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    Japanese Sword

    This was given to me by an elderly neighbor following the death of her husband. It actually belonged to his brother (who preceded him in death). His brother served in the Pacific during WW2 and brought it home with him.

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    Unfortunately, I don't know anything about this other than it's Japaneseicon. Any info you can provide would be appreciated. Such as --- What is the proper name for this style sword? Who would have carried it? Is the number on the blade a serial #?
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    Shin-Gunto (think I spelled it right). NCO sword. Probably some arsenal markings (look close).
    Very nice item though not as valuable as the Gunto hand made officers swords.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HOOKED ON HISTORY View Post
    Shin-Gunto (think I spelled it right). NCO sword. Probably some arsenal markings (look close).
    Very nice item though not as valuable as the Gunto hand made officers swords.
    Thank You for the info. Based on what I was able to look up quickly, it appears this is a Type 95 Shin Gunto -- made for NCO's and had a serial # stamped into the blade with Arabic numbers. Sounds like what I've got, but I'll dig deeper.

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    I only have one but like them because 1. as far as I know they are no forgeries unlike the Gunto 2. They are far less expensive.

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    The scabbard should have a matching serial number. There are many Chinese made fake NCO swords on the market.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John Wyatt View Post
    There are many Chinese made fake NCO swords on the market.
    I got one for my son some years back because he loves that sort of thing. The story I got was they were assembled from parts on hand by the Chinese and sold overseas...so I took one. It was not too bad and the price was good.
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    I inherited my Grandfathers NCO sword very similiar to yours. He was a rifleman in the 2nd Marine Div. He took the sword, VZ24 chines contract 8mm Mauser, Binoculars, and philipino pesos off the NCO on Saipan. He assumed the NCO fought in mainland China where he picked the VZ 24 up and continued to use it for some reason. This sword had decorative tassels on it at one time. They had since rotted and fallen off.

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    Is it for sale?

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    Checking for characters

    You can do the following,
    Remove the sword from the scabbard carefully remove the peg in the handle knocking out left - Rt one end should be bigger as its a tapered peg (On my Shin-Gunto 98)' hold the sword vertical wrap a rag around the blade near the Tsuba top side so you dont cut your hand, then with the bottom of the handle a few inches from the ground or table strike the handle obliquely and downward with bottom of your open hand like a Karate chop (Please don't use a mallet) to remove it from the sword take note how the seppa and Tsuba are stacked together.
    You can then see if there are any characters on the Nakago (Tang) assemble in the reverse order and point down tapping the handle on by hand and re-pegging the same way it does not require gorilla tactics they usually come apart easily always wipe them over to remove any oils & moisture from your hands on the metal surfaces.
    I use a thin coat of balistol on my blade.

    Pics of my Shin-Gunto 98 & Nakago (Sorry NFS)

    Mine has been deciphered for place of manufacture and who made the sword.
    高山鍛錬所於氏房之作
    Takayama Tanren-jo [ni] Oite Ujifusa kore [wo] saku
    This was forged by Ujifusa at the Takayama Forge

    He is listed as "Chu-Saku" (mid-level) here and his real name was
    篠田 氏房
    Shinoda Ujifusa

    The site states gives him a "3" notation (Superior):
    "...In additon, winners of the 6th Shinsaku Nihonto Denrankai (新作日本刀展覽會, 1941) were reported at Nihon Kendo Oyobi Token (日本劍道及刀劍) by Hagio Takahashi. From Special Honor Seats to the 5th seat (S: 特別名譽席(鍛刀總匠), 1: 國工, 2: 準國工, 3:優秀, 4:佳作, 5: 新進)..."
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    Quote Originally Posted by bangbangsan View Post
    Is it for sale?
    That should have been a PM to the owner...I should think...
    Regards, Jim

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