Hey there guys,
I'm new to the forum and Gunto collecting so I thought I'd show off my first piece. I just picked her up the other day, a Type-95 NCO. She definitely has a bit of a 'war horse' kinda feel to her. She is of one of the earlier variations (though not the earliest) with the painted aluminum Tsuka, brass Tsuba, and iron Saya with horseshoe chape. The paint is pretty well worn from the the Tsuka and the Saya but there is definitely still some there on both.
I find these Gunto's pretty fascinating and I've been doing quite a bit of research on my own but I'm really glad another member pointed me towards this forum. Looking forward to learning lots!
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