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**SUPER SKILLED ARTISAN SMITH**WW2 1942 dated Japanese Army Officer’s Type 98 Shin Gunto Seki Arsenal Sword With Smith Signed & dated Tang ‘KANE MUNE’ Scabbard With Leather War Service Cover & Expert Assessment. Sn 22396 - 22396 This sword has been assessed by a UK based Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. His assessment accompanies this piece. In exerts from the assessment he states “Type 98 Shin Gunto Army Officer’s sword with leather covered wood saya snap catches missing from throat of leather. Blade is seki arsenal showa to oil quenched product using Yaki Ire process, producing the nioi crystal Ha-Buchi (edge pattern hamon). Signed ‘Kane Mune’ and dated 1942. Kane Mune was the son of fuku moto ama hide who had a sword factory in seki city where Kane Mune worked and signed his own blades. Kane Mune made low to medium grade blades. This looks medium grade. Needs a polish, some rust and scratches obscure the hamon & polish. Tsuba is gunto pattern in cast brass some gilt remaining with several quality seppa each side of the tsuba. Tsuka is good quality gunto pattern. In good overall condition complete with working locking catch & sarute loop. Some dirt to fish skin otherwise good condition unmessed with. See john Slough book page 62 list No. 122 and Seko page 237. Kane Mune real name Fuku Moto Koichi born 1902 died 1977 rated as super skilled artisan smith by Aki Hide”. In his illustrations of the blade he describes the cutting edge of blade as 67 cms. Total length 89.5 cms. He also translates the tang signature & date and describes other blade characteristics and dimensions (illustrated). The price for this sword with expert assessment includes UK delivery. Sn 22396 £1,275.00 |
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**RARE**SPECIAL ORDER**WW2 Era Type 98 Japanese Officer’s Seki Arsenal Shin Gunto Sword With Smith & Pupil Double Signed Tang ‘KANE NORI’ (Master Smith) & ‘ICHI MONJI’ (Pupil), Rank Tassel Cord, Scabbard With Leather Field Cover & Expert Assessment. - 22338 An original WW2 Japanese officers sword. The sword has been assessed by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. A copy of his hand written notes and illustrations accompany the sword. In extracts from his notes he states “A type 98 shin gunto officer’s sword with a medium grade showa to blade. A rare collaboration blade signed by 2 sword smiths working together Seki JU NIN KOJIMA KANE NORI’ & ‘SEKI ICHI MONJI’. Kanr Nori real name Kojima Taro was brother of well regarded Kane Michi both pupils of Watanabe Kane Naga. Kane Nori was a national smith 1st seat in 1941 sword making competition. A registered smith who made medium Showa to & Medium to high grade gendaito. A good sword smith. Ichi Monji worked as a gunto smith in gifu / seki possibly working as a pupil of Kane Nori & finishing & signing both their signatures on this blade. Bright original polish with stains & scratches. Hamon clearly visible. Saya original wood covered in leather for field service in good condition. Tsuba is steel plate mokko shape with 2 Ryu-Hitsu and incised line (grass ?) decoration. Black finish 1940’s made tsuba a possible civilian special order sword with a longer than regulation blade & civilian tsuba? Tsuka hilt gunto pattern in good overall condition overall complete with sarute loop and Lietenant to Captain’s rank tassel. Only missing a leather loop with safety press stud to fasten sword into saya. A nice honest un-messed with sword. Not a Gendai blade, a Showa to”. In his illustrations of the tang and blade he describes the cutting edge of the blade length as 69 cm & full length as 90 cm. He also translates the tang smith signatures and describes other blade characteristics and dimensions (illustrated in image 2). The price for this rare Master / Pupil collaboration special order sword includes UK delivery. Sn 22338 £1,295.00 |
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**BLADE NUMBERED ON SIDE**WW2 Japanese NCO's Type 95 Katana by The Lijima Swords Factory with Kokura Arsenal Mark, Original Leather Cord with Barrel Knot and Scabbard with Part of Its Original leather Field Combat Cover. Sn 20332. - 20332 This is an original WW2 Japanese NCO's Katana With cord, barrel knot and scabbard with partial field combat cover. The sword has the typical brown painted aluminium cast handle with lanyard ring and fully functioning scabbard retaining clip. The handle retains traces of its original colour. Its fullered, 27 ¼” blade is clean and has storage grease. The side of the blade is crisply stamped '17535' and with inspection mark. The hilt is stamped with Kokura (4 combined cannonballs) Arsenal mark and the Lijima Swords Factory roundel with crossed swords mark and inspection mark (see page 185 of Swords of Imperial Japan by Dawson). The lanyard ring is fitted with original leather cord with barrel knot in good condition with all leather and stitching intact. It is complete with its original scabbard which has a single hanging ring. The throat of the scabbard is stamped with number ‘105902’. The scabbard has part of its original brown leather field combat cover. The cover’s lower section is absent as its original cord which would lace the throat. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 20332. £1,195.00 |
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SOLD SOLD (04/03) WW2 Era 1935-45 Japanese Army Officer’s Type 98 Shin Gunto Seki Arsenal Sword With Officer’s Lieutenant To Captain Rank Tassel & Scabbard With Leather War Service Cover & Expert Assessment. Sn 22339 - 22339 This sword has been assessed by a UK based Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. His assessment accompanies this piece. In exerts from the assessment he states “A Type 98 Shin Gunto Army Officer’s Sword. The blade is just over katana lengthat 24 ¾” cutting edge. Unsigned looks to date to 1935-45 manufacture. A reasonable quality Showa To. Oil quenched blade. The mino / seki hamon is nioi crystal edged produced at lower temperature using yaki ire clay process. Probably made in an arsenal or sword factory in seki city. In bright as found condition with finger rust and lots of fine scratches from possible war service. Hamon clearly visible. Wood saya leather covered for field service, good condition but dry patches needs leather oil feed. Tsuba is quality cast brass gunto pattern with National flower symbols. 3 pre war civilian seppa & 1 leather seppa. Quality copper mounts habaki blade collar with cat scratches. Tsuka (hilt) gunto pattern with copper mounts and good quality sarute knot loop with complete (faded) blue/ brown Lt-Capt rank tassel. Hilt bind intact but dirty. Fish skin ok with a couple of missing bits. Hilt has start of coarse bandage wrap, covered whole hilt in war period to protect from weather. A nice example of a sword taken to war. Leather safety loop missing its snap fastener. In his illustrations of the blade he describes the full length as 84 cms. He also describes other blade characteristics and dimensions (illustrated). The price for this sword with expert assessment includes UK delivery. Sn 22339 £0.00 |
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**RARE**NAPOLEONIC PENINSULAR WARS ERA, C1800 British Senior Infantry Officer’s Sword With Etched Blade & Rare To Find Scabbard. ED 2940 - ED 2940 This is an original rare to find example of a C1800 British Senior Infantry Officer's sword styled on the pattern 1796 Infantry Officer’s sword (see page 160 of World Swords by Withers). Our excellent example has the correct Georgian styling with brass shell guards with correct chased decoration. It has the correct brass knuckle bow and urn shaped pommel. The wire bound grip is very good. All wire is tight and intact. It has a 34 ¾” long fullered blade (41 ¾” overall). The blade has staining consistent with age. The lower section of both sides of the blade have light panels of foliate decoration. There are no visible maker marks. The sword comes with its rare to find original brass mounted black leather scabbard. The leather is complete. The surface of the leather has some scuffs to be expected with age and use. The price for this rare sword and scabbard includes UK delivery. ED 2940 £875.00 |
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**NAPOLEONIC WARS ERA**EARLY VARIANT**British 1796 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Officers Sword With Gilt Etched Blade By JJ Runkel Solingen. ED 2197 - ED 2197 An original early example of a British 1796 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Officer's sword ((Withers, World Swords, 1st edn 2006, p. 86)). It has its regulation brass hilt with correct early variant rigid shell guard. Later variants of the 1796 Infantry sword had folding clamshells. It has the correct knuckle bow & urn shaped pommel. It has a wire bound grip, all tight and undamaged. It has a 32 ½” long blade with fullers. The spine of the blade is marked by the German manufacturer ‘J.J. Runkel Solingen’. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. The blade is etched on both sides. The etchings include ‘Crown GR’ (George Rex), heraldic arms and foliate devices. There is much original gilt on the etchings. The blade is undamaged and has just light staining consistent with age. The sword has its original brass mounted leather scabbard. The scabbard’s throat mount has a single brass hanging ring. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2197 £975.00 |
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**1970’s 200 YEAR ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE**American Revolutionary War Wilkinson Sword London Small Sword With Etched Battle Site Names & Dates Blade. ED 2476 - ED 2476 The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organised as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington fought the British Army. The conflict was fought in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. The war ended with the Treaty of Paris (1783), which resulted in Great Britain ultimately recognising the independence of the USA. In the 1970’s The English Sword makers Wilkinson Sword made swords styled on Revolutionary wars period examples to commemorate the war’s 200th Anniversary. Our commemorative example sword incorporates concepts of the American Revolution period. It is 27” overall length with a 21” long fullered steel curved blade. The blade is clean and is etched & blued at the ricasso with the Wilkinson Sword London name, crossed swords legend, ‘Made In England’ and QEII Royal Appointment. The sides of the blade below the fuller are blued & etched with Revolutionary war battle site names and dates alongside crossed swords symbols (all illustrated in the images). It has a cast gilt alloy re-curving cross guard with cast foliate decoration and grooved resin hilt which his bound with brass wire. The pommel has an acorn finial. The sword is without scabbard. The price includes UK delivery. ED 2476 (on top of gun rack armoury) £275.00 |
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**MATCHING NUMBERS**WW2 Japanese NCO's Type 95 Katana With Suya Sword Shop (Harp) & Tokyo Kokura Arsenal Marks & Scabbard. Sn 22294 - 22294 This is an original WW2 Japanese NCO's Katana with alloy hilt and scabbard. The sword’s hilt has much of its original brown paint & lanyard ring hole fitted with steel cord loop, brass tsuba and scabbard retaining clip which functions as it should. It has an undamaged, fullered, 27 ½” blade which has just light staining consistent with age. The blade is numbered ‘51984’ on one side above the fuller together with inspection mark. The copper hilt is stamped with 1929-45 Kokura Arsenal mark, Suya sword shop (Harp) mark (see page 185 of Swords Of Imperial Japan 1868-1945 by Dawson) and inspection mark. It is complete with its original scabbard which has a single hanging ring. The scabbard has no damage or dents and has most of it original olive green. The throat of the scabbard has faint matching number ‘51984’ (very faint and indistinct in the best images we could take). The price includes UK delivery. Sn 22294 £895.00 |
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**ANCIENT EDO PERIOD C1600-1700 BLADE ** Japanese Hand Forged Wakizashi Small Sword With Kogatana Side Knife, Scabbard & Expert Assessment. Sn 22280 - 22280 This ancient blade Japanese Wakizashi Sword has been assessed by UK Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. A copy of his hand written notes with illustrations accompany the sword. Extracts from the notes include “An Edo period (1600-1700) blade cut down from katana and made into Wakizashi short sword. Damaged and battle broken blades were always re-worked and re-used because of expense in making new swords. I cannot make a guess at which school made this because shortening has lost original tang shape and also blade has no visible hamon or grain to give a clue to its maker. Blade probably had last polish in mid 19th century when it was pulled out of storage given a fast polish and fitted in its munition quality hilt mounted in odd fittings & given a simple wrap using coarse ito. This was an uprising of Certain loyalist Samurai against ban on carrying swords and the westernisation of Japan circa 1870’s. With a good quality black lacquer saya. Has a small amount of damage to mouth of saya otherwise good. Fited with kogatana side knife with worn kodjuka (hilt). Tsuba is good pierced iron with geometric shapes (Samurai taste), in good condition for its age late Edo 1750-1800. Needing a professional polish to bring out hamon forging work. In the right bright light you can see a vague deep gunome midare hamon (just about visible) under stains & old scratches. An interesting Wakizashi from Satsuma Rebellion Period”. In his illustrations he describes the cutting edge as 44cms & full length as 55.5 cms he also describes other sword dimensions and characteristics (illustrated in the images). The price for this ancient blade with expert opinion includes UK delivery. Sn 22280 £795.00 |
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**CORNWALL COUNTRY HOUSE FIND**Victorian British Dockyard or River Police Brass Hilt Sword / Hanger Sidearm & Scabbard. Sn 19107:1. - 19107:1 This is an original Victorian British Naval Dockyard or River Police Brass Hilt Sword / Hanger Sidearm & Scabbard recently found in a Cornwall country house. It has a fullered 24 ¾” clean polished steel blade which is very sharp. The blade has its original leather hilt washer. There are no dates, maker or manufacturer marks on the blade. The brass hilt is in excellent order with bar guard. The bar guard has what looks like a period hand applied ‘III’ mark (illustrated). The fish skin bound handle with finger grooves is undamaged & it has a stepped pommel. The push button scabbard retaining clip functions as it should. The overall length of the hanger is 30 ¼” and it locks firmly into the scabbard. The leather scabbard with brass mounts is in very good condition with all leather & stitching intact. The brass throat mount has a frog locket. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 19107:1. £545.00 |
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