Vintage WW2 Japanese POW presentation sword blade named to Captain A J Burridge

Description

WW2 Japanese POW presentation sword blade named to Captain A. J. Burridge. Measuring 44 cm end to end in the scabbard with a blade length point to base of copper habaki of 27cm and 40cm out of scabbard. It has a polished blade and very sharp edge, with hand chiselled script in English and in Japanese on opposite side of blade ‘PRESENTED TO CAPT. A.J. BURRIDGE BY JAP ENG. BN. BANGKOK JULY 1946” and likely gifted to the British Engineer Officer by his POW Japanese labour crew, edge is deadly sharp. A rare presentation piece to an allied officer.