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A Japanese type 98 military shin-gunto katana, with cloth bound ray skin covered hilt, the tang with incised and painted characters. Some small chips to blade edge. Blade length 35.04 in. Overall 41.73 in.

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  • Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.

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