Broken Japanese sword

[Phronsias]

Mostly machine made,like all NCO sword.Or half machine half traditional.

Hi
Thank you very much.
Regards
Frank

[Bob Coleman]

gunto translates to military sword. This could include traditional gendaito and also Showato. Traditional hand forged blades are laminated steel over a soft steel core. The blade is tempered ion water. The machine made blades are one piece and oil tempered or found with an artificial temper line.

[bangbangsan]

Check this out,even the 日本美術刀劍保存協會 (NBTHK) illegally possessing hundreds unregistered samurai swords...

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/201.../#.VRblpfRAWOo

[RodneyO]

Here's some bayonets in my collection that were cut. Was told that this is how they would send them back to Japan to be sold to Japanese reenactor and collectors. In the scabbard you can't tell.
Also found a picture of a Japanese officer with a broken sword...

[bangbangsan]

Here's some bayonets in my collection that were cut. Was told that this is how they would send them back to Japan to be sold to Japanese reenactor and collectors. In the scabbard you can't tell.
Also found a picture of a Japanese officer with a broken sword...

That broken sword hold by Japanese officer has to be battle damaged.

[GHP]

That broken sword hold by Japanese officer has to be battle damaged.

Yes, it was; it is broken at the monouchi. I've seen this photo before and the Japanese caption was something like "Battle damaged sword." Very interesting!

--Guy

[bangbangsan]

Yes, it was; it is broken at the monouchi. I've seen this photo before and the Japanese caption was something like "Battle damaged sword." Very interesting!

--Guy

Found it

http://www.kjclub.com/jp/exchange/ph...rd_53&uid=4438

[RodneyO]

Yes, caption mentioned that they actually used their swords in battle and how a 1945 dated blade could be found in officer's Type 98 mounts when one expects them to be in Type 3 mounts.
A broken sword would make a nice war trophy and a story to tell.