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1 antique World War II Japanese samurai army officer's Muratato shin-gunto sword available.  A WW2 Japanese Army Officer's katana would make an important addition to any collection.

The tang is unsigned, but does have a small stamp.  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 swords), 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 matching assembly numbers--the number '8'.  This sword has a fine tsuba with a beautiful patina.  The blade measures 25 5/8" (65.1 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine.  This fine sword has an early metal red/brown-lacquered saya/scabbard.

This vintage Japanese WW2 samurai army officer's katana is in excellent condition.  There are no visible nicks in the blade edge.  There is only a very occasional tiny carbon finish stain on the blade.  The blade is perfectly straight.  The tsuka wrap is in perfect condition.  The sword locks perfectly in the saya, and the lock release functions perfectly as well. 


This hard-to-find Muratato Japanese WW2 Samurai Army Officer's katana would make a rare addition to any collection.