Japanese 1930's Kai-gunto sword? help needed!

[Discostu]

Hi all,

Recently picked this sword up in a large group of various militaria and was wondering what era it was from and if it was indeed authentic Japanese. I thought it might have been a Japanese Navy Kai-gunto however I am not sure, the tsuba guard does not appear to have any writing on it. The sword scabbard, fittings and blade also seem to be in great condition.

Any help appreciated!!

[gunto]

Sorry to say , but its a fake.

[Discostu]

Hi Gunto,

Thank you for the advice, I am lucky that it was with a large group of original items (only one other Japanese item in the group). Could you please point out what let you know it was a fake? I was worried when I noticed that other examples had shark skin scabbards and this appeared to be made of a different material.

[Steve Flanagan]

Sword

Tsuba is wrong, wrapping on handle incorrectly done, the damascus appearance of the blade is a dead giveaway by itself