Sold

1 antique Japanese WW2 Yasukuni Shrine sword by Yasushige available.  This fine antique Japanese sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.    

The blade measures 66.8 cm (26 5/16″) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.

This sword is mounted in shirasaya.  There are no longer any army mounts with this sword.  This Yasukunito sword has NBTHK papers already—a nearly $1000 cost (when sent from the U.S. to Japan), and a many months-long process.

St. Croix Blades BUYS ESTATE COLLECTIONS.  Give us a call at 715-557-1688 to inquire about selling an estate collection.  

1 hard to find Australian Army Stiletto fighting knife.  This fine WW2 Australian AAS knife would make an important addition to any world militaria collection. 

This rare knife was made by Gregory Steel Products.  This is the turned wood variation AAS.  This knife has a blued blade and guard.  This private purchase knife was sold by Levenson’s of Sydney, Australia.  The front ricasso is engraved ‘From Levenson’s Radio 226 Pitt St Sydney’.  

This knife has a 7 5/16” blade.  This knife measures 12 3/8” overall.  This AAS Stiletto comes with its original sheath

1 desirable o-kissaki (long kissaki) Japanese katana available. This fine Shinshinto sword would make an important addition to any collection. 

This sword is signed. It was made by Sadaharu. This sword is also dated. The blade’s cutting edge/nagasa measures 27 3/4” (70.7 cm). 

This katana has a Silver foil habaki. The vintage shirasaya has a handsome dark, aged finish—with premium horn trim accents. The nakago is very rusty. In looking at the blade mune/spine, there are a few spots of pitting visible. So, it is clear that the sword was neglected for some years and allowed to develop rust—the blade polished beautifully leaving only a few pits on the mune, and a corroded nakago.

1 mint U.S. WW2 Imperial Blade-marked M3 trench fighting knife available.  This U.S. WW2 edged weapon would make an important addition to any collection.  

This M3 trench knife measures 11 3/4” overall.  The blade measures 6 13/16”.

The pommel has the flaming bomb mark.

1 traditionally-made, water-tempered Japanese WW2 gendai sword available.  This fine antique Japanese sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.    
 

The blade measures 25 1/4″ (64.1 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  The nakago is signed.  This sword was made by Ichihara Kanenao.  This is a traditional gendai sword–there are no arsenal or Showa stamps on the nakago.  
 

1 antique early 1800’s A.D. Japanese ko-wakizashi available.  This fine antique Japanese sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.    

This sword was papered by the NTHK.  This mumei sword is attributed to Hosakawa Masachika.  This would be Shinshu Matsushiro-shi Masachika, working in the 1st half of the 19th century and a student of Hosokawa Masayoshi.
 

The blade measures 38 cm (15″) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.
 

This sword is mounted in new shirasaya, and has been polished.  This sword has a gold gilt habaki.

1 German World War 2 Forestry Luftwaffe bayonet.  A rare bayonet in exceptional condition like this one would make an important addition to any collection. 

This Forestry Luftwaffe bayonet is maker marked “Ch. A.W.” and distributor marked “Waffen-Loesche Berlin”.  The inspection mark “H” is marked on the spine. The original grind lines are clear on the perfect, factory finish blade.  

The scabbard frog lug and screw are intact. 

1 vintage U.S. World War 2 San Antonio Ironworks combat knife.  This knife would make an important addition to any collection.

The blade was made from a cut-down Patton sword blade.

This large knife measures 13” overall.  The blade itself measures 8 1/8”.  

1 U.S. World War 2 AFH 1942 M1 Garand/1903 Springfield bayonet available.  This unissued uncut bayonet would make an important addition to any collection.

This bayonet for the M1 Garand measures 20 5/8” overall.

1 U.S. WW2 theater PAL 1943 blade-dated  M3 trench fighting knife available.  This U.S. WW2 edged weapon would make an important addition to any collection.  

This M3 trench knife measures 11 1/8” overall.  The blade measures 6 5/8”.

The scabbard is a U.S. M8 sheath.  

FREE SHIPPING on this item…and ALL items on StCroixBlades.com

1 vintage World War II Japanese NCO sword available.  This WW2 Japanese NCO sword would make a fine addition to any collection.

The sword and scabbard serial #’s match.  The sword’s serial # is ‘26136’.  The scabbard/saya serial # is ‘26136’ as well.  The blade measures 26 5/16″ from tip to top of the habaki (habaki edge that touches the blade).  Note the arsenal stamps on the fuchi (fitting just below the tsuba/guard).  The arsenal stamps show that this is a Tokyo First sword produced under Kokura administration.

1 antique Japanese brass handle artillery short sword available.  The brass handle artillery sword is the one that is hard to find.  This WW2 Japanese sword would make a fine addition to any collection.

The kanji stamped on the ricasso show which arsenal this sword was made at, and the date it was made.  The sword and scabbard serial #’s do not match.  This brass handled artillery sword measures 26 1/8″ overall.