Type 3 1945 Blade Production, And "hiro" Kanji

[Bruce Pennington]

I'm adding the pictures for history-sake, of the original post. In time, these often dissapear and I'd like to make them permanent.

 

I'm also adding a link to the Warrelics thread where Nick Komiya uncovered original documents on the 1938 design, and purpose of the Rinji-seishiki: http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/Japanese-militaria/deflating-another-myth-type-3-army-officera-s-sword-expanded-version-584796/

[Bruno]

Ahhhhh! Brian used the "all"-word!!! Ok, you qualified that with the "exceptions clause", whew! Ha!

 

If you want to go with the "norm" the gendaito in Contingency fittings (Type 3, 0, Rinji-seishiki), will have the double release buttons and dust-cover seppa. Many have the laquered wooden saya, but I personally have an RJT stamped 1945 Kunitoshi in a metal saya (double buttons & dust cover). I have recently seen 1 in the light tan, single button saya, as well.

 

So, there are exceptions to every rule in shingunto. You might have a hard time finding the laquered wooden saya, though, on the market. You might have some luck finding the dust-cover seppa, or having one made.

Hi Bruce,

 

Like you, I have seen one RJT star stamped gendai-to mounted in the light brown metal saya (double buttons & dust cover), it is a Nakata Kanehide that belongs to George Trotter. But as Brian said the rest of the "Type 3" gendai-to I saw, were mounted in wooden saya. 

 

So to be sure I understand you well, you also saw one star stamp RJT gendaito mounted in the light brown metal saya (without button on the kuchi gane nor dust cover), just one button on the fuchi, like all the Type 3 showa-to were mounted?

[Bruce Pennington]

Bruno,

I want to say it was single-button, but I can’t swear to it, and I don’t recall where I saw it or I’d look it up to check.

[Bruno]

Bruno,

I want to say it was single-button, but I can’t swear to it, and I don’t recall where I saw it or I’d look it up to check.

 

Thanks Bruce!  If you happen to find it again, I would be happy to have a look at it.