Japanese WWII Type 95 Army NCO Sword, 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: $650.00

Original period manufacture. Aluminum grip with traces of the original paint finish remaining in the recesses, with a copper washed collar, marked to what is believed to be the Kaneshiro Sakugan Ki company, a maker of rock drills and type 30 bayonets, with a Kokura proof next to it. Pierced brass tsuba, with a lock mechanism on the top of the grip. The blade is clean, shows some scattered light scrape marks on its surface, with a light sharpening and a few very shallow nicks in the cutting edge.  Serial number 37571 stamped below the spine.Dent free steel scabbard with a postwar repainted finish, serial number 37571 stamped into the top of the scabbard throat.