Late War Kai Gunto

[Sariel]

Hello everyone,

I'm new to this forum and would like to briefly introduce myself: I mainly collect German militaria, but recently I’ve developed a growing interest in Japanese military items.

I recently added a Kai Gunto to my collection. Since Japanese swords are outside my usual area of expertise, I would really appreciate your help in determining whether this is a wartime-period Kai Gunto or not.

About the sword:
The Kai Gunto was sold to me as a late-war example and is in fairly rough condition:

• The saya  is covered in ray skin , but it's quite battered and worn.

• The blade has multiple scratches.

• There is no signature  or date on the nakago only the typical anchor stamp.

• The tsuba  and all other fittings have matching serial numbers, which might indicate an original mount set.

My question:
Based on this information, do you think it’s an original wartime Kai Gunto, or possibly a postwar or reproduction piece?

Thank you in advance for your time and any insights you can offer!

Best regards,
Jan

[Sariel]

[mecox]

Jan, this is a genuine wartime Naval kaigunto,  probably later war.  Need to see the nakago under the handle.  It is likely to be stainless steel with the anchor stamp.

For information, have a look in NMB Downloads (bar at top on page) and find following paper:    Japanese NAVAL SWORDS    Swordsmiths & Workshops    Part 2 

[Sariel]

Thanks for the info! Here's another photo of the anchor stamp