This is a Shinto period katana housed in gunto mounts, listed under Japanese Swords and sold in used condition as SKU 76063. The blade measures 22 3/4 inches and carries a choji hamon, the clove-shaped temper line. The nakago, or tang, is suriage, meaning it has been shortened, and it shows three mekugi-ana, the peg holes that hold the blade in its handle.

The pairing of an older Shinto period blade with military gunto fittings is the main point of interest here. A suriage tang with three peg holes typically signals a blade that was remounted more than once, a detail Illinois collectors of Japanese swords will want to examine against the photos. This is a display and study piece sold in used condition, and the listing describes only the blade length, the hamon and the tang, so judge the fittings from the images.

Key features

• Shinto period blade, 22 3/4 inches
• Choji hamon
• Suriage tang with three mekugi-ana
• Housed in gunto mounts
• Used condition, sold as described

As a sword rather than a firearm, this piece ships directly to your door at any Illinois address.