YOU ARE PURCHASING (1) ORIGINAL SIGNED WW II IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY SHIN GUNTO SWORD AND (1) ORIGINAL WW II IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY SHIN GUNTO SCABBARD. THIS IS A MATCHED SET.

THE FEATURES ARE AS FOLLOWS.

SHIN GUNTO SWORD.

ALL ORIGINAL WITH THE ORIGINAL PARTS.

THE STEEL BLADE AND TANG.

THE STEEL BLADE MEASURES 26" FROM THE POINT TO THE FRONT PART OF THE HABAKI.

THE TANG MEASURES 6 3/4" FROM THE TOP OF THE HABAKI TO THE END OF THE TANG.

THE HABAKI MEASURES 1" LONG X A LITTLE MORE THAN 5/16" WIDE AT THE TOP PART OF THE EWORD.

THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE SWORD FROM THE POINT TO THE END OF THE TANG IS 33 7/8".

THE SWORD INSERTED IN THE SCABBARD MEASURES 39 3/4" IN OVERALL LENGTH.

ALL MEASUREMENTS ARE MADE ON A STRAIGHT LINE.

THE PAINTED WHITE JAPANESE SYMBOLS ON THE TANG READ AS THE FOLLOWING.

THE FIRST WHITE PAINTED SYMBOL IS AT THE BOTTOM PART OF THE TANG CLOSEST TO THE HABAKI, WE THINK IS TAIRA. THE FAMILY NAME OF THE COMMANDER? THE NEXT WHITE PAINTED SYMBOL IS FOR THE NUMBER (5), AND THE NEXT WHITE PAINTED SYMBOL IS FOR THE NUMBER (3) AND THE LAST WHITE PAINTED SYMBOL IS FOR THE NUMBER (6).

READS "TAIRA 536 TEAM".

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TANG ARE SOME ENGRAVED JAPANESE SYMBOLS WHICH HAS THE MAKERS NAME, HIS PLACE OF RESIDENT AND PLACE OF MANUFACTURE OF THE SWORD.

THE SWORD MAKER IS MICHIHIRO ISHIHARA FROM SEKI.

THE ONE KANJI-LETTER STAMP CLOSEST TO THE HABAKI, MEANS SEKI.

THE TANG IS IN IT'S ORIGINAL CONDITION.

THE STEEL BLADE HAS LIGHT PITTING OVER 80% OF BOTH SIDES OF THE BLADE. THIS INCLUDES THE TOP AND THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE BLADE. SEE PHOTOS.

THE ORIGINAL HARMON CAN STILL BE SEEN ON ABOUT 40% OF THE BLADE.

APPEARS TO NEVER TO HAVE BEEN SHARPENED.

THE BLADE IS STRAIGHT, SOUND AND TRUE.

NO CHIPS, NICKS OR RUST.

THE SCABBARD.

ALL ORIGINAL WITH THE ORIGINAL PARTS.

COMPLETE. NO MISSING OR DAMAGED PARTS.

THE SCABBARD MEASURES 29 1/2" ON A STRAIGHT LINE.

NO SERIAL NUMBERS OR MAKERS MARKS ON ANY PART OR PARTS OF THE SCABBARD.

HAS THE ORIGINAL BROWN PAINT AND ORIGINAL LACQUER. DOES HAVE SOME MINOR PAINT AND LACQUER LOSS. SEE PHOTOS.

ALL FITTINGS ARE TIGHT AND INTACT.

NO NICKS, DENTS, SPLITS OR CRACKS ON THE SCABBARD.

ALL HARDWARE AND ORNAMENTS ARE INTACT, UNDAMAGED AND TIGHT.

THE SCABBARD IS STRAIGHT, TRUE AND SOUND.

THE HANDLE, SEPPAS, TUSUBA AND FUCHI.

ALL ARE ORIGINAL TO THE SWORD.

THE WOOD HANDLE IS WRAPPED IN SHARKS SKIN AROUND THE WOOD AND THEN THE SHARKS SKIN IS WRAPPED WITH THE (TSUKS-ITO) MAN MADE SUEDE FABRIC CORD. NOTE THE VERY SMALL CRACK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE WOOD HANDLE. SEE PHOTO.

NO DAMAGE TO THE SHARK SKIN OR THE (TSUKS-ITO).

SLIGHT SOILING ON PARTS OF THE (TSUKS-ITO) SEE PHOTOS.

THE (2) (MENUKI) ORNAMENTS OF (3) CHERRY BLOSSOMS, (1) ON EACH SIDE OF THE HANDLE ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. SEE PHOTOS.

THE (SEPPAS) SPACERS, (TUSUBA) GUARD, AND (FUCHI) METAL SLEEVE.

ALL ARE ORIGINAL TO THE SWORD.

COMPLETE SET WITH NO DAMAGE.

ALL ARE MADE OF BRASS AND METAL. ALL HAVE THE SAME IMPRESSED STAMPED MATCHING SERIAL NUMBER 0592.

THE (FUCHI) METAL SLEEVE THAT HAS A LOCKING MECHANISM, THAT WHEN PRESSED LOCKS, UNLOCKS AND HOLDS THE SWORD LIKE IT SHOULD. IT IS ALSO IMPRESSED STAMP MARKED ON THE INSIDE WITH THE SAME MATCHING SERIAL NUMBER 0592.

THE BAMBOO PEG.

ORIGINAL TO THE SWORD.

NO DAMAGE FITS PERFECT.

SEE PHOTOS FOR OVERALL CONDITION.

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