Stopper37 Posted May 22, 2011 Report Posted May 22, 2011 I picked up a police/prison short sword just because I was curious (bored) and the price was good. I was expecting to found a chormed blade inside but it wasn't. None the less, I didn't pay much attention, it was in pretty sad condition, with grind marks all over and the kissaki/yokote was sanded to hell and very round and the whole thing was covered in some gummy old grease. http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy19 ... 011004.jpg Anyway, I oiled the blade daily for a few days and the greasy stuff came off and I was shocked...... Boshi, hamon, nie, whole nine yard!!! http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy19 ... 052011.jpg So I carefully checked the handle and the retention screws looked loose so I undid them to get the tang out. The rust look pretty new and the nakago had the typical shingunto assemble marking, the marks match those found on the habaki, seppa and the inside of the hand guard thing. http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy19 ... 011002.jpg Now my question is, did they use to make the police short sword blades like the shin gunto, with some machined and some traditional? Or were they all supposed to be chromed blades for the dress uniform and not meant to for fighting at all? Maybe I just happen to own an odd one with an old Wakizashi blade in? It is fairly common to find old blades in type 94/98 and kyu gunto mounts but I have never heard of one done on police sword before...... Quote
Stopper37 Posted May 22, 2011 Author Report Posted May 22, 2011 And here's the whole blade http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy19 ... 011003.jpg Quote
Brian Posted May 22, 2011 Report Posted May 22, 2011 Jon, Like most of the military swords..if you had an older blade at home, and wanted it fitted into your issue sword, it could be done. Anything possible if you had the idea and the money. In this case, looks like an earlier wakizashi blade modified for these fittings. It's ugly..put it back into the mounts! (don't worry folks.. Jon is a friend..he just ran away from SA recently) Better than a machine made blade. Brian Quote
Stopper37 Posted May 22, 2011 Author Report Posted May 22, 2011 It was my thought as well but was wondering if there were proper gendaito blades found in those police mounts as well..... yeah it is an eye sore and back into the mounts already.... Missing SA already, it is raining here in WINTER!!!! Never had to oil swords more than once a month in winter before..... Quote
kaigunair Posted May 23, 2011 Report Posted May 23, 2011 hmmm, the end of that blade reminds me of some murata-to blades I've seen. Any better pics? Quote
bluboxer Posted May 24, 2011 Report Posted May 24, 2011 "It's ugly..put it back into the mounts! Brian That's so funny! I love this board. Quote
Stopper37 Posted May 24, 2011 Author Report Posted May 24, 2011 I will try to post some pics when I am reunited with my digi cam tomorrow, it was left at work..... Quote
Stopper37 Posted May 26, 2011 Author Report Posted May 26, 2011 okay.... here are the two sides of the Nakago http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy19 ... CN2723.jpg http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy19 ... CN2719.jpg The spine side http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy19 ... CN2721.jpg and next to a longish Wakizashi http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy19 ... CN2728.jpg The more I look at it, the more I think it is not a wakizashi blade. The blade is too long (just over 20in from mune to tip) to be this narrow. Although the hamon is very very very narrow (at least it doesn't run off and there is also enough meat left for a polisher to put the shinogi back on, phew) that it could have be polished down a lot. http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/yy19 ... CN2730.jpg Also the Nakago doesn't look like it follow the curve of the blade.... Quote
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