Description
1 Japanese Nagamitsu WWII Sword available. This Army gendai sword would make an important addition to any collection.
This traditionally-made gendaito katana has an expertly water-tempered wavy hamon. This Japanese WW II Army Officer’s katana is in 1944 shin-gunto mounts (aka Type 3 mounts).
This sword was brought back by Lt. Robert L. Sayre of the 27th Infantry Division. A copy of the original bringback/souvenir paper accompanies this sword.
The nakago is signed ‘Nagamitsu’.
The blade measures 24 3/16″ (61.4 cm) (measured properly from the blade tip to the notch in the blade spine). This sword has two latch releases.
The saya is a textured lacquer over wood. A handsome braided sarute is attached to the handle/tsuka.
CONDITION:
This sword is in excellent condition. What a fine example! The handle wrap and saya are quite nearly perfect. The sword locks in the saya, and the lock release buttons function perfectly. There are no nicks in the blade edge. The blade has the occasional staining that is expected in a sword that was brought back from Japan 80 years ago. The kissaki was sharpened.
The temper line and boshi are perfectly healthy. This sword is guaranteed against fatal flaws.
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