DURING THE 1980'S FLOOD OF JAPANESE SWORD BUYERS TRAVELING INTERNATIONALLY TO BUY BLADES, SOME DEALERS WERE ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SELLERS IN CHINA. MANY JAPANESE SWORDS FROM THE IMPERIAL ARMED FORCES WERE STORED AFTER THE SURRENDER IN WAREHOUSES. AS THE DEALERS HAD NO INTEREST IN THE MILITARY MOUNTINGS, MANY BLADES WERE SMUGGLED OUT WITHOUT THEIR MOUNTINGS. YOU HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS NOW BEING DONE WITH THE LEFT BEHIND SWORD MOUNTS. GENUINE WW2 JAPANESE ARMY SWORD MOUNTS WITH A MODERN MADE CHINESE REPLICA BLADE.


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