WW2 type 95 copper NCO sword

[zook]

Folks … 
offering Japanese NCO sword … solid example with matching serial numbers 3342 on blade and scabbard. Sword has the Suya company logo, the Tokyo 1st arsenal inspection stamp and Kokura arsenal mark 
I am asking 4,450 USD. I will not ship overseas… US sales only. I can also hand deliver this sword at the Show of Shows in January for those attending.   I can provide more photos upon request.  Thx for looking. 
 

[ROKUJURO]

Dan, 

you should show the entire "naked" blade without HABAKI and, separately, the NAKAGO, but I don't see a MEKUGI.

Photos always with dark, non-reflecting background, and blade vertically tip-upwards.

[lonely panet]

dont listen to him, DONT strip that apart.  the tsuka is deformed and the wood liner is most likey damaged.  meaning re-assemble maybe troublesome,   you dont need to see the nakago its a machine made blade.

you dont need to run the risk of devaluing it evan more. 

the photos are good enough for this type of sword. i have sold plenty of type 95s on the NMB including the copper handles. you can see everything needed to sell

Edited December 28, 2025 by lonely panet

[zook]

38 minutes ago, ROKUJURO said:

Dan, 

you should show the entire "naked" blade without HABAKI and, separately, the NAKAGO, but I don't see a MEKUGI.

 

Jean … nooooo (respectfully) … not on one of these machine made blades.  Any disassembly strongly not recommended on these.  It is a great thing not to see a mekugi ( or screw) on a copper NCO sword, or it is likely a fake if you do see one.  It’s a key feature not to see one on the copper variant.     I will add additional photos on request for a serious buyer.  

[zook]

7 minutes ago, lonely panet said:

dont listen to him, DONT strip that apartment.  the tsuka is deformed and the wood liner is most likey damaged.  meaning re-assemble maybe troublesome,   you dont need to see the nakago its a machine made blade.

 

Yep … already responded 👍,  thx, Dan 

[ROKUJURO]

I apologize, I simply have no knowledge on these military blades! 

How are the blades fixed securely in the TSUKA?

[Scogg]

5 hours ago, ROKUJURO said:

How are the blades fixed securely in the TSUKA?

Good question Jean. This pattern of the Type 95 is secured with a barrel nut where the sarute is located. On later patterns, they added a mekugi in the more traditional location. 

 

Nice looking Pattern1 Copper hilt type 95. For those who may not know, they made less than 7000 of this pattern, making them pretty rare. 

Best of luck with the sale,

-Sam 

[zook]

Gents … this sword has been Sold 

[The Blacksmith]

Nice sword!  Unfortunately I have only just seen this listing. 

 

Just to add to Scoggs earlier post regarding these copper handled NCO swords and the lack of a mekugi , the other usual givaway on fakes or mismatched scabbards and swords is the ishizuke  (chape) on end of the saya. These rare copper hilted ones didn't have the ishizuke, simply a rounded end to the saya, as is clearly shown in the original post. Does anybody know of any exceptions to this ?

[Scogg]

All Variation#1 Type 95 swords have a brass plug instead of the flared drag. On the earliest examples of Variation#1 swords the brsss plug is horseshoe shaped, and later examples it’s squared off. I’m not aware of, and do not believe there are any exceptions.

 

Congrats on the sale Dan,

All the best,

-Sam 
 

 

[Bruce Pennington]

7 hours ago, The Blacksmith said:

Nice sword!  Unfortunately I have only just seen this listing. 

 

Just to add to Scoggs earlier post regarding these copper handled NCO swords and the lack of a mekugi , the other usual givaway on fakes or mismatched scabbards and swords is the ishizuke  (chape) on end of the saya. These rare copper hilted ones didn't have the ishizuke, simply a rounded end to the saya, as is clearly shown in the original post. Does anybody know of any exceptions to this ?

Ernie @Stegel has one (or is it 2) coppers with original brass-ended saya with what appears to be original welded-on drags.  I don't recall serial numbers, but he believes them to be possible transitions to the newer styled saya with drag.