Bought a very nice Japanese Army Officer's General grade Kyu-gunto over the week end. The distinguishing feature of this sword is the tortoise shell grip, which is carved from one single piece of tortoise. Hand forged blade, 26", unsigned. You can see photos at this link.
http://hee5.homestead.com/kyugunto.html
Herm Engelhardt
http://hee5.homestead.com/kyugunto.html
Herm Engelhardt
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