£4,800
A SECOND WORLD WORD JAPANESE "GENERAL'S SWORD".
A Second World War Japanese Katana with a 65cm sharpened single edged blade, with a pierced gilt metal tsuba and similar sword mounts, with a bound fish skin handle. In a khaki scabbard with single ring suspension. 95cm overall length. With a paper label attached "Japanese General's Sword surrendered 1945. Presented to Lord Trenchard by Lord Louis Mountbatten".
Provenance: The first Viscount Trenchard and by direct descent in the family.
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