Japan - Katana - Sabre
Shin-Gunto type 98 with leather saya cover Iron Saya (wooden interior in good condition) Tsuka with celluloid same All removable parts bear the number 18: the stuba, the fuchi, the closing mechanism and the 4 seppa. The blade, signed and dated 1943, was cut as a result of weapon legislation in Japan, because it is a semi-industrial, oil-tempered blade . As a result, the nagasa is only 6 cm long. Copper habaki. The leather saya cover is unstitched on the upper part. Tsuka length: 23. 6 cm Saya length: 72. 9 cm Sori of the saya: about 12 mm Total length of the sword: 97. 2 cm leather saya cover: 74 cm Total length of the sword with the leather saya cover: 98. 5 Weight: 1370 g
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Shin-Gunto type 98 with leather saya cover Iron Saya (wooden interior in good condition) Tsuka with celluloid same All removable parts bear the number 18: the stuba, the fuchi, the closing mechanism and the 4 seppa. The blade, signed and dated 1943, was cut as a result of weapon legislation in Japan, because it is a semi-industrial, oil-tempered blade . As a result, the nagasa is only 6 cm long. Copper habaki. The leather saya cover is unstitched on the upper part. Tsuka length: 23. 6 cm Saya length: 72. 9 cm Sori of the saya: about 12 mm Total length of the sword: 97. 2 cm leather saya cover: 74 cm Total length of the sword with the leather saya cover: 98. 5 Weight: 1370 g
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