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Type 97 Naval Kai-gunto

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Here's a Veteran purchased example of an Officer grade Kia-gunto The 24 inch WWII machine-made stainless steel IJN blade rates Exc++. It has a nice clean cutting edge. The tip looks good and the fit is nice and tight. The tang is nicely signed and numbered. The scabbard is covered in dark leather. The scabbard is the type without a release latch. There is no ashi. The tsuba is a chemically blackened bronze oval with decorative lines surrounding the seppa's depicting the rising sun. The handle is a hand fitted wooden sleeve wrapped in a twisted silk tape. The tape it loose and needs to be rewrapped. There is no menkis. The blade fits tight into the scabbard are required effort to remove. A good project piece.

Rating:    Exc
Item Number:    SW-28437





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