Japanese sword
27 August 2018
Description

Japanese sword, with surrender agreement hand written on cloth attached. All pieces and parts of sword are in tact and present to include the bamboo locking pin.

Provenance

Bought from a friend.

Acquired from
Other
For sale
Maybe
Answered within 1 day
By Klaus
Aug 28, 20:39 UTC
Fair Market Value
$600 - $1,800 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Thank you for submitting your item for appraisal. Judging from the photos provided it appears to be an early Shōwa period sword, signed Yoshiharu.於都源義治作源義治作. Very little is known about this swordsmith workshop in Tokyo. The attached document and the provenance will add to the value. The estimate is based on similar items of comparable age offered or sold at auction. As always "asking prices" in the trade can be higher and vary.

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