Type 97 Naval Kai-Gunto

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Here's a decent sword for your collection! The 25 inch hand-made blade rates Exc. There is age grey, surface scratches, areas of spotting and a two nicks to the cutting edge. The tip looks good and the fit is nice and tight. The scabbard is black polished shark skin over wood, with gold plated brass fittings. Each fitting depicts cherry blossoms and leaves over a pebbled background. The scabbard body is in fairly good condition with some minor spots and scuffs throughout. Towards the tsuba the shark skin wrap has started to separate. The scabbard remains dent free and the button works as it should. The tsuba is a chemically blackened bronze oval with decorative lines surrounding the beautifully detailed seppa's. The handle is a hand fitted wooden sleeve wrapped in unpolished black shark skin and wrapped again in a brown twisted silk tape. The two menki's depict three cherry blossoms on three disks each. The fittings are gold plated brass. The pommel fitting has a Family mon (crest) on it.