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JAPANESE SAMURAI SWORD

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JAPANESE SAMURAI SWORD
JAPANESE SWORD. OLD FAMILY BLADE. BLADE LENGTH 27 3/8in. TANG HAS TWO HOLES AND IS SIGNED NOSHU SEKIJU KANEIYE SAKU AND IS DATED THE THIRD YEAR OF ENPO, THE EIGHTH MONTH "AUGUST 1675". TANG HAS BEEN LIGHTLY CLEANED. BLADE SHOWS A UNIFORM SANBONSUJI HAMON. BLADE HAS A FEW SCRATCHES FROM USE AND A FEW LIGHT RUSTINGS. SWORD GUARD IS IRON, DECORATED WITH BRASS AND HOT STAMPED DESGINS. SILK CORD WRAPPED HANDLE. WITH GOLD AND SHAKUDOMENUKI, AND HANDLE FITTINGS OF CHICKEN AND ROOSTER. LOWER HANDLE FITTING IS SIGNED ON THE BOTTOM. BLACK LACQUERED SCABBARD IS COVERED WITH LEATHER FOR USE BY THE MILITARY IN THE FIELD. KANEIYE WAS A MINO SCHOOL SWORD SMITH WORKING IN SHINTO TIMES. A NICE FAMILY HEIRLOOM MOUNTED FOR USE IN WORLD WAR II.
Condition: Very Good
Year: 1675
Low Estimate: 800.00
High Estimate: 1200.00