Type 95 NCO sword Identification assistance needed

[Gcap]

Hello from Oklahoma, 

We recently acquired this sword and have been doing our best to correctly identify it. Based on the brass handle it appears to be an early model from the late 30s but the serial leads us to early mid 40s.  So I was hoping some of the trained individuals here can set us on the right course. The scabbard does not appear to have any serial numbers so that is a bust. But the rest has a few markings that we were able to research with your page info.. I can only load this many pics I will try again in a follow up post 

[Gcap]

here are some other pics

[robinalexander]

Ouch Charles but welcome anyway.

 

Sri to be bringer of bad tidings but it's a nasty fake..very common and more recently made in China.

 

You can consider it 'identified'.

 

Copy of a Type 95 IJA NCO sword.

Rob

[Gcap]

could you tell me why you believe that?

[robinalexander]

Too many points for me to list right now (big day ahead).....just search nmb website for 'fake 95'.

 

have a squiz at this entire thread ...

 

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Charles, I hope you can get a refund unless you just want to use this as a decorative wall hanger piece.

 

Everything is wrong about this. But I will list some things:

 

The handle is brass, but the Japanese used copper and aluminum, never brass. The stamps on the handle are horribly wrong. The Japanese did not put flags and other marks on the copper collar call a habaki.  The Fuller groove starts too far down the blade.  And the screw and nut through the handle are the wrong style.

[Rawa]

All is wrong here, maybe except sugata from very far away.

Please check great work linked below

https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/54979-type-95-military-sword-variations-monograph-available-for-download/#comment-577828

Edited April 4 by Rawa

[John C]

Charles:

Just as additional confirmation, it is indeed a fake. Whoever wrote the note on the scabbard was mistaken. As others have said, it isn't one small detail but rather many points that are indicative of a fake. In addition to points listed above, the tsuba is wrong (missing the flat section around the middle), the sarute (tassle attachment loop) is wrong, But most importantly, these fakes are well documented on our site. To us, it's like a seller labeling a Volkswagen Beetle a Ferrari. Very obviously incorrect to folks who know cars.

If purchased,hopefully you can get a refund.

Regards,

John C.

[Brian]

TBH, the second you see that flag on the habaki, you know it's a fake. That's a dead giveaway, there are NO examples of real ones with this common engraving on the habaki.