Japanese WW ll Army sword in mountings Made by 土岐亮信 in 1940

Description: Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 This is a Japanese sword in mountings, the blade is signed "濃州住亮信作"； dated " 昭和十五年十二月 "， ( (December 1940）. 土岐亮信。岐阜県にて槌を振るった昭和の刀工で、陸軍受命刀匠を拝受。昭和16年新作日本刀展覧会に於いて第2席(準國工)に列せられた名工で、聖代刀匠位列では、（上工の列）大業物関脇格に列っせられています。Ryoshin Toki. He was a swordsmith in the Showa era who wielded a hammer in Gifu Prefecture, and was awarded the rank of military swordsmith. He is a master craftsman who was ranked 2nd place (Junior National Craftsman) at the New Japanese Sword Exhibition in 1941, and is ranked in the rank of Sekiwake (Graduate Worker) in the rank of ancient swordsmiths. The blade is traditional hand forged, in old polish, no rust, no stain and in good condition. The temper line is wavy gunome with choji temper pattern and has deep temper at the point. The forging grain is tight itame-hada no opening, no blister and no forging flaws at all. There is no bend, no crack and cutting edge is sharp. The scabbard is heavy metal scabbard, no dents, no bend. The handle is tight fit, tsuka-ito wrapping is no cut, no loose and in good condition. Lock mechanism works fine. There are some small nicks on the blade because this is a sword that has been on the battlefield. The two wooden strips read "Long Live the Empire of Japan ( 大日本帝國萬嵗）" and "Long Live the Army and Navy Soldiers （陸海軍軍人萬嵗）" respectively. Hanging on it is a silver dollar issued by China in 1915. The silver dollar was the hard currency circulating in the market before 1949. So it's most likely that this sword was used on the China battlefield. Dimension: Total Length in mountings: 38 inch; The Length from the tip to the handle: 36 - 1/2 inch; Total Length of the blade : 34- 3/4 inch; the Width of the blade: 1--- 1-1/4 inch; The Thickness at the notch: 7 -- 8 mm; Weight: 5 lbs 11 oz;

Price: 2345 USD

Location: Mission Viejo, California

End Time: 2024-10-14T02:40:51.000Z

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