A Very Fine, Classic Example Of An Original Type 98 Mounted, Signed Shingunto Japanese Officer's Sword, Literally Untounched Since Its Surrender in 1945. Good Blade with Fine Hamon

Signed Maekawa Masatugu
Maekawa Masatsugu (often associated or identified with Maekawa Kanetsugu / Genichi Maekawa, born 1904) was a notable swordsmith who forged military swords during World War II in Seki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan born in 1904 and died in 1951

Historical records show mixed discussions regarding his signature, with collectors noting he is often signed as Kanetsugu or Maekawa Masatsugu saku, belonging to the group of wartime Shōwa-era smiths working out of Seki

Code: 26434