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LOT 3263
Signed Japanese Sword with Wartime Naval Pattern Furniture - Measuring 36 inches overall, with a 25 1/2 inch blade, showing a wavy hamon and fine grain. The habaki is gold washed, with a round copper tsuba and nickel finished hilt and saya hardware, the latter with a black lacquer finish. An assembly number, “52”, is present on the tsuba, spacers and fuchi. The tang has a single mekugi-ana, with a Seki Arsenal stamp and 10-symbol carved signature on the left side.
CONDITION: Very fine, with mild spotting and nicks on the bright blade, staining on the cord wrap and flaking and wear of the saya.
Estimate: 2,500 - 3,750
LOT 3264 Signed Japanese Sword with Shin Gunto Mountings - Measuring 31
1/2 inches long overall, with a 21 1/2 inch blade, showing a straight hamon and fine grain. The habaki is silver finished and blackened, with light serrations. The hilt follows the “shin gunto”
regulation pattern, with a gold plated tsuba, gold accents on the furniture, and a floral mon badge on the back of the kashira. The saya is equipped with shin gunto pattern furniture and finished with white lacquer dots on a brown lacquer field. The assembly number “272” can be found on the tsuba and spacers. The tang has two mekugi-ana and
a carved 8-symbol signature on the right side; no showa/non-traditional/arsenal stamps are present on the tang and no painted markings, suggesting a traditionally made blade. While the exact history
of this sword is unknown, a number of traditional blades were still being made during World War II as resources permitted, as well as older sword blades being fitted with the new pattern furniture.
CONDITION: Fine overall. Mild spotting is present on the blade, with a few edge nicks and a strong hamon. A ding is present on the left side of the habaki, with some loss of the finish, and the rest of the furniture shows mild wear and stains. Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
LOT 3265 Fine Japanese Shin Gunto Pattern Sword - Measuring 36
inches overall, with a 24 1/2 inch blade, showing a jagged hamon and fine grain. The habaki is brass with textured
gold accents. The hilt follows the “shin gunto” regulation pattern, with a silver plated tsuba, fuchi and kashira, the latter with a two-symbol oval badge on the rear, gilt menuki, and blue/ green cord wrap. The saya is equipped with shin gunto pattern furniture and finished with textured brown paint. Two mekugi are present, with the latter a full 34 inches down from the tip, suggesting a shortened odachi-length blade refitted in military hardware.
CONDITION: Very fine overall. The blade shows some chipping of the edge and tip, with mild spotting and a very strong hamon. The fittings are
fine, with staining of the wrap and flaking of the saya finish. The mekugi are partially covered by the wrap, preventing disassembly for tang inspection. Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
LOT 3266 Fine Wakizashi-Length Japanese Sword with Cloth Case - Measuring 27 1/4 inches overall, with a 19 1/2 inch blade, showing a straight hamon and fine grain, with a silver plated habaki. A protective varnish overcoat has been applied to the tsuba (iron, four-lobed with raised and gold accent vine and leaf motifs), fuchi and kashira, with a black cord wrap over floral menuki. A similar protective coating is present on the saya fittings, with a textured black lacquer finish and a small engraved kogatana with floral themed handle. The tang has no signature and two mekugi-ana. With a cloth case. CONDITION: Fine overall. The blade shows scattered mild spotting, and a strong hamon. The saya shows some cracking and flaking of the finish, otherwise the accessories are good. Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500