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

Most WW2 gendai swords were made with Western bar steel. But this blade was made using traditional Japanese tamahagane (sand steel).

This sword was made by Tenryoshi Yoshitaka. This sword has a wonderful and beautiful hada. The hamon/temper line is suguha. The blade's cutting edge/nagasa measures 26 1/4" (66.3 cm).

This sword's mounts are of exceptional quality and condition.

The blade is perfectly straight. The hamon and boshi are perfectly healthy. There are no nicks in the cutting edge. The blade has only occasional slight discoloration. The mounts are perfect.

Have a sword or knife to sell?  St. Croix Blades buys Japanese Army swords, Yasukuni Shrine swords, gendai swords, Samurai swords, antique/old katana.  We buy knives: Richtig, Messenger, Case, Shipley, Wilkinson Sword, Everett, Fairbairn-Sykes, OSS, Kabar, Robeson, Camillus, Utica, Boker, Aerial, LF&C knuckle, Disston, Mark 1 trench, Scagel, Abercrombie & Fitch, VL & A, Randall, Nichols, Richtig, Woroniecki, Shipley, knuckle knives, theater knives, etc.  We buy sheaths by: SBL, Moose, Barwood, Viner Bros, Milsco, L&C, etc.  St. Croix Blades also buys folders: Benchmade, Spyderco, Al Mar, Hinderer, William Henry, etc.  Contact St. Croix Blades at 715-557-1688 or by using the Contact Us heading at the top of this page.