About this listing
This aggregated auction listing is being sold by HiBid in Holly, Michigan. The current bid is $250 and 17 bids have been placed. The auction has 4 days remaining. BidProwl's Flip Score puts it at 30/100, which scores below the median for general surplus.
Description from HiBid
This Japanese katana is an Imperial Japanese Army Type 98 officer sword produced during the WWII era. The hand-forged steel blade displays a wood-grain grain pattern known as itame hada and a visible temper line or hamon. The tang is signed with four incised characters reading Yamakawa Hachiro (????). The sword features a brass collar or habaki. The handle is wrapped in off-white silk cord in a diamond pattern over black-dyed ray skin, featuring brass cherry blossom menuki and a floral-patterned fuchi and kashira with an attached sarute loop. The handguard is a standard Army-issue pierced brass tsuba in the aoi shape with cherry blossom motifs. The steel scabbard is finished in olive-drab paint and features brass mounts including a single hanging point and an ornate kojiri. Blade Length: 2...