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Lot 1225
Sale 1304 - Arms, Armor and Militaria Online
Lots Open
Feb 20, 2024
Lots Close
Mar 1, 2024
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$800 -
1,200
Price Realized
$570
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Machine Made Type 98 Shin Gunto
27.75" Nagasa. 40" overall with Tsuka (Hilt) and Saya (Scabbard). Single edged Shinogi-Zukuri blade with standard Type 98 Shin Gunto style mounts including the Tsuba with four Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) and push button latch to the Fuchi. Item mounts a rayskin wrapped tsuka with two Menuki and a lanyard loop through the Kashira (Pommel Cap). Habaki is numbered 18956, indicating this was a machine-made sword produced for World War II. Blade displays an etched Hamon line, and the sword comes in a green painted metal scabbard with wood core and a single Obi-Tori (Loop)
This lot is located in Cincinnati.





