A WWII-era gendaito katana with a blade just under 26 inches, showing a choji hamon in decent polish. It is signed Noshu Ju Kane Shige on one side and dated January 1944 on the reverse. The wrap on the tsuka, the hilt, is coming undone.
Signed and dated blades from the war years are the kind of piece a Utah collector of Japanese swords looks for, and the choji hamon is visible in the current polish. The loose hilt wrap is a repair job for a specialist or a project for the buyer, and we describe it exactly as the supplier does rather than hide it. Beyond the signature, date, length and hamon, no further details are given on the mounts, so study the photographs before deciding.
Key features
- Blade just under 26 inches, choji hamon
- Signed Noshu Ju Kane Shige
- Dated January 1944
- Decent polish
- Tsuka wrap coming undone
The sword ships straight to your Utah address.
