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St. Croix Blades BUYS Japanese swords.  Have a sword or entire collection to sell?  Call us at 715-557-1688 to get started.  

1 Japanese WWII Army Officer’s Sword available.  This antique Japanese katana would make an important acquisition for any collection.

This sword was made by Kaneyoshi.  The blade measures 26 3/16″ (66.5 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  The saya is the early type with a high grade spatter lacquer textured finish.  This sword has 8 seppa, and a high grade sarute.  The seppa and tsuba all have the MATCHING assembly # ’24’. 

St. Croix Blades BUYS Japanese swords.  Have a sword or entire collection to sell?  Call us at 715-557-1688 to get started.

1 Japanese WWII Army katana available. This antique Japanese katana would make an important acquisition for any collection.

This sword was made by AMAHIDE. The blade measures 26 3/16″ (66.5 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. The saya is the early type with a high grade spatter lacquer textured finish. This sword has 8 seppa, and a high grade sarute. Part of the original blue/brown Company Grade (Lieutenant) tassel is still attached. The seppa and tsuba all have the MATCHING assembly # ‘120’.

1 Japanese WWII Army Officer’s Sword available.  This antique Japanese gendai (traditionally-made) sword would make an important acquisition for any collection. 

The WW2 Army Officer sword mounts are in exceptional condition.  The signed blade was made by Masayasu.  

The blade measures 26 3/16″ (66.5 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  The saya is the early type with a high grade spatter lacquer finish.  The original blue/brown Company Grade (Lieutenant) tassel is attached.  

This is a papered sword–always nice to have a few papered swords in the collection.  This sword was made by Yoshinobu between 1615 and 1624 A.D.  This sword was carried by Samurai and then remounted for carry by an Army Officer during World War 2. 

This sword has a silver Samurai family mon.  The temper line on this sword is very beautiful.  

The original Shinsa worksheet is also included with this papered sword.  

Of special interest on this sword–when the sword was shortened, the original signature was inlayed onto the shortened nakago.  Most collectors and dealers will note that most inlayed signatures occur on very nice swords.  

1 Japanese WWII Presentation Tachi available.  This World War 2 Japanese sword would make an important acquisition for any collection. 

This WW2 tachi is signed.  The swordsmith was Naokatsu.  This is a hand made gendaito sword.  This tachi has the 3-5-3 paulownia flower on its hangers.  
The blade measures 26 11/16″ from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki. 

1 antique Japanese Samurai wakizashi available.  This sword has an old family blade.  This Japanese sword would make an important acquisition for any collection. 

This 17th Century sword was later carried during World War 2.  The leather combat cover over the wood saya shows that this sword was carried during the second World War.  

The nakago/tang is unsigned.  The menuki are gold gilt and shakudo Fu dogs.  The fuchi/kashira are matching.  The blade measures 21 5/16″ from the tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki.  The hamon/temper line isn’t the easiest to see–the blade has surface finish scratches.  But, the hamon is wavy.

St. Croix Blades buys Japanese swords!  Contact us to sell your collection.  Call 715-557-1688, or email info@stcroixblades.com

1 antique WW2 Japanese Samurai tanto sword available.  This antique Japanese tanto would make a nice acquisition for a collection. 

Tanto swords like this were carried in regular Japanese Army soldiers’ packs to bring with them the spirit of the Samurai.  Only Japanese Officers and NCO’s were allowed to carry the much larger katanas.  These tanto were also carried in case seppuku was needed.  

This tanto is engraved with sanscrit bonji.  This tanto was fashioned after Sanyo Munechika’s famous kogarasu-maru double-edged sword.  

The blade measures 7 3/16” (18.2 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  This tanto measures 12 1/2” overall (31.5 cm) when in its saya/scabbard. This tanto has the desirable and hard-to-find kogarasumaru blade shape. 

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1 Japanese World War 2 Naval Officer’s dress sword.  This sword has the high grade sharkskin saya/scabbard.  This sword would make an important addition to any collection.

This sword measures 33 5/8″ overall when in its saya.  

1 antique Japanese Samurai katana available.  The blade itself was carried by Samurai during the late 1700’s A.D.  This sword was then remounted for carry in World War 2 by an IJA Army Officer.  This antique Japanese art sword would make an important acquisition for any collection. 

This sword was greatly shortened.  You can see the original mekugi-ana/tang hole at way down at the bottom.  About 2 1/2″ up from that was where the habaki originally sat.  This sword was originally 34″ long.  The blade after shortening measures 26 1/2″ (67.3 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.    

This sword has amazing horimono carving.  Since this sword was shortened, much of the horimono carving is on the nakago under the tsuka/handle.  What a beautiful sword.  The reverse side of the blade has buddhist characters carved.  

This sword has another relic of its Samurai history–the mune/spine has a kiri komi sword cut from a past sword strike.  

1 antique Japanese Samurai sword available.  This papered sword was made by Fujiwara Kinmichi in the autumn of 1771 A.D.  This antique Japanese art sword would make an important acquisition for any collection. 

This sword is unique–it has a poem/omote which reads ‘Virtue brings happiness’.  The blade measures 21 7/16″ (54.5 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.    

The fittings are all matching.  They are fine iron fittings with gold gilt edges.  The shakudo and gold gilt menuki are matching as well.

1 antique 19th Century French Arthaud et Martin Bowie available.  This antique 1800’s A.D. French edged weapon would make a premium addition to any collection.

This 19th Century French Bowie is in exceptional condition.  It was well cared for.

The blade is marked ‘ARTHAUD ET MARTIN    A BOURBONNE’.  The handle is made of fine stag.  There is no sheath.  

This is a very fine 1800’s edged weapon.  This large Bowie measures 19 1/2″ overall!  The blade itself measures 12 7/8″.  

1 fine & rare antique 19th Century J. Burnand Sheffield dagger available.  This antique 1800’s A.D. Sheffield weapon would make a premium addition to any collection.

This 19th Century J. Burnand dagger is in exceptional condition.  It was well cared for.

The ricasso is marked ‘J. BURNAND & Co.   31 NEVERTHORPE ST.    SHEFFIELD’.  The handle is at the very least Silver-plated, if not solid Silver.    

This is a very fine 1800’s edged weapon.  The blade is etched with flags, a drum, a cannon, and floral patterns.  This large dagger measures 14 5/8″ overall.  The blade itself measures 10 1/8″.  

The sheath is leather and again, at the very least–Silver plate, over wood.