Rare 1920's - WWII Japanese Army Officer Sword with Family Crest (Mon) in Silver

Rare 1920's - WWII Japanese Army Officer sword with Family Crest (mon) in silver. The grip is ornately embellished brass with a painted wooden handle wrapped in brass wire with a silver flower family crest embellishment and the underside shows "SA" engraved on the guard; the sheath is plated steel with two rings.

Circa 1920's – WWII.

Approximately Total length: 38-1/2"; Grip: 5" x 2-3/4"; Blade: 27-3/8" x 3/4"; Sheath: 33-1/2" x 1-1/16".

Plated brass, steel, plated steel, leather, brass wire.

Sheath with two rings.

"SA" underside of guard

This is from a Japanese militaria collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VAFJX16 LCGEX5/16 SCEJX10/01/19

7- (Very Fine-): The sword shows moderate wear, a small dent in the scabbard (between the rings) that does detract, moderate oxidation, some of the painted and plated details remain intact.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.