Questions about a naval command sword (1883) and tassel

[MacTheWhopper]

I recently purchased this sword online along with the tassel. When i had received it everything seemed to look okay from the book. I did notice that it has numbers on the tang. Was that normal for these swords? Also, does the tassel seem authentic? Dawson's book seems to match it up good but I know it can be hard to tell if the tassels are real or fake.

[PNSSHOGUN]

Looks authentic to me.

[Dave R]

It's the Shin-Gunto that tend to be faked the most.

[MacTheWhopper]

Thats not the best news. What do you look for when it comes to this type of sword to see if its authentic or not

 

 

It's the Shin-Gunto that tend to be faked the most.

[dwmc]

100 % real...Both sword and tassel !

 

Dave M.

[Bruce Pennington]

I haven’t seen enough of them with the handles off to tell you about the numbers.

[Dave R]

Thats not the best news. What do you look for when it comes to this type of sword to see if its authentic or not

 

 Yours is not a Shin-Gunto! So I was actuallysaying that you had little to worry about.

[MacTheWhopper]

Thank for that, Dave. It was early in the morning for me and im in the middle of a move so everything is crazy right now. 

 

 Yours is not a Shin-Gunto! So I was actuallysaying that you had little to worry about.