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Do you have a collection of World War 2 knives to sell?  Contact St. Croix Blades to sell your collection.  3 MAJOR  collections purchased just within the last few months.  St. Croix Blades will travel to you–no need to photograph your collection first.  Reach us via phone/text at 715-557-1688 or via email info@stcroixblades.com.  

1 mint U.S. World War 2 blade-marked Camillus M3 fighting knife in its original box.  This fine M3 would make a rare addition to any collection. 
 

The original box was marked by a collector ‘Do Not Throw!  (EVER)‘.  Good advice!

Do you have a collection of World War 2 knives and daggers to sell?  Contact St. Croix Blades to sell your collection.  3 MAJOR  collections purchased just within the last few months.  St. Croix Blades will travel to you–no need to photograph your collection first.  Reach us via phone/text at 715-557-1688 or via email info@stcroixblades.com.  
 

The best Robeson USMC you will ever see.  This mint Robeson USMC knife would make a rare addition to any collection.  

This Robeson USMC Mark 2 was never carried.  It has its correct black stitching sheath, with the correct zigzag pattern snap.  The knife has its correct welded pommel, and perfect blued blade.  

St. Croix Blades buys Japanese samurai swords and collections.  You can reach us at 715-557-1688 to get a cash offer on your sword or collection.

1 antique World War II Japanese samurai army officer’s Muratato shin-gunto sword available.  A sword in this condition would make an important addition to any collection.

The tang is unsigned, with painted assembly numbers on the tang.  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), 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 the matching assembly numbers ’55’.  The blade measures 25 11/16″ from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  This fine sword has a metal brown/green-lacquered scabbard.

St. Croix Blades buys Japanese samurai swords and collections.  You can reach us at 715-557-1688 to get a cash offer on your sword or collection.

1 very fine antique World War II Japanese samurai Army Colonel Officer’s sword available.  The blade is a fine sword by Tadaaki.   Tadaaki placed in the highest level in the Cutting Test category at the 1941 Sword Exhibition.  This very fine Japanese Army Colonel’s katana would make an important addition to any collection.

The mounts are early–from approx. 1934 to 1939.  The nakago/tang is signed with two characters, Tadaaki.  The kashira has a fine gold-gilt sarute, and a near-mint Colonel’s (field grade) tassel.  The blade measures 25 1/16″/63.7 cm (as measured properly with a tape pulled tight from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki).  All fittings have matching assembly numbers ’22’.  This fine sword has a pierced tsuba.  

This sword has a wavy hamon/temper line with an interesting distinquishing feature of an ashi on both sides of the blade 3 1/8″ back from the blade tip.  Perhaps this is a trademark feature of Tadaaki’s blades.

St. Croix Blades buys Japanese samurai swords and collections.  You can reach us at 715-557-1688 to get a cash offer on your sword or collection.

1 antique World War II Japanese samurai army officer’s late War shin-gunto sword available.  A sword in this condition would make an important addition to any collection.

The tang is signed and dated.  This sword is signed Kazunori.  The swordsmith, Kazunori, is featured on page 80 of John Slough’s book.  

All military fittings are of good quality.  The blade measures 26 1/4″ from blade tip to notch in the blade spine (as measured properly with the tape pulled tight between the blade tip and the top of the habaki).  The hamon appears to be polished on. 

St. Croix Blades BUYS Japanese samurai swords and collections.  You can reach us at 715-557-1688 to get a cash offer on your sword or collection.

1 rare antique Japanese Meiji Period cloisonne tanto sword available.  This very fine antique cloissonne mount Japanese tanto sword would make an important addition to any collection.

This tanto is unsigned.  It has a genuine Japanese blade.  

Cloisonne koshirae/mounts are very rare.  The mounts on this cloisonne tanto are all intricately-carved brass.

The blade measures 9″ (22.9 cm) from blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki.

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

1 vintage World War II 2nd pattern Fairbairn-Sykes commando knife w/scabbard.  This knife is in rare condition.  A 2nd pattern British commando knife in this condition would make an important addition to any collection. 

This F/S knife measures 11 13/16″ overall.  The blade itself measures 6 7/8″.  The guard is marked with the British broad arrow, and a ‘B‘.  The guard is also stamped ‘ENGLAND‘.  The scabbard has its elastic keeper strap.  The top of the scabbard is also stamped ‘ENGLAND’. 

1 rare vintage Al Mar folding knife.  This large Al Mar knife would make a fine addition to any collection.

This fine Al Mar knife measures 8 7/8″ when opened.  The blade itself measures 4″.  The tang is stamped ‘SEKI-JAPAN‘.  The handle is made of white/yellow Westinghouse paper micarta.  The sheath is made of premium brown leather.  The back of the sheath is stamped with the Al Mar chop, and with the model number ‘1005‘.

1 rare U.S. World War II wood handle Kennedy Arms fighting knife available.  I have been listing a number of different variations of Kennedy Arms fighting knives–and this is yet another version.  A Kennedy Arms knife would make a rare addition to any premium collection. 

The blade on this fine combat knife measures 7 13/16″ long.  This knife measures 12 3/16″ overall.  This knife is marked in three places.  The handle is stamped ‘KENNEDY ARMS  ST. PAUL’.  The brass part of the guard, and the leather part of the guard is stamped in this way as well. 

The original sheath is stamped ‘KENNEDY BROS. ARMS CO.   ST. PAUL‘. 

Have a sword like this to sell?  Give us a call at 715-557-1688 to sell your sword.

1 ultra rare Japanese World War 2 Army Colonel’s sword by Kanemitsu.  This sword is many steps above a typical gendai sword.  This sword has the following rare or unusual features (all combined in one sword):

1. Rare pronounced hada/grain
2. Artistic, bold signature with kao/hot stamp
3. Rare second saya/scabbard hanger.  rare removeable type hanger usually only seen in reference books
4. Excellent nagasa/blade length — 27 5/16″ inches (69.4 cm)
5. Early sword (1938)–premium fittings.  early reddish saya lacquer, pierced tsuba, matching assembly numbers on fittings, ‘harp’-stamped tsuba
6. Colonel/field grade officer’s tassel
7. condition–excellent.  good polish

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

1 vintage U.S. World War 2 Case Pig Sticker fighting knife.  This desirable U.S. fighting knife would make an important addition to any collection.

The knife’s blade tang is stamped ‘CASE‘.  This knife measures 10 1/4″ overall.  The blade itself measures 6″ to the guard.  

This pig sticker fighting knife has a rare, highly collectible Case hanger-type sheath.

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1 antique World War II Japanese samurai Army Colonel Officer’s sword available.  The blade is a fine sword by Ishido Teruhide.   The sword is in full recent polish.  This sword is mounted in shirasaya–with a gold foil habaki.  This very fine Japanese Army Colonel’s katana would make an important addition to any collection.

The mounts are early–and are very rare.  Mounts with this high grade blue-black/grey finish are found on perhaps 1 in 15,000 Army swords.  

The kashira has a Silver Samurai family mon–which is quite nice.  But what is especially uncommon is that there is a Samurai mon on each menuki. 

The nakago/tang is signed with two characters, Teruhide.  The kashira has a fine clasped hands sarute, and a near-mint Colonel’s (field grade) tassel.  The mounts/koshirae have a wood blade/tsunagi. 

The blade measures 26 1/16″/66.2 cm (as measured properly with a tape pulled tight from the blade tip to the bottom of the notch in the habaki).  This sword has a very fine gold foil habaki.