Military Swords of Japan

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1. Gunto from an undocumented Smith

   By EGB, April 14
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   • Bruce Pennington
   • April 15

2. Possible Chinese contemporary type 32

   By Jimny, April 11
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   • Jimny
   • April 15

3. Looking for a restoration place in arizona

   By Blake C, April 6
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   • Mister Gunto
   • April 15

4. Manchurian blade or Mantetsu blade Sword 1

   By Dogditcher, April 8
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   • Dogditcher
   • April 13

5. Shin-gunto at musée de l'Armée (French national military museum), Paris

   By Yukihiro, April 12   

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   • Yukihiro
   • April 12

6. Possible Diplomat Type 19 Emblem?

   By Bruce Pennington, April 2
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   • Sam Smith
   • April 12

7. Ubu Mumei ?

   By Dogditcher, April 11
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   • Bruce Pennington
   • April 11

8. Katsutsune ?

   By Dogditcher, April 9
   • 6 replies
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   • Bruce Pennington
   • April 11

9. Questions about "late war", NCO swords 1 2

   By WilBru5, November 26, 2019
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   • Conway S
   • April 10

10. Manchurian blade or Mantetsu blade Sword 2

    By Dogditcher, April 8
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • April 10

11. Saga Motomura smiths

    By mecox, April 10
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    • Brian
    • April 10

12. Airborne Sarute 1 2 3

    By kyushukairu, March 8, 2018
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    • PNSSHOGUN
    • April 10

13. Found a belt. Is it genuine?

    By Scogg, March 22
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    • Kiipu
    • April 9

14. Military Sword with Shark skin Saya ?

    By Dogditcher, April 6
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    • Dogditcher
    • April 8

15. Is this a Military sword of Japan or a Frankenstein Sword?

    By Kantaro, April 8
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    • Kantaro
    • April 8

16. Seki Kaneyoshi wakizashi

    By Frank, April 5
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • April 7

17. Help Identifying and Appraising Japanese Sword – Unusual Features

    By Dyan7ross, April 4
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • April 5

18. Can anyone help identify this 98 Shin Ganto's Markings please and thank you

    By Hephaestus, April 5
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • April 5

19. Anyone seen a tassel like this ?

    By bencld63, April 3
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    • bencld63
    • April 3

20. Cut or Deteriorated...Gunto Tassel?

    By dwmc, October 3, 2024
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    • PNSSHOGUN
    • April 2

21. WW2 🇯🇵 Gunto (Real or fake?)

    By Tristan MacEwen, March 29
    • 23 replies
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    • Tristan MacEwen
    • April 2

22. Iida Gunto Latch Set

    By Austo1, April 2
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • April 2

23. Battle Wound Masachika ?

    By Dogditcher, March 30
    • 13 replies
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    • Lewis B
    • April 2

24. Type 98 gunto, is it a (good) fake?

    By Simp4Hood, March 28   

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    • katana
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • March 30

25. Item hanging from Tsuba ???

    By Dogditcher, March 25
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    • Stephen
    • March 30