Kai-Gunto

I dont believe these are navy.

On my kaigunto

Got one! Came on a ‘39 Mantetsu in combat saya! Looks old and worn fitting the wear on the entire piece. Sarute isn’t painted like the rest of the fittings, which says to me that it was made by a different shop and added by the koshirae shop or the officer after purchase.

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I found this Manchukuo NCO sword,the style of the tassel on it kinda like the one I post,but not the same.

Its not a sword tassel, but for a sword bag.

Here You go:

You are bidding on a very cool Japanese samurai sword or gunto sarute (tassel loop)!

No Reserves!! Goes to the highest bidder!!

Tassel fits nicely on a gunto!! Appears to be made of brass metal.

This sarute was acquired at a sword show in Tampa, FL.several years ago.

The dealer didn't give any me information on it but I just thought it's a cool sarute.

Dress up your Japanese gunto or Samurai sword now!

Buyers please take note Japanese shin gunto and

colonel tassel are not included on this listing! It's for illustration purpose only!

Also, please take note that this sarute (tassel loop)

is not an original sarute or loop to any guntos!! It's just an alternative and look cool on

your tsuka (sword handle)!!

I doubt its authentic. Who is the seller?

On my Kai-gunto.

The same under the sarute in the kabutogane is polished and on top its not. Strange. Itomaki looks new.

My 2 navy D-guards with old blades mounted and some parade ones

Hamish , you are the only one who mentioned General Togo ( I assume you mean General Tojo ) . Everyone else in the discussion seemed to understand that it purported to be Admiral Togo's sword .

Please tell us more about your sword Thomas

Ian Brooks

I dont have Togo’s sword ,it was just a joke. As the head line.

The naval version that Togo would have used ,would look something like this:

Thats an Army Kyu-gunto , so It cant be Togo’s sword.

By the way ,I got Togo’ sword

The same on the tsuka is gone and the owner painted it red there. Some “jewelry” was added.

The badges on saya looks not Japanese made and added by him again. Fittings on saya looks to crappy to match the mantetsu blade.

But yes blade is legit.

Heres some kai-guntos

The 1200 swords was bayonets!

I had a Kyu gunto with a double stamping, only just noticed a second example

Thomas. What is the source of your quote on the cherry blossom ? If you can follow this, https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=64132&p=427049#post427049, about a mis-identification of flowers. I never thought of why cherry blossoms. Sorry about hijacking thread.

 

TerryS

Very nice skull. Maybe more of a symbol, than a Mon.

I think I have seen before on military swords.

My favorite rare “made on order” navy dirk with a 1600 century blade signed by Kunihiro.

The other dirk is for size compare.

Shamsy.

The knots on Kaigunto’s dont tell rank. They where solid brown.

One more for sale

Seller was in UK and He bourght it in Japan.

I think its a copy too.

Type 3 sword was not marine ,but Army.

But the type 3 was a army sword.

Yes ,I have seen one type 3 with mon.