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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 traditionally-made World War II Japanese Samurai Army Officer’s gendai sword available.  A WW2 Japanese Army Officer’s katana, with its hard-to-find bohi groove, would make an important addition to any collection.

All military fittings are of excellent quality.  The seppa, tsuba, etc. all have matching assembly numbers–the number ’48’.  The blade measures 25 7/8″ (65.7 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  The blade has a very fine bohi groove along its entire length.  Bohi-grooved swords are coveted for their cutting ability.  The tang is unsigned.    This fine sword has an early very fine spatter-lacquered saya/scabbard.  

This WW2 Army Officer’s katana has a fine blue/brown company grade tassel.  Also, this katana has an old tag affixed to it from the vet who captured this sword.  This sword has a fine cherry blossom sarute (tassel loop).

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

1 antique traditionally-made World War II Japanese Samurai Naval Officer’s gendai sword available.  A WW2 Japanese Naval Officer’s sword would make an important addition to any collection.

All military fittings are of excellent quality.  The saya has the collector-coveted sharkskin covering.  The blade measures 22 15/16″ (58.3 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  The nakago/tang is unsigned.  The back side of the tang though has a painted assembly number written in Japanese kanji.  

This WW2 Navy Officer’s sword has gold-gilt fittings.  This sword has a fine wavy hamon/temper line.

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 is decorated with Samurai family mon.  The surface of this tsuba is dimpled. 

This iron tsuba measures 2.875″ inches (73 mm) by 2.8125″ (71 mm).  This tsuba is 5/32″ thick (4.75 mm).  The blade opening of this tsuba measures 1 1/16″ (27 mm) by 5/16″ (8 mm).

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

This tsuba measures 2.6875″ inches (68 mm) by 2.625″ (66.5 mm).  This tsuba is 3/16″ thick (4.75 mm).  The blade opening of this tsuba measures 1 1/16″ (27 mm) by 5/16″ (8 mm).

1 Buck Custom Bowie.  This is a Limited Edition ‘President’s Tour 2009’ Bowie.  This knife is engraved with its Ltd Edtn serial #: ‘032/100’.

This knife was hand-signed by Chuck Buck in ’09.  The box is also hand-signed.  There are original two photographs of Chuck Buck showing him sign both the knife and box. 

The blade measures 8 1/16″.  This knife measures 12 7/16″ overall.

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1 antique late 1500’s A.D. Japanese Samurai katana available.  This Samurai katana would make a fine addition to any antique edged weapons collection.

The fuchi and kashira are a matching set.  The fuchi features Samurai shoulder armor and a mempo (face armor).  The fuchi is signed ‘Soten‘.  The matching kashira is made in the shape of a Samurai kabuto (helmet).  The menuki are fu dogs.  The tsuba/guard is a Tenbo stamped tsuba.  Some of the stampings are Japanese kanji/letters.  

This katana has a nice long blade.  The blade measures 27 7/16″ (69.7 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.

The nakago/tang is unsigned.  The original Samurai wood saya/scabbard has a leather combat cover over it.  In addition, the kashira/pommel fitting has a sarute loop.  So this Samurai sword was carried during World War 2. 

Have a WW2 samurai sword to sell? 
Or a whole collection?

You can reach River Valley Japanese Sword/St. Croix Blades at 715-557-1688 for questions about this, or a similar item in your collection.

1 ancient Japanese Samurai katana available.  This antique Samurai sword has 2 sets of papers.  This Samurai katana would make an exceptional addition to any antique edged weapons collection.

This fine sword was attributed to Hamabe Toshinori.  There are shinsa papers for the sword blade itself, as well as for the koshirae. 

The fuchi and kashira are matching.  The tsuba is a fine example–the design is an arrangement of Japanese fans, whose arrangement also displays an 8-pointed star.  The saya’s lacquer finish is embedded with tiny abalone fragments.  The tsuka wrap is a rich, deep red color.  The same is emperor-type–with large nodule same.  The fine habaki is Silver-foiled.  The seppa look to be solid Silver. 

The slender and elegant katana blade measures 25 9/16″ (64.9 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.

This katana has a dynamic, wavy hamon.

HAVE A RARE JAPANESE MILITARY SWORD?  CALL ST. CROIX BLADES AT 715-557-1688 TO INQUIRE ABOUT SELLING YOUR JAPANESE MILITARY SWORD.

1 exceedingly rare antique World War II Japanese Territory katana.  This rare WW2 Japanese Mongol Military Government sword would make an important addition to any collection.

Photos 4 & 5 above are images from Jim Dawsens book.  These images show that this sword is a textbook example of the Mongol Military Government sword. 

All military fittings are of excellent quality.  Note the unique horizontal stripes on the flag cantons on the backstrap.  As well as the rare Mongol symbol on the backstrap ears and backstrap. 

The blade measures 25 3/8″ (64.5 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  This sword has a traditional nihonto blade. 

It’s not known whether this sword is signed.  It looks like years ago someone took off the pommel nut–but the scratch marks on the brass created by removing the nut have patinated since then, so I don’t want to create bright new marks on the nut to find out.

St. Croix Blades BUYS ESTATE AND PERSONAL COLLECTIONS OF JAPANESE SWORD TSUBA.  Call me at 715-557-1688 to inquire about selling your collection.

1 very fine antique Japanese tachi tsuba available.  This impressive tsuba for a Japanese tachi sword would make an important addition to any collection, and will also look incredible mounted. 

This fine shakudo tsuba is very heavy–revealing a high gold content in its shakudo.  The boar’s eyes, outer rim, and hitsuana plug are finished in gold gilt. 

This tsuba measures 3″ inches (7.6 cm) by 2 13/16″ (7.1 cm).  This tsuba is 3/16″ thick (5 mm).  The blade opening of this tsuba measures 1 1/16″ (27 mm) by 5/16″ (8 mm).

1 hard-to-find vintage pre-WW2 thru WW2 Japanese field grade Army Officer’s sword belt.  This fine Colonel’s belt would make an important addition to any collection.

This fine WW2 Japanese Colonel’s sword belt is made of black leather and red felt.  The buckle is gilted in gold.

1 hard-to-find WW2 Japanese Army Field Grade/Colonel’s sword belt.  This fine Colonel’s belt would make an important addition to any collection.

This fine WW2 Japanese Colonel sword belt is made of black leather and red felt.  The buckle is gilted in gold.

1 fine ancient Japanese Samurai sword available.  The blade itself was carried by Samurai as early as the Kamakura Period, 1185-1333 A.D.  This desirable Japanese antique would make an important addition to any collection.

This sword has extraordinary artistry making it an exceptional Japanese antique.  When I bought this sword I was offered $2600 just for the solid gold menuki.  The dealer wanted me to just kind of ‘slip the menuki out from under the wrap’. 

The tang/nakago on this Kamakura blade is unsigned, shortened, and has 3 holes.  The tsuba is signed.

The blade measures 14 1/8″ (35.9 cm) from blade tip to the habaki.  Note the blade carvings/bohi.  The 2-piece habaki has both Silver and Gold foil. 

The matching fuchi/kashira are shakudo.  The kashira depicts a coastal Samurai village.  The fuchi depicts a Samurai in armor in a boat on the ocean.  The signed high-relief tsuba depicts an armored Samurai as well.  In addition, the kozuka is Waki-Goto, and also features a Samurai in armor motif.  The kogatana is nicely signed. 

The saya is exceptional as well.  It has fine textured lacquer work with no damage.  A fine yellow and gold silk sageo is attached to the saya.