A Japanese officer's shin-gunto, circa 1940. Blade shinogi-zukuri, chu-kissaki, flat torii-zori. Gunome midare hamon in nioi, ko-maru boshi with short kaeri. Muji hada. Sashikomi polish with reworked kissaki. Copper habaki with yasurime, typical army koshirae. Nakago with one mekugi-ana and o-sujikai yasurime, inscribed kitau stamp (forged and hardened) and signed "Seki no ju Okada Matsuda kanefumi saku". Same- covered tsuka, sakura menuki and beige-coloured cotton wrap. Brown- lacquered metal saya with one suspension ring. Length k/m cm, to, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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