Looking for Comments on 8" Tsuka & Menuki Set w/ Sun Rays?

[Klink]

Looking for comments..... Although the Menuki are tightly bound I believe there are 16 total long and short Sun Rays radiating from the center.  Is this a variation of the National Police Symbol?  The Ito is definitely two tone (Dark Brown/ Light Brown) which is interesting.  The Samegawa has some nice large grain accents at the copper Kashira.  Is this a WW2 Police Officer Wakizashi Tsuka?  I looked for a Family Crest and did not find anything like this but the National Police crest has the same shaped points but with 20 Sun Rays.  

[lonely panet]

i would agree,  looks alot like the old police badge

[Klink]

The more I look it appears the Japanese Police used a Kyu-Gunto looking sword....

[Spartancrest]

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Two types of police swords during WWII, only the Shin-gunto had menuki but they were the standard three cherry blossoms. The police did have a fuchi that was distinguishing 

[Klink]

Those are some great finds which I did not see.  So although similar the Police emblem has 5 main rays and this one has 8 main rays and 8 smaller rays.   The  Rising Sun symbol / flag also depicts 16 rays of light.  Is this a coincidence, I don't think so.  :-) The mystery continues..... Thanks for the great pictures.

 

OK this is from AI... so be nice...

 

• Origin of the Number 16: The 16 rays are widely believed to correspond to the Imperial Seal of Japan, which is a stylized chrysanthemum (the Kiku-mon) featuring 16 petals. By using 16 rays, the military flag directly invoked the authority of the Emperor, who was considered a divine figure and the supreme commander of the armed forces.
• Cultural Meaning: Before its association with 20th-century militarism, the "Rising Sun" motif was used for centuries in Japan to symbolize good fortune, celebration, and "the land where the sun rises".

So this is stretching it.... what group would use a Menuki pair that has the similar symbol of the police yet depicts the authority of the Emperor...... Hmmmm.  Or maybe this is simply a Good Luck symbol....