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Shin-gunto with Textured Fabric Covered Wooden Scabbard


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So, I've seen a lot of Shin-Gunto during my time writing up stuff for work, but I've never seen one with a SAYA like this. It has all the usual fittings on a Type 94/98 scabbard. However isn't metal over wood construction. Instead, it's wood with some type of textured fabric over it.

 

Is this some type of synthetic shagreen? I looked for what the technical term is, or for other examples, and I wasn't able to find any. I've attached pictures showing the texture and also where it has worn through to the underlying fabric. There doesn't seem to be any seam though, so it looks like it was applied directly to the fabric wrapped over the wood?

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2 hours ago, IJASWORDS said:

David, you have a painted wood 98 Saya, that are not common. They have a cloth wrapping over the wood before the thick paint on layers are applied.It acts as a reinforcing. One of my painted 98's pictured. 

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Neil

I believe yours is a custom order.

 

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15 hours ago, BANGBANGSAN said:

Many Type 3/Rinji with the better blade has this kind of scabbard, I saw a few Type 98 with custom ordered scabbard like this before

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The blade on this example is MUMEI, and doesn't look to Showato due to the condition of the tang. However i can see a clear HAMON and HADA in the JI. There also looks to be crystallization along the hamon.  I've attached pictures that show this, so would this be a higher end special order Type 98 Shin Gunto?

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