Jump to content

Emblem on Mantetsu saya


Stephen

Recommended Posts

Logic says if the owner was handy enough to inset his jukendo badge into his saya, then he did the same with whatever other medallion he got, which is the other one.
Someone will recognize the logo. 2 Birds facing each other, rising sun...mt Fuji?...

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Logic says if the owner was handy enough to inset his jukendo badge into his saya, then he did the same with whatever other medallion he got, which is the other one.

Someone will recognize the logo. 2 Birds facing each other, rising sun...mt Fuji?...

Brian, by "owner" do you mean the one in 1941 or 1995?

 

This stuff drives me nuts when the work is so good, you don't know if it was period or post-war. It's like the gold-painted gunto and the green-blotchy saya. My gut feel is that it's just all post-war. If this guy (1995) was good enough to remove and replace the ito and curve the badges just right, then it could all be post-war mod. There are some really crafty guys out and about. But then, John's idea of a commemorative gift within a unit has always teased my mind. Modern day military do such things. I would love to find out if WWII military did so as well.

Another mystery. But pretty garish, so I'd lean toward all of it being the 1995 guy.

 

At any rate - it's a number I didn't have! Thanks Stephen for an interesting gunto discussion!

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

This thread is quite old. Please consider starting a new thread rather than reviving this one, unless your post is really relevant and adds to the topic..

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...