RARE WW2 Japanese NCO SAMURAI SWORD TYPE #2 VARIATION

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A "LAST DITCH'  NCO SWORD AS ACQUIRED FROM A VET'S ESTATE YEARS AGO (80's) AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFFERED FROM MY   COLLECTION UNTIL NOW.

OD WOOD SCABBARD BLACK PAINTED STEEL MOUTH AND DRAG.  

 BLADE IS NEAR EXCELLENT BUT SERIAL # A LITTLE BURGERED  300850  BUT LOOKS LIKE 3CC850 and THE 3 HAS BEEN OVER-STRUCK.  

NOTE:  DAWSON'S BOOK PAGE 203 NOTES THIS "WOOD HANDLED VARIATION #2 HAS NO SERIAL# ON SCABBARD AND MANY JINSEN 3XX,XXX SERIES HAS #3 OVERSTRIKE.  

NICE WOOD CHECKERED HANDLE.  

 NOT SURE THIS SWORD MADE IT TO THE BATTLEFIELD BUT IT WAS A ARMY VET'S SOUVENIR/TROPHY FROM WW2. 

 BLADE LENGTH;  26 3/8"  or  67cm

 NO SERIAL # ON SCABBARD MOUTH  NO ARSENAL MARKINGS ON FERRULE

  SERIAL # STAMPED ON BLADE IS ALL I SEE.

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THIS IS SOLD !