Knives, Bayonets, Swords, & Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Minty WWII Japanese Naval / Army Officer Sword Tassel from the Showa Period (1926 Ð 1989). This unissued example is blue and brown and remains untied. After WWI and during WWII there was...

ARTIFACT: Lovely Japanese brass tanto tsuba. A tsuba (aka guard) has two functions, to contribute to the balance of the weapon, and protection of the hand. Tsubas were made by highly skilled Japanese...

ARTIFACT: This is an aikuchi ("fitting mouth") dagger in a delicate lacquered mount and sheath. The dagger dates from the Edo (Samurai period), which came to a close in 186The aikuchi style of knife...

ARTIFACT: This is a Japanese fireman's axe/hook from the Edo period, also known as a "tomiguchi". The blade is triangular and used as a pick. The long oaken handle is ringed at intervals with steel,...

ARTIFACT: This is a Japanese Type 32 Otsu transport soldier's sword. The Otsu was an abbreviated version of the Type 32 "Ko" cavalry sword, made beginning in 1899, through the World War I era, and up...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare NPEA student's dagger, and was a D-Day vet's bring-back. This is another artifact brought home by Radio Operator Clyde Williams, who was in the First Wave of the...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous and very rare World War II DOUBLE-engraved Wehrmacht dress bayonet for Artillery Regiment 13 of Magdeburg that was a D-Day Vet bring-back. The side engraved with "For...

ARTIFACT: This is a late 1930s scabbard for the sword of either a Nazi policeman or an SS officer. The scabbard is painted black and has decorative detail at either end. VINTAGE: Circa late 1930s...

ARTIFACT: This is a Rare Model 1933 SS Dagger manufactured by Boker. It is marked on the cross guard with a Roman numeral I for the Munich Distribution Center. The reverse of the blade shows signs of...

ARTIFACT: This is an early transitional Hitler youth dagger by a rare maker, C. D. Schaaf. "Hitler Youth" was initially an organization formed to groom teenagers as anti-Semites, but during the War...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa early World War II tropical bayonet frog for the K-98 (Karabiner 98 Kurz). The K-98 became a standard issue weapon for the Wehrmacht in 193It was the Army's most widely used...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful early SA (Sturm Abteilung/Stormtroopers) dagger with a leather hanger by a scarce maker, Herman Hahn. The blade reads ALLES FUR DEUTSCHLAND (all for Germany) and has a...