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St. Croix Blades BUYS COLLECTIONS OF JAPANESE SWORDS.  Email us here or call using the ‘Contact Us’ info above. 

1 antique World War II Japanese samurai army officer’s Muratato shin-gunto sword available.  A WW2 Japanese Army Officer’s katana would make an important addition to any collection.

The tang is unsigned, but does have a small stamp.  This sword is a Murata-to sword.  The slender blade, the blade’s curvature, blade length (this sword has the exact length as my last Muratato swords), and the bohi groove all say ‘Muratato’.  Murata Tsuneyoshi developed the “new Japanese-European combined sword system”.  

All military fittings are of excellent quality.  The seppa, tsuba, etc. all have matching assembly numbers–the number ‘8’.  This sword has a fine tsuba with a beautiful patina.  The blade measures 25 5/8″ (65.1 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  This fine sword has an early metal red/brown-lacquered saya/scabbard.

1 antique Japanese Sukashi (pierced) tsuba for a Japanese katana or wakizashi available.  This fine iron tsuba would make an important addition to any collection, and will also look incredible mounted. 

This iron tsuba measures 2.75″ inches (70 mm) by 2.75″ (70 mm).  This tsuba is 3/16″ thick (4.75 mm).  The blade opening of this tsuba measures 1 3/16″ (30 mm) by 5/16″ (8 mm).

St. Croix Blades BUYS ESTATE & PERSONAL COLLECTIONS OF JAPANESE SWORD TSUBA.  Call me at 715-557-1688, or email me at mbrice@stcroixblades.com to inquire about selling your collection.

1 antique Japanese Sukashi (pierced) tsuba for a Japanese katana or wakizashi available.  This fine iron tsuba would make an important addition to any collection, and will also look incredible mounted. 

This tsuba has an ocean waves motif.

This iron tsuba measures 2.8125″ inches (71 mm) by 2.8125″ (71 mm).  This tsuba is just 1/8″ thick (3.2 mm).  The blade opening of this tsuba measures 1 3/32″ (28 mm) by 5/16″ (8 mm).

1 antique Japanese Sukashi (pierced) tsuba for a Japanese tanto or small wakizashi available.  This iron tsuba would make an important addition to any collection, and will also look incredible mounted. 

This tsuba measures 2.4375″ inches (62 mm) by 1.96875″ (50 mm).  This tsuba is 5/32″ thick (4 mm).  The blade opening of this tsuba measures 1″ (25 mm) by 5/16″ (8 mm).

There is a simple carving/horimono on each side of this tsuba. 

1 ca.1492-1501 A.D. Samurai sword in Russo-Japanese War Army Officer Kyu-gunto mounts available.  This sword was carried by true Samurai.  This fine antique Japanese Army Officer’s Kyu-gunto sword would make an important addition to any collection.

This sword is papered to godai (5th Generation) Soshu Hiromasa. 

This 15th/16th century sword was carried by Samurai–then was remounted for carry during the Russo-Japanese War.  This sword was then later carried during World War II as well.  The blade of this sword measures exactly 23 7/16″ from blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki (measured properly without holding the tape to the curved spine).  This sword is mounted in premium kyu-gunto military mountings.  Note the black same/rayskin grip. 

This sword has fine horimono/carvings on each side of the blade.  Each side also has a bohi/blade groove. 

This Samurai sword has a fiery hamon w/ashi (‘flying temper’).  The hamon is very complicated.  Holding the blade at a different angle under light reveals character that wasn’t visible at the previous angle.  Turn the blade again, and yet new activity is visible.  Utsure can be seen in this fine blade.  The sword fittings have a gold wash. 

This tsuka/handle backstrap bears a Samurai family mon. 

1 premium World War II Japanese Army Officer’s gendaito samurai sword available.  This is an early War sword–this katana was made in 1935.  This sword was made by Yoshichika.  Yoshichika made swords for the Japanese Imperial Guard.  See page 196 in Slough’s book.  Minamoto Yoshichika has a 1.5 million yen rating in Slough’s book.

This sword has a long blade.  The blade measures 27 7/8″ (70.8 cm), as measured from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the mune (spine). This sword has a fine, complex temper line.

This sword is mounted in high quality, early World War II Shin-gunto military mountings.  This sword was carried by an important Army Officer–not just any Officer could get away with have their Samurai Clan mon affixed over the regulation Army menuki. 

The saya/scabbard is the metal-type with a fine, early War red/brown finish.  The fittings–seppa, tsuba, etc.–have matching assembly numbers. 

This fine Yoshichika Army Officer’s katana is papered.  Not many WW2 era gendai swords are papered–this Yoshichika sword is a cut above.

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1 rare, hard-to-find antique Japanese World War II Army Officer’s samurai sword belt chain available.  This sword belt hanger would allow completion of a fine Army Officer’s katana. 

This chain sword hanger measures 16 3/8″ in length.  This chain measures 1″ wide.

$2,200…or Best Offer. 

1 ancient Japanese Samurai ken sword available.  This Japanese ken sword has horimono carvings on the blade.  This sword would make a desirable addition to any collection.

This is a large ken.  The blade itself measures 12 1/8″ (30.8 cm) (measured properly).

One side of the blade is carved with a dragon horimono.  The other side of the blade has a the sacred ball.  There is also well-carved Japanese kanji on this side. 

The horimono carving on this ken sword is of exceptional quality. 

1 very rare South Manchuria Railroad Company World War II Japanese Samurai Officer’s sword.  This full polish South Manchuria Railway Company katana would make an important addition to any collection.

The nakago/tang is marked with the South Manchurian Railroad Company symbol.  The reverse side is dated Spring, 1939.  

All military fittings are of excellent quality.  The blade measures 26 5/16″ (66.8 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  The metal saya has a fine lacquered finish.  This sword has a thick pierced tsuba.  These swords were the forerunner to the Koa Isshin Mantetsu.

This sword has a straight temper line.

The nakago’s mune/spine is stamped ‘N574“.  The bottom edge of the habaki is stamped with the same matching number ‘N574‘. 

1 rare and important World War II Japanese Samurai Imperial Household dirk available.  This rarest of Japanese dirks would make an important addition to any collection.

This important Japanese Imperial Household dirk was carried by an Official on the Emperor’s Household staff.

This dirk is in full polish.  The blade has a genuine hamon/temper line–not etched or polished on.  The blade measures 9 7/16″ (24 cm). 

All fittings are of exceptional quality.  This fine dirk has a sharkskin saya.  Each fitting has the same matching number on it. 

1 antique 1700-1800’s A.D. saya (scabbard) for a Japanese Samurai wakizashi sword.  This fine sword saya would make an important addition to any collection–and would complete a fine Japanese sword that has no saya. 

This saya is very fine.  The lacquer has embedded pine needles with abalone shell.  This nihonto scabbard has a number of fine fittings. 

The saya will fit a blade that measures 20 1/4″ (51.5 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.

This saya was used by true Samurai. 

1 antique 1700-1800’s A.D. tsuka (handle) for a Japanese Samurai wakizashi sword.  This fine sword tsuka would make an important addition to any collection–and would complete a fine Japanese sword that has no handle. 

This tsuka is very fine.  Both fuchi and kashira are iron with mixed metal motifs.  The fuchi has motifs done in gold and silver.  The kashira motif looks to be silver. 

This sword handle measures 6 11/16″ (17 cm) long.  The opening for the blade in the fuchi measures 1 1/8″ x 5/16″.

This tsuka was used by true Samurai.