NCO sword for

[Bob J.]

For review and coments

[Bob J.]

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[RussellM]

Nice original sword.

Check the top of the scabbard throat to see if the number matches the one on the blade.

Regards

Russ

[Stu W]

Looks good. Aluminum tsuka, iron tsuba, top latch version out of the Tokyo First Arsenal. Rough guess is it was made mid to late 1941.

Regards,
Stu

[Stu W]

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[Stu W]

This link might be of interest to you as well.

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=593578

Regards,
Stu

[Bob J.]

Numbers on top of scabbard throat do match in sequence and style of number.

[BruceP]

Nice one Bob! No one knows the name of the contractor with that stamp. Some call it the "ichi" stamp for the "1" kanji in the flower, just make communication easy.

[Bob J.]

Thank you for the info. Bob