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"stainless steel" navy gunto blade.


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Jock,

 

Many (most?) Naval Kai gunto swords were made from stainless steel. The temper lines on them are usually cosmetic, or an oil temper. There are some with traditionally made blades, but these are not made of stainless steel.

A google search for Kai Gunto will pull up plenty of info and pics, as will a forum search for Kai Gunto.

Check here for good info: http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/military.htm and here: http://www.h4.dion.ne.jp/~t-ohmura/gunto_039.htm

 

Regards,

Brian

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Here is a kaigun tanto koshirae. It is in good condition but the condition of the price is not so good. I think it has a stainless steel blade.

 

http://c104g5af.securesites.net/fittings/7100-7149/07121.html

They say that the blade is imitation. So, it cannot be steel or stainless steel, otherwise it is illegal.

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