Orig Rare WWII Imperial Japanese Army General's Dress/Parade Sword Excellent+++

  

ORIGINAL RARE WWII IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY GENERAL'S DRESS/PARADE SWORD. SWORD IS IN EXCELLENT+++ CONDITION, A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF A VERY RARE SWORD - IT'S A GENERAL'S SWORD!!! WIKIPEDIA IMPERIAL JAPAN HAD A TOTAL OF ONLY 257 GENERALS, WHILE THERE WERE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LOWER-RANKED OFFICERS.

THE SWORD HAS A TORTOISE SHELL GRIP (THIS IS WHAT AUTHENTICATES IT AS A JAPANESE GENERAL'S SWORD, AS ONLY GENERALS' SWORDS WERE MADE WITH TORTOISE SHELL GRIPS, LOWER RANKING OFFICERS BUT STILL HIGH IN RANK, SUCH AS A COLONEL, WOULD HAVE A VERY SIMILAR SWORD, BUT THE GRIP WOULD BE MADE OF HORN, NOT TORTOISE SHELL, WHILE LOW-RANKING OFFICERS WOULD HAVE A MUCH PLAINER SWORD WITH A SHAGREEN COVERED GRIP). ALL THREE WIRE WRAPS ON THE GRIP ARE INTACT, AND THE CHROME-PLATED BLADE HAS A FAUX TEMPER LINE. THE METAL SCABBARD HAS ALL OF ITS NICKEL PLATING AND THERE IS ONLY ONE DENT (SEE PICTURE #5) AND A FEW VERY SMALL DINGS. TOTAL LENGTH OF THE SWORD IN THE SCABBARD IS APPROXIMATELY 36 INCHES, AND THE EXPOSED BLADE IS ALMOST 30 INCHES.

YOU WONT FIND A BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS SWORD. SEE PICTURES FOR BEST DESCRIPTION. The item "Orig Rare WWII Imperial Japanese Army General's Dress/Parade Sword Excellent+++" is in sale since Saturday, July 18, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\Japan\Other Japanese WWII Orig Items". The seller is "wjs0430" and is located in Braselton, Georgia.

This item can be shipped to United States.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan