Military Swords of Japan

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1. Sword Tassels & Knots 1 2

   By Bruce Pennington, January 26
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   • Bruce Pennington
   • September 4

2. Nakago Mune Stamp Survey

   By Bruce Pennington, July 31
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   • Bruce Pennington
   • August 29

3. Arsenal Stamps. 1 2 3 4 54

   By David Flynn, July 17, 2010
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   • Scogg
   • August 25

4. Sword hanger types 1 2

   By PNSSHOGUN, March 14, 2022
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   • PNSSHOGUN
   • August 22

5. Sword Belts

   By Bruce Pennington, June 15
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   • john42768
   • August 19

6. 1892 Type 25 survey assistance needed 1 2 3 4

   By John C, January 26, 2025
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   • John C
   • August 1

7. Type 95 Military Sword Variations Monograph - Available for Download 1 2 3

   By Scogg, February 14   

   • gunto
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   • Conway
   • July 26

8. Rules for this section - Read before posting or reading

   By Brian, March 14, 2009
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   • Brian
   • August 4, 2020

9. Kanenami signed possible Kai Gunto

   By Retromodo, 2 hours ago
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   • Retromodo
   • 1 hour ago

10. A Study: Yasukuni-to 1 2 3

    By Bruce Pennington, October 29, 2021
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    • Volker62
    • 4 hours ago

11. Fittings Thread 1 2 3 4 7

    By Bruce Pennington, December 8, 2023
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • 5 hours ago

12. Type 3 why two pins

    By John John, 9 hours ago
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • 6 hours ago

13. Type 3 1944-45 Shin Gunto

    By John John, August 9
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    • John John
    • 9 hours ago

14. Nlf Gunto Discussion 1 2 3 4 24

    By Bruce Pennington, April 28, 2017
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • Yesterday at 05:06 AM

15. Help to identify type 19 Japanese Ceremonial Sword.

    By 2tea22, Friday at 03:30 PM
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • Yesterday at 01:23 AM

16. Help with ID of sword

    By Mike KY6MM, Thursday at 05:58 PM   

    • gunto
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    • Mike KY6MM
    • Friday at 12:53 AM

17. Anyone know who this maker is

    By Dewey Drouillard, Thursday at 05:17 PM
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    • rebcannonshooter
    • Thursday at 07:01 PM

18. My other blades. 1 2

    By Nazar, August 21
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    • The Blacksmith
    • Thursday at 05:53 AM

19. Need some info about this weapon

    By WW2 know, Wednesday at 02:45 PM
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    • WW2 know
    • Thursday at 01:03 AM

20. Beginner wanting to know about the sword and authenticity

    By bkww2, September 7
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • Wednesday at 01:40 PM

21. Robert Pollitt

    By RobertJohn, September 7
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    • The Blacksmith
    • Tuesday at 10:12 AM

22. Help identifying/translating mei on a family WWII-era sword

    By Theo, September 6
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    • Nazar
    • September 6

23. Guntō Kumiai Shimatsu book 1 2

    By Julien, August 28
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • September 4

24. Frankenblade

    By A Dunne, September 2
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • September 4

25. Kikusui 1 2

    By Bruce Pennington, September 7, 2020
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • September 3