flemming7x64 Posted August 16, 2015 Report Posted August 16, 2015 Greetings to all of you. Just got this historical "treasure" of mine. A Tarawa captured Arisaka bayonet. I canot read kanji(I´m Danish). It seems the owner cut his name in the handle. Any ideas what the name of the Japanese gentleman was, please? Lots of thanks, - Flemming Quote
flemming7x64 Posted August 16, 2015 Author Report Posted August 16, 2015 Thank you, Toryo. I was trying to get an "independent"("Fresh Eyes" as we say here) opinion. The interpreter I usually ask when translating Hinomaru flags, etc. stated: "Tanaka" (田中) or "Hinaka" (日中) (perhaps "Nitchuu"). Some difference of opinion, what am I to do, please? Thanks for your time and patience, - Flemming Quote
Ian B3HR2UH Posted August 17, 2015 Report Posted August 17, 2015 Flemming , don't you think that if you are going to collect Japanese weapons it would be a good idea to try and translate the characters yourself . It is not that hard. Buy a few books and have a go . Ian Brooks Quote
flemming7x64 Posted August 17, 2015 Author Report Posted August 17, 2015 Flemming , don't you think that if you are going to collect Japanese weapons it would be a good idea to try and translate the characters yourself . It is not that hard. Buy a few books and have a go . Ian Brooks Thanks for the good piece of advice, but as a Scandinavian learning kanji from books seems more or less impossible. Know a couple of people who read kanji, but they went to university to learn it. Spent enough time there myself:) Quote
charlie1 Posted August 19, 2015 Report Posted August 19, 2015 Think they got a app for that too like imiwa? Charlie Quote
flemming7x64 Posted August 19, 2015 Author Report Posted August 19, 2015 Think they got a app for that too like imiwa? Charlie Thanks again, - Flemming Quote
Jareth Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 This is a training bayonet. I highly doubt it was captured on Tarawa Quote
george trotter Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 I agree, this looks like a training bayonet, probably from a high school cadet unit. It is reasonably common to see "civilan' issue bayonets named or numbered on the grips. In this case it looks like (depending on which way you read it) either TANAKA or NAKATA...probably the school or group name. I think it is read point up as TANAKA. Hope this helps... Quote
flemming7x64 Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Posted August 31, 2015 Hello, and thanks very much. Been so busy recording personal details on this Arisaka bayonet, that I didn´t check it as for arsenal stamps yet. For your record, this came from a friend of mine in the States. Obviously I cannot reveal identities, but this is what happened before I got the bayonet. My friend was an employee in the US Congress. At the same time he was commander of a disabled veterans´ Chapter for many years, and spent a lot of time with these gentleman vets, some of them he knew very personally for more than 20 years, untill they passed. The person in question, who brought home this Arisaka "..alwys kept this piece by his side". The vets and my friend often went to schools to educate children, telling about their war time stories. The vet always brought the Arisaka bayonet that was a very important "throphy" for him. He was a "mobbing up/"cleaner" guy at Tarawa himself, that of course had a huge impact in his life later on. When old and ill, he personally gave the Arisaka to my congress friend and many times told - though a very humble and silent person - about some of his experiences on Tarawa. That Arisaka bayonet is the one in question. As far as I know on history it could have been brought there as a training or substitute bayonet, or having been used for other purposes. I cannot tell, of course. I have no reson to doubt my friend´s word, and the story of the long passed vet, but I do see your point and will look into it thoroughly to get more even more specific information on it. Thank you for taking time and effort to answer my question. Kind regards, - Flemming Quote
flemming7x64 Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Posted August 31, 2015 Hello, and thanks very much. Been so busy recording personal details on this Arisaka bayonet, that I didn´t check it as for arsenal stamps yet. For your record, this came from a friend of mine in the States. Obviously I cannot reveal identities, but this is what happened before I got the bayonet. My friend was an employee in the US Congress. At the same time he was commander of a disabled veterans´ Chapter for many years, and spent a lot of time with these gentleman vets, some of them he knew very personally for more than 20 years, untill they passed. The person in question, who brought home this Arisaka "..alwys kept this piece by his side". The vets and my friend often went to schools to educate children, telling about their war time stories. The vet always brought the Arisaka bayonet that was a very important "throphy" for him. He was a "mobbing up/"cleaner" guy at Tarawa himself, that of course had a huge impact in his life later on. When old and ill, he personally gave the Arisaka to my congress friend and many times told - though a very humble and silent person - about some of his experiences on Tarawa. That Arisaka bayonet is the one in question. As far as I know on history it could have been brought there as a training or substitute bayonet, or having been used for other purposes. I cannot tell, of course. I have no reson to doubt my friend´s word, and the story of the long passed vet, but I do see your point and will look into it thoroughly to get more even more specific information on it. Thank you for taking time and effort to answer my question. Kind regards, - Flemming PS: Information on the vet, the bayonet and Tarawa again confirmed, +...... Quote
Dave R Posted September 8, 2015 Report Posted September 8, 2015 Given that it is a bayonet rather than a sword, you might have more luck with your questions here..... http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/Japanese-militaria/ 1 Quote
flemming7x64 Posted September 8, 2015 Author Report Posted September 8, 2015 Given that it is a bayonet rather than a sword, you might have more luck with your questions here..... http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/Japanese-militaria/ Thanks, mate, appreciate it, - Flemming Quote
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