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Type 97 Naval Kai-gunto

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Here's a decent sword for your collection! The 25 inch hand-made blade rates Exc. There are scuffs, surface scratches, and an area of pitting about 4" down on both sides of the blade, which I have clearly shown. There at no nicks to the cutting edge. The tip looks good and the fit is nice and tight. The scabbard is brown polished shark skin over wood, with gold plated brass fittings. Each fitting depicts cherry blossoms and leaves over a pebbled background. This sword was made at the Tenshozan Forge specifically for the Navy out of their version of "stainless" steel. It is signed Tenshozan Tanren Jo Kin Saku which translates to Respectfully made at the Tenshozan Forge. The scabbard body is in fairly good condition with some loss of the polished shark-skin covering to the upper section. There are normal scuffs throughout. The tsuba is a copper plated bronze oval with decorative lines surrounding the beautifully detailed seppa's. The handle is a hand fitted wooden sleeve wrapped in unpolished black ray skin, (some of which is missing) and wrapped again in a brown twisted silk tape. The two menki's depict three cherry blossoms on three disks each. The fittings are gold plated brass. A nice example at a reasonable price.

Rating:    Exc
Item Number:    SW-12763





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