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VINTAGE KATANA SAMURAI SWORD FROM WWII JAPANESE OFFICER-EXCELLENT CONDITION

$ 1056

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Primary Material: Iron
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: THIS KATANA SAMURAI SWORD IS AN 80 ?? YR OLD WEAPON THAT HAS SAT IN A CLOSET FOR 75 YRS. THE BLADE IS NOT RUSTED OR CHIPPED. THERE IS A MINOR STAIN FROM WHO KNOWS WHAT. NO PITTING IN THE METAL.THIS IS A PRISTINE ANTIQUE THAT IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS IT WAS IN 1945
  • Region of Origin: Japan
  • Age: CIRCA 1940
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    ABOUT THE FEATURED SAMURAI SWORD
    DURING THE WWII ERA, JAPAN BECAME A THREAT TO ASIAN OCCUPATION.
    IN 1937 THE JAPANESE MILITARY BEGAN AN 8 YEAR OCCUPATION OF CHINA.
    THEIR MILITARY WAS LIKE MOST OTHERS WITH  SOLDIERS AND OFFICERS.
    WITHIN THEIR HEIRARCHY, ONLY THE OFFICERS WERE OUTFITTED WITH
    SAMURAI SWORDS.  SO THESE SWORDS ARE AN ELITE WEAPON USED ONLY BY
    THE UPPER ECHELON OF THE JAPANESE MILITARY.
    DURING THIS OCCUPATION, THE CITY OF SHANGHAI WAS UNDER ABSOLUTE
    CONTROL OF JAPAN.  AND WITH THIS, THERE WAS A CHINESE UNDERGROUND
    FIGHTING FOR THEIR COUNTRY.  ASSASSINATIONS OF JAPANESE SOLDIERS WAS
    QUITE A REGULAR OCCURRENCE.  WITH THE ASSASSINATION OF AN OFFICER, THE
    ASSASSIN WOULD TAKE ALL OF THE VICTIMS WEAPONS, INCLUDING THE SWORD.
    SINCE THIS FEATURED SWORD WAS PURCHASED IN SHANGHAI BY MY FATHER
    IN 1945 (WHEN THE JAPANESE SURRENDERED), THIS SWORD WAS EITHER FROM
    AN ASSASSINATED OFFICER OR AN OFFICER THAT SURRENDERED AND GAVE UP HIS
    WEAPON.  AND IT CERTAINLY PASSED THROUGH THE HANDS OF A CHINESE MILITARY
    OWNER OR AN ASSASSIN.  EITHER WAY, IT ENDED UP IN AN AMERICANS CLOSET
    FOR 75 YEARS.  THIS SAMURAI SWORD ABSOLUTELY HAS IT'S STORY AND
    ONLY THE COLORATION STAIN ON THE BLADE KNOWS WHAT HAPPENED IN
    IT'S LIFETIME.
    SWORD DETAILS
    THIS SAMURAI SWORD HAS REMAINED UNTOUCHED FOR 75 YEARS.  IT HAS NOT BEEN
    RENOVATED, POLISHED OR CLEANED IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER.  THE SWORD IS IN
    EXACTLY THE SAME CONDITION AS IT WAS IN 1945.
    SWORD TYPE:
    THIS IS A KATANA SAMURAI SWORD OWNED BY A WWII JAPANESE
    OFFICER.  IT IS A 1940'S ANTIQUE WITH GREAT   HISTORICAL VALUE.
    THE BLADE:
    THE BLADE IS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF WHICH JAPANESE METAL
    CRAFTSMEN ARE HISTORICALLY UNSURPASSED.  AFTER 75 YEARS
    THE BLADE REMAINS RAZOR SHARP.  THERE ARE MINOR STAINS
    ON THE BLADE FROM WHO KNOWS WHAT.  THERE IS NO PITTING
    IN THE METAL WHICH MEANS THERE WAS NO RUST DAMAGE.
    THERE ARE NO CHIPS IN THYE BLADE FROM BATTLE.  THE BLADE
    IS 26-1/2 INCHES LONG.  TRULY AN ATTENTION-GETTING WEAPON.
    THE HANDLE:
    THE HANDLE IS SOLID CAST BRASS WITH BROWN WOVEN ROPE
    FABRIC.  THE HANDLE IS 10-1/2 INCHES IN LENGTH.
    THE SCABBARD:
    THE SCABBARD IS CRAFTED WOOD.