Another ID help for a friend

[alamo]

Hello again.  I got some help here a few months back identifying the sword my father brought back from WWII and told a friend about it.  His father was a Marine during the war and sent me a couple of pictures of 2 swords his father picked up on Saipan.  He was curious to know something about them. Any help appreciated.  

 

Thanks,

 

Tom 

[16k]

It’s a late war NCO gunto type 95.

 

Machine made with a wooden handle when raw material was starting to be lacking. There were a few variation of those. That one seems to be the first variation.

[Dave R]

Just to add, highly desirable, and fetch more money than the standard NCO sword. The shorter blade is a wakizashi, and there are a couple of interesting conversations about them in a WW2 context.

[Grey Doffin]

The shorter blade, the wakizashi, is almost certainly older than WWII or even the 20th century.  A picture of the nakago (tang) will help with identification.

Grey

[16k]

The shorter blade, the wakizashi, is almost certainly older than WWII or even the 20th century.  A picture of the nakago (tang) will help with identification.

Grey

Yes, my thought too. At least, it’s in an older koshirae.

[alamo]

Thanks so much for the replies. Much appreciated. I’ll see if I can get a picture of the tang.

[Dave R]

Regarding the wakizashi, and its potential status as a battlefield pickup, people might find this an interesting thread....   http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/Japanese-militaria/civilian-wakizashi-use-wwii-how-common-739325/

[alamo]

Here are a few more photos my friend sent of the wakizashi with better shots of the nakago.

[SteveM]

則光 - Norimitsu

[alamo]

A picture of the nakago (tang) will help with identification.

Grey

 

Did the follow-up pictures help any? 

[Stephen]

Other than what Steve told you there's not more to say on that old war horse. Best if left to rest in peace.

[paul griff]

Hello,

As Stephen has said...the smaller of of the two swords “ the

old was horse “ is probably left alone and apart from a little bit of preservation is as good as it’s going to get....The larger sword a late war nco’s model is becoming very desirable and a bit of preservation to that blade wouldn’t do any harm...

Regards,

Paul...

[alamo]

Thanks for info Paul !

[Bruce Pennington]

Tom,

How about a pic of the serial number on the other side of the NCO blade?