Japanese Type 32 Army Sword, Otsu Model, Matching
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $295.00

Sword and metal sheath. A clean example of a sword pattern adopted in Meiji 32 (1899), in two styles, Ko, with a 32 3/4 inch blade, and the shorter Otsu model, with a 30 1/2 inch blade. Our example is the Otsu model, issued to the Japanese Army Military Police, Transport, and Infantry, Artillery and Engineers senior NCO's. The polished steel blade is very clean with no issues, and is serial numbered on the ricasso, 90940. There are arsenal markings stamped into the steel guard, and being a later production model, there is not a stamped hole for the finger loop. Heavy steel backstrap which displays a deep checked design, matching the original finish wooden grip.Steel patina finish to the scabbard body, displaying surface denting along its length. There two serial numbers, one has been struck-through, and the other matches the serial number on the blade.