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1 vintage World War II Japanese NCO sword available.  The condition of the handle paint on this sword is among the best condition Japanese NCO swords to be found.  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 153060, and the scabbard’s serial # is 153060.  The blade measures 26 7/16″ 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). 

Have a Japanese dirk similar to this one?  Contact St. Croix Blades to get an offer on your Japanese dirk, or entire collection.

1 desirable World War II Japanese Navy Officer’s dirk available.  This WWII Japanese Naval Officer’s dirk would make an important addition to any collection.

This dirk measures 13 1/4″ overall.  The blade itself measures 8 3/8″. 

All fittings on this dirk have matching assembly numbers.  Each marked fitting is stamped ‘158’. 

St. Croix Blades BUYS ESTATES. 

Email us at mbrice@stcroixblades.com or call us at 715-557-1688 to inquire about selling a Sword Collection.

1 Japanese World War 2 Naval Officer’s dress sword.  This fine Japanese Naval Officer’s dress sword would make an important addition to any collection.

The saya is leather with gold-gilted fittings.  The blade is nickel-plated with bohi grooves.

Note the manufacturer’s ‘harp’ symbol on the guard.

1 antique German World War 2 Officer’s dress sword available.  This Officer’s dress sword was made by Eickhorn.  It measures 39″ overall when in its scabbard. 

The brass handle grip is decorated with acorns and oak leaves. 

Have a WW2 samurai sword to sell?  Or a whole collection?

WE BUY JAPANESE SWORDS.

1 super rare scabbard for a World War II Japanese copper handle NCO sword available.  This rare scabbard would make an important addition to any collection, and would complete a copper handle NCO sword that is missing its scabbard.

The scabbard for the early copper handle NCO sword had a brass plug instead of a drag fitting.  See the reference photos 5 & 6 above from Jim Dawson’s excellent reference book, Swords of Imperial Japan 1868-1945 Cyclopedia Edition.

St. Croix Blades BUYS military knives.  Call us at 715-557-1688 to sell your rare knife or collection.

1 historically important U.S. World War II Nichols fighting knife with Alfred Cornish sheath.  This knife was carried by a U.S. Navy fighter pilot Ace.  This WW2 Ace fighter pilot was credited with 9 kills.  This Nichols knife, with its exceptional provenance to a U.S. Ace pilot, would make an important addition to any U.S. or world militaria collection.

The Cornish sheath is stamped ‘D. CLYDE FREEMAN  U.S.N.   LOS ANGELES, CALIF. U.S.A.‘.  The guard on the knife is stamped ‘LOS ANGELES  CALIF. U.S.A.‘. 

His nickname was ‘Chico’ Freeman.  Chico’s real first name was Doris, named after his mother–a common-enough practice at the time.  Chico Freeman named his Corsair fighter plane ‘L.A. CITY LIMITS‘. 

This knife has a 7 3/8″ blade.  This knife measures 12 5/16″ overall.  The knife’s pommel is stamped ‘NICHOLS‘ above the inlayed U.S. Buffalo nickel coin.

The top of the sheath is stamped ‘ALFRED CORNISH  OMAHA,NEB‘.

As mentioned above, Chico Freeman downed 9 enemy planes in flight (a pilot becomes an Ace after earning 5 enemy kills).  He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross 4 times.  He was killed on the U.S.S. Bunker Hill by a kamikaze attack along with 345 other sailors and airmen on May 11, 1945.  His service number was 0-156794.  All of these records are easily confirmed by an internet search.  To find these records, remember to search using variations of his name and nickname like:  Chico Freeman pilot, Doris Clyde Freeman Ace, D Clyde Freeman Ace, etc. 

1 vintage World War II Japanese NCO sword available.  The condition of the handle paint on this sword is among the best condition Japanese NCO swords to be found.  This WW2 Japanese NCO sword would make a fine addition to any collection.

The sword’s serial # is 114266.  The scabbard has no serial #.  The blade measures 26 3/8″ from tip to top of the habaki (habaki edge that touches the blade).   Note the arsenal stamp next to the sword’s serial #.

1 U.S. World War 2 Schrade-Walden 4 1/4″ paratrooper knife.  This rare unissued U.S. paratrooper knife would an important addition to any United States military or world militaria collection.

The blade tang is stamped ‘SCHRADE WALDEN  N.Y.  U.S.A.’. 

This knife is wrapped in its original arsenal paper.

WE BUY JAPANESE SWORDS.
Call St. Croix Blades at 715-557-1688.

$2,700 or best offer.

1 ca. 1661 A.D. Japanese Samurai katana sword available.  This centuries old Japanese katana would make an important addition to any collection.

This Samurai katana is signed ‘Hizen kuni ju Musashi daijo Fuji(wara?)’.  Note that the swordsmith was given the Official Title ‘Daijo’. 

The blade measures 25 7/16″ (64.6 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  The menuki have a floral motif.  The tsuba’s design looks to tell a story.  

Due to fine surface micro-scratches, the hamon/temper line was hard to see in the photos.  In hand, one can see that the temper line is suguha (straight) with the image of Mt. Fuji formed in the hamon on one side of the blade a few inches up from the habaki.  The fuchi and kashira are matching ocean wave motifs. 

This sword was carried by true Samurai from 1661 A.D. through the end of the Samurai period.  Then it was carried again during World War 2. 

1 desirable Japanese World War II Yasukuni Shrine sword available.  This Japanese Army Yasukuni Shrine sword would make an important addition to any collection.

This sword had a $2600 polish recently.  The polish is perfect.  The koshirae are perfect as well. 

Three characters are still visible–the nakago/tang experienced significant rust.  On the signature side, ‘Yasu’ can be read.  Two characters of the date can be read on the back side of the nakago.  The blade measures 24 7/16″ (62.1 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. 

We have determined that this Yasukuni Shrine sword was made by Yasuoki.  There were two shapes at the end of the nakago for Yasukuni smiths.  The rounded, instead of pointed, shape rules out a group of Yasukuni smiths.  Then, since there are three characters still visible, a comparison can be made of handwriting with the many oshigata available.  The ‘Yasu’ character has a unique left slant–peculiar to Yasuoki.  This can be confirmed by Shinsa as Yasukuni swords paper by Shinsa.  And with this sword in perfect polish, the Shinsa team will have no trouble identifying the workmanship. 

The saya is the special textured lacquer lightweight wood saya.  Note the ‘harp stamp‘ on the tsuba usually present on Yasukuni Shrine swords.

This sword SHIPS FREE to ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

1 Japanese World War II Army Officer’s Samurai sword with desirable hard-to-find hot stamp (kokuin).  This Japanese Army sword would make an important addition to any collection.

The nakago/tangi is signed.  The smith was Kanesada.  Kanesada also used a hot stamp on his blade’s.  Swords with hot stamps are very collectible.  The blade measures 27 1/8″ (68.9 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  

This sword has a rare temper line.  The temper line has the image of Mt. Fuji in it located about 3 inches up from the habaki. 

There are 8 seppa on this sword. 

FREE SHIPPING to ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!

1 antique Russo-Japanese/World War II Imperial Japanese Army Samurai Officer’s kyu-gunto sword available.  This very fine Japanese Samurai sword would make an important addition to any collection.

The long blade measures 27 13/16″ (70.6 cm) from blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki.  The blade is unsigned.  The tsuka backstrap has a Silver Samurai family mon.  The handle cover is more unusual in that it is made of sharkskin instead of rayskin.