End of Edo Yoshitsugu Katana with WWII Officer’s Leather Scabbard (SOLD)

This sword has now been SOLD. CLICK ON ALL IMAGES for extreme closeups of this magnificent sword.

Type: Katana
Item No.: ujka002
Swordsmith: Unryusa Yoshitsugu (signed on nakago, tang)
Period: Date and signed in May, 1868 (慶応４年). Only 5 months before the close of the Edo period, and into the Meiji restoration, which is truly significant. These were the final days of the feudal system in Japan and the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Length: 68.6cm
Included: Katana sword, saya (scabbard as shown on this page), beautiful Japanese silk material bag, maintenance kit, and all documentation to legally and safely export this sword from Japan.
Price: SOLD

Description:

The koshirae (mountings) is of very high quality, and would impress any WW2 collector to see such authentic mountings. The leather is outstanding. Yoshitusgu was a relatively famous swordsmith of his time (Shinshinto period). The hamon is simply marvelous.
It was very common for soldiers to use their own family swords and change its Koshirae (mounting) when they went off to war. Therefore, it was not unusual to see a Gunto (WW2 sword scabbard) with an antique blade within it. Notice the beautiful sakura (cherry blossoms) that adorn the mountings that contain this blade.
It comes highly recommended.

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Unryusa Yoshitsugu Katana

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