Object number
4201.44.2
Title
Japanese Military Sword - SHIN-GUNTŌ
Creator
Description
A JAPANESE MILITARY SHIN-GUNTŌ: SHŌWA PERIOD (1926-1945). The guard is engraved and has "M.45" written on it.
Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow tori-zori (even curve) with medium kissaki (blade tip). Details of the blade are mostly obscured by rubbing and old hardened oil. Double hi (grooves) on omote (outer facing side of blade) and single hi on the ura (inner side of blade). Hamon (tempering pattern): possibly suguha (straight).
Koshirae (mounting): lacking saya (scabbard); copper habaki (blade collar), plain mokko tsuba (quatrefoil hand guard), wooden tsuka (hilt) wrapped in damaged same (rayskin) with degraded black leather itō (braiding).
Nakago (tang): unable to remove single securing peg, therefore unable to identify maker.
Date
1926 - 1945
Production period
Shōwa period
Material
Dimensions
- Length: Sword 1200 mm
- Width: mm
- Width: mm
- Width: Guard 80 mm