This is a JapaneseWWllArmyofficer`ssword in mountings. The blade is signed \"Noshu Seki Ju Kojima Katsumasa hot stamp,関 inspection stamp,shinogi-zukuri shape, WWll time period ca.1940 era made blade.Katsumasa lived in Seki city, Gifu prefecture, made swords during WWll time period and listed in John Slough\'s book page 80. The blade is inold polish,shows fine scratches but no rust, no stain, no nick, no crackand cutting edge is sharp.The temper line is wavy gumome temper pattern throughout the bladeand has deepo-maru temper at the point. The scabbardisleather covered woodscabbard, no tear,no dents, nocrackandingood condition. Thehandle is tight fit, tsuka-ito wrappingisno loose,no cutalso ingood condition. Itmeasures 25+1/8\" tip to the guard, 24+1/2\" cutting edge,1+3/16\" width,6.5 mmthickness at the notch and39\" inmountings. Shipping is $25 priority in U.S.Payment due with in 3 days sale end.

On Jul-24-16 at 21:46:39 PDT, seller added the following information:

correction: dated (April 1943) and not (1843).

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