Orders, Decorations & Medals - Militaria
Lot 5094 Session 18 (2.30pm Friday) Orders, Decorations & Medals - Militaria
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $600
JAPANESE KATANA, WWII Shin-gunto army officer's sword with scabbard. Sword loose in scabbard and small area of sharkskin missing around the mekugi (bamboo peg) used to attach the blade to the tsuka (sword handle), small chip in blade edge and a few dents in scabbard, otherwise very fine.
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