ChrisAWilson

I'm definitely not a Model 95 expert but I'd buy that one all day! Looks good to me!

Great reply Bruce! That's definitely a fake and not a very good one, the cast furniture is really bad, Hope the OP can get his money back if it was sold as a 100% original. Chris Wilson

Just have to get a punch the same size as the small end and knock it out. It'll come, just been forced in nice and tight.

I appreciate your opinion Mike, I'd never offer one for sale with a fake tassel on it. If I was going to trade up or sell I'd remove it first before I ever offered one up. Chris Wilson

thanks Bruce, I"ve looked on there and saw some that run around 60 that looked decent in the pics and I've seen some that the lanyard part just looks like thick string also. I just thought I'd ask on here before I purchased one to see as I do want it to look right. I'm just looking for one of the brown Kai's and a blue and brown officer one. Maybe one of these days I'll find an original in good shape that they don't want 3 or 400 for. Couple of my swords had remnants of tassels on them but they were in such bad shape and falling apart that I removed them an put them away in a box of parts for safe keeping.

This is probably sacrilegious on here but I just don't want to spend the funds I could put toward another sword on accoutrements. That being said I'd like to get a couple of nice looking Tassels for a couple of my better swords, I'm not trying to fool anyone just want to dress up a couple of swords that are diisplayed, If its not considered heresy could someone tell me who makes and sales some decent Tassels. Looking for a Kai Gunto and one for a Shin Gunto. Thanks Chris Wilson

Very nice, and a good price, I'm jealous of you guys that are able to find stuff like this in local shops, There is nothing where I live that has any type of militaria. The larger gun shows once in a blue moon and there is a militaria show once a year here that always has something but my pickings are very slim. I wouldn't have half my collection if it wasn't for this site and the internet. Chris Wilson

Hey Luis, how much would the Saya be in USD? Chris Wilson

John, is the 44" gunto yours??? Chris Wilson

How are the sarutes attached? tied in a knot or stitched together?? Chris Wilson

Just so I’m understanding this correctly and I did read the Ohmura link their is such an officers Shin Gunto with what looks like a 95 blade? I was looking at one at a gun show in Tulsa Okla. (the Wannamacher Gun Show, always a lot of swords there) that a collector had for sale, it was a 98, but had what appeared to me as a 95 NCO blade but no serial number. He told me it was a late war budget shin Gunto for someone that couldn’t afford a hand forged blade. I having never seen or heard of such a thing let it walk. If there is such a thing I’ll know for next time as I don’t have that variant! Trystan! Can I assume you have a nice NCO collection? I like the officer swords but my thoughts have always been that the NCO swords saw the most practical use just due to the job of the NCO! This is coming from a retired Infantry Officer. Chris Wilson

Thank you Steven!

I purchased one of the Kai’s from Micheal, by far my nicest Gunto and I’ve always wanted a nice Navy! I’m hoping someone can translate the Mei for me. It’s hard to to make out so put a little chalk on to help and broke it up into two pics. Thanks Chris

I like the blade on this one!

Wow! Nice one!!!!

That is a pretty blade!!!

Where are you selling the swords at? Just locally or another web site as I haven't seen any here. Chris

I'd buy this for myself if I hadn't just bought a NCO 95 off another member on here!!!

Don't blame you, you did good! My next purchase is going to be a nice Kai Gunto, To me there fittings are the nicest looking of all the war era swords. Chris

You lucky Dog, for $600 you scored with that one!!! Especially for the shape its in, you could easily double your money if you got the notion to sell it. Chris

I tried to buy the black handled one but got snipped at the end! Oh well

Show my ignorance here but that's ok, its how I learn, I thought the difference was a 94 had double hangers on the saya, but have seen some offered for sale with single hangers, so what exactly differentiates the two? Thanks Chris Wilson

I do like that, seems a lot higher quality fittings than your normal 98s, wonder is these were special order or custom made . Glad you posted these as If I'd seen them somewhere I'd of assumed they were fakes or civilian mounts of some kind. I really like that design its reminiscent of an old Tachi in my opinion, more so than the standard 98s.

I like the black handled NCO, but watching both, would be happy with either one!

I sure would have loved to have gotten this, sure is a beautiful Sword!!!