A Japanese officer's shin-gunto, circa 1944. Blade shinogi-zukuri, chu-kissaki, flat torii-zori. Suguha hamon in nioi, ko-maru boshi with short kaeri. Muji hada. Kesho polish with reworked kissaki. Silver-plated copper habaki. Nakago with one mekugi-ana, sujikai yasurime, struck with Toyokawa navy armoury mark and signed "Toshisaru(?) saku". Sakura brass mounts with iron tsuba, the tsuka with black linen cover and cotton wrap, typical officer's koshirae, sakura menuki. Black-lacquered wood saya with one suspension ring. Length k/m 65 cm, total le, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available
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