Nlf Gunto Discussion

[John C]

29 minutes ago, Bruce Pennington said:

looks as if it's a 95 with a leather covered saya.

If the distribution of type 95s as reenlistment gifts were a common practice, it at least gives us another explanation as to how swords were brought back other than as "war trophies." 

 

John C.

[Bruce Pennington]

15 hours ago, John C said:

If the distribution of type 95s as reenlistment gifts were a common practice, it at least gives us another explanation as to how swords were brought back other than as "war trophies." 

 

John C.

Nice learning another reason/method for passing these out.  I think it was Fuller that described the fact that of the 600,000 swords collected by the Allies, they saved half (I think he stated somewhere around 260,000) to be "distributed."  Your example is clearly one of many ways they must have passed them out.

[Rawa]

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-2075970B25
another one

[Bruce Pennington]

Good one.  I hate it when the sellers don't post nakago shots.  Fortunately, in the description, they say it's anchor stamped and painted "79."