (rounded blade spine). This sword has a fine two-headed dragon iron tsuba.
