Lot Essay
The signature translates to: By the 23rd generation Kanefusa of Seki village
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SIGNED NOSHU SEKI (NO) JU NIJUSANDAI KANEFUSA SAKU, 1940'S WARTIME PRODUCTION
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A JAPANESE OFFICER'S SWORD (GUNTO)
SIGNED NOSHU SEKI (NO) JU NIJUSANDAI KANEFUSA SAKU, 1940's WARTIME PRODUCTION
With regulation handmade blade with cherry blossom stamp and gunome midare hamon (small chip near hilt), in regulation service koshirae (scabbard discoloured with no painted finish remaining, habki replaced, securing peg missing)
26½in. (67.3cm.) blade
SIGNED NOSHU SEKI (NO) JU NIJUSANDAI KANEFUSA SAKU, 1940's WARTIME PRODUCTION
With regulation handmade blade with cherry blossom stamp and gunome midare hamon (small chip near hilt), in regulation service koshirae (scabbard discoloured with no painted finish remaining, habki replaced, securing peg missing)
26½in. (67.3cm.) blade