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Item:J256 Japanese Samurai Sword: Gendai Shibata Ka

J256 Japanese Samurai Sword: Gendai Shibata Ka

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Ended10 Nov, 200904:33:53 AEDST
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Starting bid:US $3,000.00
Approximately AU $3,343.55
Postage:US $50.00USPS Express Mail InternationalSee more services 

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Item number:160375406414
Item location:Pasadena, CA, United States
Posts to:Worldwide
Last updated on 04:36:05 AEDST, 05 Nov, 2009 View all revisions
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Katana in shirasaya, signed: "Ka" and dated 1943.

Read about Shibata Ka here: http://www.nihonto.ca/shibata-ka/

Also see page 36 of Modern Japanese Swordsmiths 1868-1945 by John Scott Slough.

J256    果花押/昭和十八年八月吉日 

       Nagasa: 73.0 cm.
       Sori: 1.6 cm.
       Moto-haba: 32.5 mm.   Saki-haba: 25 mm.
       Moto-gasane: 7 mm-.   Saki-gasane: 5 mm-.
       Nakago: 20.4 cm.
       Weight: 819 g.

 

In old but fine polish.  Guaranteed against fatal flaws such as hagire or shinae, otherwise sold as is.

Buyer pays $30.00 Express Mail shipping and handling.  The cost of international shipping will vary depending on the destination.  Shipping to EU by EMS, for example, will cost $50.00.  Payment is due within 5 days of closing.

Note: I will be out of town until October 29, and I will be shipping the item on either Oct. 30 or 31.

If you have a question, contact the seller directly at: mmyamaguchi@komonjo.com.

Click on the link here to see detailed photos: http://photos.yahoo.co.jp/ph/higodouta/lst?&.dir=/9d3c&.src=ph&.begin=9999&.view=t&.order=&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.co.jp/ph/higodouta/lst%3f%26.dir=/9d3c%26.src=ph%26.view=t (Click on a thumbnail to see larger image, and click on the larger image to see the original high resolution photo).

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