An Imperial Japanese Army officer's shin gunto sword, its blade exhibiting a clear hamon and having an inscribed tang with single mekugi ana, having regulation tsuka, its kabuto gane incorporating an applied white metal Maeda clan mon, in regulation olive green painted steel scabbard with brass / bronze mounts, scabbard and tsuka having field service leather covers
Sold for £2,600
An Imperial Japanese Army officer's shin gunto sword, its blade exhibiting a clear hamon and having an inscribed tang with single mekugi ana, having regulation tsuka, its kabuto gane incorporating an applied white metal Maeda clan mon, in regulation olive green painted steel scabbard with brass / bronze mounts, scabbard and tsuka having field service leather covers
Auction: Collectors' and Interiors, 26th Jul, 2024