WWII Japanese sword worth???

[jrmy_1]

My father received a Japanese sword from a friend that needed money. The guy got it from his father who was in the war in SE Asia. He asked my dad to sell it for him so my dad said he'd put it on craigslist. I told him that is not the venue for selling a sword like that so I told him I'd try to figure out where to sell it and how much its worth.

 

So that's how I found this forum. More info. on the sword, approximate value and potential selling venue would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thx,

J

[cabowen]

This is an NCO (non-commissioned officer) sword from WWII. They are machine made and not traditionally made Japanese swords. There is considerable collector interest in them from those that collect WWII memorabilia. I would suggest checking ebay for NCO Japanese sword. I have no doubt you will see several for sale at any given time. One rare variant, with a copper handle I believe, seems to fetch several thousand dollars. Best of luck.

[Surfson]

It's worth up to a thousand bucks or so. Not bad considering they went for less than a $100 25 years ago.

[Brian]

$1K is very optimistic. I think to move it, you would need to ask about $700 or so. Lots around that price range.

Incredible..more than many Shingunto made by a smith. It wasn't long ago these were $300 all day on eBay. Bizarre.

 

Brian

[jrmy_1]

Thanks all for the background. I appreciate the support.

 

J