Japanese WWll NLF officer's sword in 44 mountings Gendaito "Tsutsui Kiyokane"

Description

This is a Japanese WWll Naval Landing Force officer`s sword in type 44 mountings.   The blade is signed "Sanshu ju Tsutsui Kiyokane saku 三州住筒井清兼作", dated "Showa Jukyu-nen Ni-gatsu hi (a day Feb., 1944) 昭和十九年二月日",
shinogi-zukuri
shape, WWll time period made blade.
Kiyokane`s real name is Tsutsui Seiichi, born in 1907, lived in Okazaki city, Aichi prefecture, studied under Kurihara Akihide, made swords during WWll time and after the war as a Gendai smth, listed in John Slough`s book page 84, 85 and rated 1.3 Million yen.       The blade is traditional hand forged, in old polish, shows fine scratches but no rust, no stain and in good condition.       The temper line is wavy
gunome-choji
with
nie
active temper and has deep temper at the point.       There is no bend, no nick, no crack and cutting edge is sharp.       The scabbard is heavy metal scabbard, no dent, no bend, no lacquer loss and in good condition.     The handle is tight fit,
tsuka-ito
wrapping is no cut, no loose also in good condition.       Lock mechanism works fine.         It measures 24+3/4" tip to the guard, 23+3/4" cutting edge, 1+1/4" width, 6.5 mm thickness at the notch and 38+1/4" in mountings.       Shipping is priority in U.S.   No international shipping.  Payment dues within 3 days auction end.