Original Japanese Katana Samurai Sword in Early 20th Century Fittings - 19th Century Handmade Blade French Pistols Beautifully decorated with steel fluting

Beautifully decorated with steel fluting and rivets

Large calibre)

They both had a slender symmetrical grip of "Coca-Cola bottle" shape and both weighed the same 1

somewhere between a gunome midare and notare shape

at first converted from Enfield muskets

Original Japanese Katana Samurai Sword in Early 20th Century Fittings - 19th Century Handmade Blade French Pistols Beautifully decorated with steel flutingOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased directly collector in the UK, this is a nice condition katana, most likely used in the early 20th century, and possibly in WW2. This is a great sword with some honest wear, and the fittings have a lot of features we haven't seen before. The blade is handmade and expertly crafted by a master sword maker due to a few tell tale characteristics that include: Single hole tang Holes in tang are punch not drilled.