dating a type 32 cavalry saber type "Ko"

[kleber75]

Hello,

here I have a "Ko" . I tried to date it and found some infos at 

https://www.gunboards.com/threads/type-32-sword-help-with-id.1263399/

 

There they write that "The lowest dated kō 甲 sword is serial number 76374, dated March 1915 大四.三."

 

But when I read "-  大" correctly, my Ko is dated 大正 - 年 , the first year of Taisho era, which means 1912. But the serial number is  80047 .How does it fit together?

 

[kleber75]

or do you think that they changed the blade?

[John C]

Isn't that a 10 (1922)?

 

John C.

[Bruce Pennington]

I agree.  

[John C]

Correction. I meant 1921 (did the whole 1912 + 10 thing).

 

John C.

[BANGBANGSAN]

On 5/29/2026 at 5:01 PM, kleber75 said:

Hello,

here I have a "Ko" . I tried to date it and found some infos at 

https://www.gunboards.com/threads/type-32-sword-help-with-id.1263399/

 

There they write that "The lowest dated kō 甲 sword is serial number 76374, dated March 1915 大四.三."

 

But when I read "-  大" correctly, my Ko is dated 大正 - 年 , the first year of Taisho era, which means 1912. But the serial number is  80047 .How does it fit together?

 

 

It is 大 一0，大正10年，1922

[John C]

51 minutes ago, BANGBANGSAN said:

1922

Trystan: I think you did the same thing I did. Wouldn't it be 1921?

 

John C.

[BANGBANGSAN]

5 hours ago, John C said:

Trystan: I think you did the same thing I did. Wouldn't it be 1921?

 

John C.

Yes ,it should be 1921.