Lot n° 400
Estimation :
400 - 600
EUR
Japan, 1880-1945. Extremely rare Manchukuo service saber, ty - Lot 400
Japan, 1880-1945. Extremely rare Manchukuo service saber, type 1877, for the colonial dismounted police, with cast brass hiltless frame, two short quillons on the guard, decorated with circular motifs, and black samé sheathed spindle with brass filigree. The rare leather strap is present. Antique white forged wakizashi blade with brass habaki. Nickel-plated steel scabbard, with one suspension ring and asymmetrical sting. 65 cm (Blade 52 cm). (Wear and minor wear, one scabbard clevis screw missing. 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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