Japanese NCO Sword Nnot/Tassel

[Vilja]

I would like to see a military site and/or pictures of original WW2 Japanese NCO sword knots/tassels.

I am interested in picking-up, purchasing, an original sword knot/tassel in very good to excellent condition.

This area of collecting is totally foreign to me, so any help will be greatly appreciated.

I look forward to your replies.

Sincerely,

Vilja

[oldhonda]

http://ohmura-study.net/790.html

Mr. Ohmura's site is focused on the Japanese military swords. It's in Japanese. Partial content has been translated to English.

[Nische]

Thank you for posting this link. I too am learning and this is very helpful.

[GHP]

Perhaps this will help ....

Ohmura's page about tassels --

刀緒
Tōcho
Sword tassel

将官刀緒　　　/　　 佐官刀緒　　　/　　 尉官刀緒　　/　　　海軍士官刀緒
General officer / Field Grade / Company Grade / Naval Officer





刀緒両端を反対の糸で縁取った
　　上等品がある
Image of sword tassels next to each other for comparison
These are first-class items






品質と無関係に結び方は二種類ある
Regardless of quality, there are two ways of knotting the tassel.

刀緒の結び方と品質
　　　左:上等品・右:並品
Knot-tying methods and quality
Left: Superior Quality; Right: Regular Quality



--Guy

[RussellM]

The NCO sword knots are made of leather, there are some on the site link from oldhonda but I can’t post pics to the thread.

Good stuff Guy!

Regards

Russ

[BruceP]

Vilja,

Here's the best pictures I have of NCO tassels:

[Stu W]

Contact WAF member Doug Austin (Austo1) or through his web site.

http://www.guntoartswords.com/


He's a great guy to deal with and 100% reliable.

Regards,
Stu

[Vilja]

Other than me spelling the word Knot wrong in the title of this post, this has been a remarkable display on just how well collectors can come together to share their time and knowledge on a specific topic.

The pictures and links supplied were absolutely incredible, quite sunning and extremely informative.......what a way to set someone on the right path as they get their feet wet.

So I just want to say thank you to all who responded and I know it was also a help to many others who also wanted to know a bit more about Japanese knots and tassels.

Sincerely,

Vilja