Japan, Imperial. A Late Nineteenth Century Sword Auction Army Long Service & G

Army Long Service & G

transferring to the Medical School at Woodstock

Manitoba and was issued the War Service Badge

the reverse bearing a rightward-facing profile of Paul von Hindenburg

Japan, Imperial. A Late Nineteenth Century Sword Auction Army Long Service & GA sword, c. 1875, featuring a steel blade measuring 48. 0 cm in length, set into a wood handle with brass fittings, the total length measures 64. 2 cm. A small hand etched squirrel is present on the ricasso, the blade is sharp with small areas of discolouration and contact. The handle is black stained wooden, slightly squared and thinner near the pommel, measures 160 mm, and shows wear due to use and age. The blade is contained in a metal magnetic