Military Swords of Japan

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

   By Scogg, February 14   

   • gunto
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   • weimar-police
   • Saturday at 10:28 PM

2. Arsenal Stamps. 1 2 3 4 51

   By David Flynn, July 17, 2010
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   • SteveM
   • Thursday at 11:57 PM

3. Sword Tassels & Knots

   By Bruce Pennington, January 26
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   • Scogg
   • February 6

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

   By John C, January 26, 2025
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   • Kiipu
   • February 5

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

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

6. Seeking Information on a Sword

   By Ben A Harris, 5 hours ago
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   • Bruce Pennington
   • 4 hours ago

7. Leather combat covers 1 2 3 4

   By EdWolf, July 19, 2025
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   • Bruce Pennington
   • 5 hours ago

8. type 19 kyu gunto dress swords, i love them. 1 2 3

   By lonely panet, January 6, 2014
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   • Scogg
   • Yesterday at 06:06 PM

9. Nakago Stamp

   By dwmc, Sunday at 06:40 PM
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   • Bruce Pennington
   • Yesterday at 06:55 AM

10. Iwo Jima Sword: March 26th, 1945 / 1SG Ezzie Bacle / USMC 5th Pioneer Battalion

    By chgruener, January 26
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    • weimar-police
    • Saturday at 10:52 PM

11. Photographs Illustrating the Wearing of Japanese Guntō

    By saemonjonosuke, February 21
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    • weimar-police
    • Saturday at 10:43 PM

12. Shin gunto katana with black lacquered wood scabbard

    By Battara, February 21
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    • Battara
    • Saturday at 04:14 AM

13. Type 95 Gunto Worksheet 1 2 3 4 10

    By Kiipu, September 12, 2019
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    • Krzysio
    • Saturday at 12:59 AM

14. Identification of this sword

    By Patti88, Thursday at 06:57 AM
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    • Patti88
    • Friday at 06:16 AM

15. Type 95 Identification

    By Canyonero, Thursday at 01:40 PM
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • Thursday at 03:01 PM

16. Bibliography of Japanese Modern Edged Weapons, 1868-1945 1 2

    By Kiipu, December 1, 2020
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    • Kiipu
    • February 25

17. Metal Saya Nihonto Identification

    By Patinamax, February 19
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    • Patinamax
    • February 24

18. Nlf Gunto Discussion 1 2 3 4 22

    By Bruce Pennington, April 28, 2017
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • February 20

19. Amateur Exploration

    By Yaga the Blade Master, February 17
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    • ROKUJURO
    • February 20

20. Attention Mantetsu Owners: A Survey 1 2 3 4 39

    By Bruce Pennington, July 21, 2018
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • February 15

21. Japanese dirk

    By jack Murphy, February 14
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    • jack Murphy
    • February 14

22. Can anyone re-wrap a tsuka, or recommend someone who could?

    By bhhltf, February 13
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    • Tensho
    • February 14

23. Officer's Personal Flag on a Naval Dirk

    By Dave0258, February 13
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    • Tensho
    • February 13

24. Shin-gunto by Nagamura Kiyonobu. 1 2

    By Nazar, December 4, 2025
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    • John C
    • February 12

25. Type 95 Military Sword Variations

    By Kiipu, November 25, 2025
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    • Scogg
    • February 7