japanese-wwii-era-naval-officer-s-katana-sword
Lot 2045
Japanese WWII Era Naval Officer's Katana Sword
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Unsigned 26-1/4 in. blade; grip with wrapped in ray skin with gilt menuke on either side, brass tsuba with brass washers; the wooden scabbard with gilt brass mounts over ray skin.

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Property Deaccessioned from Old Salem and The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Clean blade with few marks; wear and soiling to cord wrap over the grip; gilt losses to brass mounts; overall good estate condition.