Description
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1 antique World War II Japanese samurai Army Officer’s sword available. The blade is a high condition sword by Okada Kaneyoshi. This fine Japanese Army katana would make an important addition to any collection.
The showato blade measures 26 1/4″ (66.6 cm)–as measured properly with a tape pulled tight from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki. There is a Seki stamp above the signature. All fittings have the matching assembly number ‘3’.
Kaneyoshi is featured in John Slough’s book An Oshigata Book of Modern Japanese Swordsmiths 1868-1945 on page 74. See photo above.
CONDITION:
This fine World War 2 IJA katana is in high condition. The blade has no nicks, and is in exceptional polish. The lock release functions perfectly.
