can shin gunto have black same

[jason_mazzy]

Curious because I have seen 2 swords I am 100% certain are real with ancestral blades, that have the shingunto tsuba, but black same not white. My Military sword book by Fuller does not address this.

[Mark Green]

I'm sure they have had black lacquer for some time Jason.

Not sure when they started doing this, but you see quite a few from the Edo period, and older.

Why not gunto? That tsuba can move anywhere.

I would doubt that it was regulation, unless a naval sword. You see lots of war period naval swords in wonderful, polished, lacquered, same saya.

Mark G

[jason_mazzy]

It has the shin gunto tsuba, seppa, and tsuka. The scabbards look like retro fit and probably had a leather cover at one time. the only main differance was the black same on the tsuka instead of white.