Lot n° 399
Estimation :
400 - 600
EUR
Japan, 1910-1945. Rare naval officer's saber of the army of - Lot 399
Japan, 1910-1945. Rare naval officer's saber of the army of occupation of Formosa (Taiwan). Gilded brass mount decorated with "inverted triangles" insignia of occupation of Formosa, brass watermarked ersatz samé fuse. Articulated counterguard with safety button. Beautiful white forged blade with brass habaki. Scabbard sheathed in colorless lacquered samé with two suspension rings and three brass trimmings cut and chased with flowers, the asymmetrical sting. 77.5 cm (Blade 65 cm). (Wear and minor accidents from use. Good condition) Bibliography: - "Sabres & Armes Blanches de l'Armée Impériale Japonaise (1868-1945)" by Fabrice WATEAU published by Du May. "Japanese Military and Civil Swords and Dirks" by Richard Fuller and Ron Gregory published by Airlife Publishing Ltd.
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