1387 WWII JAPANESE NCO KATANA.

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This item SOLD at 2024 Jul 22 @ 13:56UTC-4 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 250.00 USD
Estimated at 500.00 - 750.00 USD
Overall length: 38 1/4". Blade length: 27 1/2". Blade has no perceptible hamon but does have a full-length hi. The blade is marked near the habaki “57270”. Brass habaki with plain brass tsuba with a single seppa above and below. Cast aluminum tsuka with classic kabuto-gane that includes its sarute. Fuchi has arsenal stamps along with a Kokura stamp. Dark grass green-painted iron saya with a single suspension ring. CONDITION: blade has a fine polish. Tsuka shows minor paint wear, as does the saya. (02-22727-2/BF). $500-750.