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ST. CROIX BLADES BUYS JAPANESE SWORDS

1 antique World War II Japanese samurai Army Officer’s sword available.  The blade is a fine gendai sword by Ishido Teruhide.  This very fine Japanese Army katana would make an important addition to any collection.

The blade measures 26 3/8″ (67.0 cm)–as measured properly with a tape pulled tight from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki.  

Teruhide is featured in John Slough’s book An Oshigata Book of Modern Japanese Swordsmiths 1868-1945 on page 171.  See photo above.  

1 U.S. World War 2 Mountain and Ski Troops knife available.  This Ulster WW2 ski troops knife would make an important addition to any advanced collection.

The knife’s master blade measures 2 1/2″.  This knife measures 3 7/16″ overall when closed. 

To purchase this knife, you must first complete the Auto Knives Form.  Contact Us to request the form.  

1 U.S. Navy SEAL Team ‘Black Knife’ available.  This knife would make an important addition to any collection.  
 

This knife measures 5 1/2″ when closed.  The blade itself measures 4″.  

If you missed out on the swords from the John Plimpton collection when they were for sale a while back, here’s another chance to buy one.  In fact, St. Croix Blades bought almost 50 of the Plimpton swords–we’ve just stowed them away to be listed here every so often.  

Japanese NCO sword photographed for John Plimpton’s book Swords of the Emperor – A Guide to the Identification of Imperial Japanese Swords, 1873 – 1945.  A book sword would make a rare addition to any collection.  

The sword and scabbard/saya have the matching serial number ‘79432’.  

A premium sword for only the finest collections.  

1 Japanese World War II Navy Officer’s kai gunto sword available.  This IJN Officer’s sword was made at the Tenshozan Naval Forge.  This Japanese sword would make an important addition to any collection.

The tempered blade measures 24 3/4″ (65.4 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. 

The tsuka has rayskin under the silk wrap.  This IJN kai-gunto sword has a black sharkskin (shagreen) saya.  
 

This sword is also dated–the date is January 1943.  

1 U.S. World War 2 KINFOLKS 1943 blade-dated M3 fighting knife available.  This U.S. fighting knife would make an important addition to any collection.

The blade-dated Kinfolks M3 is one of the more difficult 1943 blade-dated M3’s to find.  

The blade is marked ‘U.S. M3 KINFOLKS INC. 1943’.  

This knife has a Moose Co. M6 sheath.  M3 and militaria collectors are always on the lookout for a 1943 blade-dated M3 paired with a leather M6 1943 sheath.

1 U.S. WW2 Barwood 1943 M6 sheath for the blade-dated M3 trench fighting knife available.  This desirable U.S. WW2 M6 scabbard would make an important addition to any collection.  

The sheath throat is stamped ‘U.S.M6 BARWOOD 1943’.                 

1 U.S. WW2 Viner Bros. 1943 M6 sheath for the blade-dated M3 trench fighting knife available.  This desirable U.S. WW2 M6 scabbard would make an important addition to any collection.  

The sheath throat is stamped ‘U.S.M6 VINER BROS 1943’.   

1 desirable vintage Frank J. Richtig aluminum-handled skinning knife available.  This hard-to-find Frank Richtig knife would make an important addition to any collection, and would also make a fine using knife–a knife that few others in the country still use, because they have been snatched up by collectors.

This knife was made by a legend in knife-making.  Frank Richtig had a secret steel tempering process that allowed him to slice through railroad spikes and automobile leaf springs.  Frank would demonstrate this at county fairs–after slicing a railroad spike or leaf spring, he would slice through a piece of paper with the same knife.  Frank earned himself a spot in a ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not’ magazine in the 1930’s.  These knives can be used for decades, because of Frank’s superior craftsmanship. 

This knife has a blade that measures 6″.  The handle on this knife has the ‘F.J.R.  CLARKSON  NEB.’ stamp.  (Other stamps seen on knives made by Frank Richtig include the ‘HAND MADE BY   F. J. RICHTIG   CLARKSON, NEBR.’ stamp, and the blacksmith image stamp’).  This knife measures 10 3/4″ overall. 

1 desirable vintage Frank J. Richtig aluminum-handled butcher knife available.  This hard-to-find Frank Richtig knife would make an important addition to any collection, and would also make a fine using knife–a knife that few others in the country still use, because they have been snatched up by collectors.

This knife was made by a legend in knife-making.  Frank Richtig had a secret steel tempering process that allowed him to slice through railroad spikes and automobile leaf springs.  Frank would demonstrate this at county fairs–after slicing a railroad spike or leaf spring, he would slice through a piece of paper with the same knife.  Frank earned himself a spot in a ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not’ magazine in the 1930’s.  These knives can be used for decades, because of Frank’s superior craftsmanship. 

This knife has a blade that measures 8″.  The handle on this knife has the ‘HAND MADE BY   F. J. RICHTIG   CLARKSON, NEBR.’ stamp.  This knife measures 13 1/2″ overall. 

Questions about this sword?  Use the Contact Us link above; call/text 715-557-1688; or email us at info@stcroixblades.com.  

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

The nakago/tang is signed Masakiyo.  This sword is a star-stamped gendai.  Masakiyo was appointed the Head Swordsmith for the Izumo Seiko (Izumo Steel Works Company) in 1942.  Masakiyo was a Rikugen Jumei Tosho smith.  

The blade measures 25 7/8″ (65.8 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  

This sword has a fine water-tempered hamon/temper line.

This WW2 katana has a Silver family mon on the kabutogane (see photos).  These Silver mon designate which Samurai clan the officer was from.  The mon is ‘crossed feathers’.  

1 exceptional condition, hard to find U.S. World War 2 Boker double tang M3 fighting knife available.  This U.S. fighting knife is ID’d.  This knife would make an important addition to any collection.

This hard to find double tang Boker M3 has a 6 3/4″ blade.  The sheath is an L&C M6.  The sheath is stamped at its throat ‘U.S.M6 L&C 1943 FJA’.

The front of the sheath is marked with the G.I.’s name ‘E.C. DAVIDSON’.  In addition, he marked the back of the sheath with his serial # ‘D-6174’.       

The blade measures 6 11/16″.