A Japanese officer's shin-gunto, circa 1940 Hand-forged blade shinogi zukuri, chu kissaki, flat torii zori. Gunome mi-dare hamon in nioi, boshi ko maru with middle kaeri, muji hada stained. Old sashikomi polish. Nakago with one mekugi ana, taka no ha yasurime. Nakago with kitau mark, noguchi hide-nori. Gilt copper habaki with yasurime. Part-gilt sakura bronze mounts. Tsuka covered with ai-same and cotton cord wrap. Lacquered metal saya with one suspension ring. Length k/m cm, total length 101 cm. historic, historical, Japanese, Asian, Asia, , Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Keywords: 20th, asia, asian, blade, century, clipping, clippings, cut, cut-, cut-outs, east, hand-forged, japanese, object, objects, officer, shin-gunto, shinogi, stills, zukuri