1358 JAPANESE SHIN-GUNTO KATANA.

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This item SOLD at 2025 Mar 31 @ 14:08UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 200.00 USD
Estimated at 400.00 - 700.00 USD
Overall length: 38 1/2". Blade length: 27". Blade has an irregular hamon and a copper habaki with incised diagonal lineal decoration. The nakago has a single mekugi-ana and has a 7-character signature on one side with two green-painted characters on the other side. There are two seppa above and below the gilded 4-cherry blossom tsuba. The fuchi and kabuto-gane match and appear original. The tsuka-ito is brown, and the same is white. There is a 3-cherry blossom menuki on each side of the blade. The saya has a black enamel finish on wood with a leather covering. CONDITION: the blade has a decent polish, and the tsuka shows light wear with some verdigris on the menuki. The saya has losses to the top of the leather covering, but the body remains relatively solid. (02-23599/BF). $400-700.