AUCTION 41: ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOR SALE

A SIGNED MADE BY KANETATSU, WHO LIVES IN SEKI, IN NOSHU WW2 JAPANESE KATANA SWORD

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Start price: $400

Estimated price: $600 - $800

Buyer's premium:

The tang is signed as follows: "Made by Kanetatsu, who lives in Seki, in Noshu." (濃州関に住む兼達) Blacksmith Kanetatsu (Kanemura Tatsuo) was born in 1913. He forged blades for the Japanese Army.

This is an early 20th-century word in combat mounts.

L: 35 1/2 in., (90 cm.)

Condition: Good, the blade may require polishing.