Medals & Coins, Arms & Militaria - 21 Nov 2018
A Japanese sword (shingunto)
A Japanese sword (shingunto), showa era blade 26 in., hon-zukuri with suguha hamon, signed Akihisa and dated July 1941; mountings of late 1944 pattern type (as classified by Fuller and Gregory), textured iron kashira (lacking fuchi), steel saya in brown leather field cover, assembly number '15' stamped on nakago and other major parts.