Japanese officer's sword Shin-Gunto (Uchigatana – XVI c)

Description

The sword was used by officers. It is very rare.
At the beginning of 30-ties in XX century, come into existence a military sword of new construction - Shin-gunto. It refered to traditional katana's, used in former centuries by Samurais. This is a typical katana. It was designed for officer's cadre of Japanese land forces.This is a typical example of adapting the old ancestral blade to the regulation frame from the times of the II WW. The sword was handmade using traditional methods, in XVI c (MUROMASCHI), by a blacksmith KANEMITSU from school MINO. The blade is with no reflexion, springy and for battle crossection with stunning Hamon. The pivot of the blade is signed. The body of the handle (tsuka) is wooden, covered by white, coarse-grained ray's leather and enwrapped by cotton strip, under which there are two menukas. Koshirae casted from brass in the form of
bulky, rectangular, rounded on bugles and wavy shield's borders, ornamented on the surface by relief conception of cherry blossom. The scabbard - steel, painted in brown. The sword is in the ideal condition – it has whole original elements.
The sword was a property of an high-ranking officer
from ducal descent, about which prove the silver
inscription
with the name
SUEOKA
of a at the handle.
The old SHIRASAYA is in the set.
The sword's measurement:
-    the whole length: 92,5 cm
-    the length without scabbard: 84,5 cm
-    the length of blade/ brand: 57 cm
-    the breadth of blade/brand at bottom: 2,7 cm
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the
width at Yokote: 17 mm.
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the mune Thickness: 5 mm.
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the curvature - Sori 17 mm.
Hada - MASAME
Hamon – NOTARE / ITO-SUGUHA
Nakago – HA AGARI KURIJIRI
Blade in SHINOGI ZUKURI type.
Habaka - SILVER
Sygnature:
KANEMITSU from school MINO
I'm no expert in Japanese
reading
markings on the Nakago.
If I make a mistake in translation, please correct me.
International Priority (with tracking number) shipping cost:
European Union countries: 50$ USA
United States and Canada: 60$ USA
You can shipping by EMS or fully insured.