antique japanese katana in russo-japanese fittings

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Posted by A Myers

16 years ago

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Description The blade has a few small knicks and some pitting, however none are more than a 1/4 of an inch. The blade is not polished. I have cleaned the blade with sword oil, but I have not touched the tang. The fittings are Russo- Japanese military, I think. I have researched over 3,000 signature on-line and I am unable to find a match. The signature on the tang seems to match the signature on the top of the handle. I have tried to find more info on-line, but free help is hard to find. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

Category Militaria

Medium steel

Distinguishing marks unable to identify signature on tang- see pictures

Condition Good

Size and dimensions of this item 27" blade- 8" handle

Date Period unknown- possibly 1800's

Weight unknown

History I inheirted the sword from my grandfather, who was a WWII officer, but I'm not sure where he got it.

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