Inventarnummer
4301.58
Titel
Japanese NCo's type 95 Military sword - Shin-guntō
Hersteller
Beschreibung
Japanese NCo's type 95 Military sword, Shin-guntō from the Shōwa period (1926-45). Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow tori-zori (even curve) with medium kissaki (blade tip). Single hi (groove) on each side of the blade. The blade carries the serial number 200366 and a debased army sword inspection mark, possibly that of the Tokyo 1st Army Arsenal Supervisory Section. Hamon (tempering pattern): possibly suguha (straight).
Koshirae (mounting): metal saya (scabbard) with painted initials T.G.F.; gilt copper habaki (blade collar), plain round tsuba (hand guard), wooden tsuka (hilt) with cast aluminium cover imitating braiding.
All swords of this type were machine made and finished; this example probably dates to 1942-44.
Datum
1942 - 1944
Entstehungszeitraum
Shōwa period, World War Two, 1939-1945
Material
Format
- Length: scabbard 735 mm
- Height: scabbard 53 mm
- Length: blade 697 mm
- Length: sword 930 mm
- Width: mm
- Width: mm
- Width: guard 70 mm