Hillsborough River Estate WWII Samurai Sword Japanese. Aprox 26.25in blade, aprox 37.75in long overall, aprox 39.5in x 3in x 2.125in overall object dimensions including green OD olive drab sheath scabbard and plain iron tsuba, blade stamped with a small japanese character next to 6 digit serial number.Provenance and Shipping: Hillsborough River Estate. All lots above 100 in this sale including this lot are from 15 additional Florida estates and ship from our designated Tampa 33606 UPS Store whose information appears in the item invoice or may be picked up by limited hours and days appt. at our St. Petersburg 33709 warehouse by anyone else. Our specific UPS Store offers Domestic Flat Rates for 19.75 to 44.00 standardized boxes for smaller objects, all of which can be used for multiple lots if they fit well packed, with 2.00 per 100.00 required additional insurance using their insurance and their shipping account number. Previews for items in Florida including this lot and all lots in this sale above Lot 100 are 1 person at a time for specific advance requested lots by appt. at our main St. Petersburg, FL warehouse from Saturday January 13th through Friday January 19th as items are not staged for exhibition and are securely housed outside of preview times at multiple locations. The sale is online only with no in person auction audience or warehouse activity the day of sale or the Sunday after the sale. Winning bidders are invoiced Sunday and Monday and items are not available for pick up or shipping until payments are processed online and we are notified electronically, typically by Thursday, as there is no payment processing at our warehouse. Thank you for your interest and participation in another exciting Richard Stedman Estate Services LLC online event. Estate Ref: RSI

Generally sound generally intact estate discovery condition, some tip roughness, a couple blade nicks, some sharpening marks, some bladerust, tsuba fitting and grip end rust, scabbard rust and paint loss.