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1 antique Japanese WW2 Yasukuni Shrine sword by Kotani Yasunori available.  This fine antique Japanese sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.    

The blade measures 68.5 cm (26 15/16″) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.

1 antique Japanese Yoroi Doshi armor piercing tanto sword available.  This fine Japanese sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.  

An armor piercing tanto has a blade approximately 3 times the normal tanto thickness.  This armor piercer measures 1.7 cm (11/16”).  Photo 1 above shows this yoroi doshi lying next to a full-size katana.  

The nakago is not signed—the saya does, however, have a sayagaki.  

The blade nagasa measures 6 11/16” (17 cm).  The blade has an attractive hamon with flying temper. 

1 Japanese WW2 gendai sword available. This WW2 IJA Army Officer katana would make an important addition to any collection.

This gendaito sword was made by Amahide. There are no arsenal or showa stamps. The blade’s cutting edge/nagasa measures 26 15/16″.

1 old Koto period Japanese WW2 Army Officer sword available.  The blade is an old samurai family sword.  The IJA soldier had his family’s sword mounted in Army mounts for the sword.  This Army Officer katana would make an important addition to any collection. 

This pre-1597 A.D. samurai sword is unsigned. This sword has a wonderful and beautiful hada. The hamon/temper line is suguha. The blade’s cutting edge/nagasa measures 27 3/4″ (70.5 cm). This sword’s mounts are of exceptional quality and condition.  Note that they are early–the fittings have a deep red color.  

The saya is a special lightweight wood saya–finely lacquered in a brick red Army sword color.  

1 mint U.S. WW2 IMPERIAL guard-marked M3 trench fighting knife available.  This U.S. WW2 edged weapon would make an important addition to any collection.  

This M3 trench knife measures 11 3/4” overall.  The blade measures 6 13/16”.  

The pommel has the flaming bomb mark.  

1 antique Shinto period Japanese sword available.  This sword was made around the 1620’s A.D.  This old Japanese sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.    

This sword is signed ‘Omi no Kami Fujiwara Kiyonobu’.  
The blade measures 21 1/2″ (54.6 cm) from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki.  This sword is mounted in shirasaya.  This sword has a very fine Silver foil habaki.  

This sword is in fine polish, with new shirasaya.

This is THE John Ek knife from M.H. Cole’s collection that he illustrated in his book The Best of U.S. Military Knives Bayonets & Machetes.  

This iconic Cole book knife would be a centerpiece of any U.S. military knife collection.   

This John Ek model 7 commando knife is featured in Cole’s book on page 283.  Note it is it he exact serial number knife as in the book ‘7E643’.   The back of the sheath has a sticker attached ‘John Ek WWII from Howard  March 12, 1981’.  

1 antique World War II Japanese Samurai army officer’s Muratato shin-gunto sword available.  This sword would make an important addition to any collection.

Murata Tsuneyoshi developed the “new Japanese-European combined sword system”.  

All military fittings are of excellent quality.  The blade measures 25 3/4″ from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  This fine sword has deep red patina’d fittings.  

This Muratato has a pierced tsuba.

St. Croix Blades BUYS ESTATE COLLECTIONS.  Give us a call at 715-557-1688 to inquire about selling an estate collection.  

1 hard to find Australian Army Stiletto fighting knife.  This fine WW2 Australian AAS knife would make an important addition to any world militaria collection. 

This rare knife was made by Gregory Steel Products.  This is the turned wood variation AAS.  This knife has a blued blade and guard.  This private purchase knife was sold by Levenson’s of Sydney, Australia.  The front ricasso is engraved ‘From Levenson’s Radio 226 Pitt St Sydney’.  

This knife has a 7 5/16” blade.  This knife measures 12 3/8” overall.  This AAS Stiletto comes with its original sheath

Have a Japanese sword you want to sell?  Or looking for information about your sword before selling?  Contact St. Croix Blades at 715-557-1688 or email info@stcroixblades.com.  

1 antique 18th century Japanese wakizashi available.  This fine antique Japanese sword would make an important acquisition for any collection.    

This sword was papered by the NBTHK, and has Toku kicho papers.  The sword is signed Fujita Omi no Kami Tsuguhira.  This sword is dated ‘Horeki 1754 in Spring at Toto’.  

The blade measures 54.5 cm from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.

This sword is mounted in new shirasaya, and has been polished.  So, already polished–new Shirasaya made–already papered…money, and time saved. 
 

This sword has a Silver foil habaki. 

1 mint U.S. WW2 Imperial Blade-marked M3 trench fighting knife available.  This U.S. WW2 edged weapon would make an important addition to any collection.  

This M3 trench knife measures 11 3/4” overall.  The blade measures 6 13/16”.

The pommel has the flaming bomb mark.

1 antique Japanese sword available.  This Koto period Samurai sword is mounted in shirasaya with a rattan wrap.  This sword would make a fine addition to any collection. 

Much of the signature was cut off when this sword was shortened.  ‘Bizen (province)’ remains of the signature.  The blade’s cutting edge/nagasa measures 25 5/8” (65 cm).