1) Signed shin gunto pattern sword, 37" OAL, 26" blade with straight hamon, metal saya. Single mekugi-ana on tang, faint showa stamp (possibly Seki Arsenal) and eight-figure signature on the left, two-figure signature on right. 2) NCO sword, 35 1/2" OAL, 26" single fuller blade, metal hilt and sheath. 3) NCO sword, 34 1/2" OAL, 29 1/4" single fuller blade with etched hamon, brass hilt and metal sheath. 4) NCO sword, 35 1/2" OAL, 30 1/4" single fuller blade, checkered steel and wood hilt, metal sheath. 5) Uniform sword, 31" OAL, 26" nickel plated blade, brass hilt with folding counterguard, and fishskin-wrapped scabbard with brass fittings.

1) Fair, with spotting and wear. 2) Fair as polished. 3) Good, with minor spotting and flaking. 4) Good as polished and sharpened. 5) Good, with some flaking and spotting.