Military Swords of Japan

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1. Japanese Naval Swords WW2

   By mecox, December 16, 2024
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   • Polaria
   • January 1

2. Help with Identifictaion

   By duncan2502, December 14, 2024
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   • KungFooey
   • December 14, 2024

3. Help with Katana?

   By SwordsofJapan2222223, December 14, 2024
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   • ROKUJURO
   • December 17, 2024

4. WW2 Bring-back Kunitsugu Blade Big Issue

   By James Sullivan, December 11, 2024
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   • Bruce Pennington
   • January 19

5. Any Techniques for removing Tight Leather Saya Covers?

   By Bruce Pennington, December 6, 2024
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   • Bruce Pennington
   • December 6, 2024

6. WWII Sword, can I please get help identifying?

   By Crusader22, December 5, 2024
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   • Crusader22
   • December 6, 2024

7. Is Anyone Able to Identify the Age of this Refitted Blade?

   By Asterperious, December 5, 2024
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   • Asterperious
   • December 5, 2024

8. Gunto blades - what was their standard shape?

   By Yukihiro, December 4, 2024
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   • John C
   • December 11, 2024

9. Can anybody give me any information on this .thanks

   By bullet, December 4, 2024
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   • Bruce Pennington
   • December 4, 2024

10. Tassel

    By Kyle68, December 3, 2024
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    • Kyle68
    • December 4, 2024

11. Need help identifying this katana from WWII

    By hapchristensen, December 3, 2024
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • December 4, 2024

12. Gunto for review.

    By Jimny, December 2, 2024
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • December 3, 2024

13. Type 98 (I believe) - What to do with condition?

    By centurion8, December 2, 2024
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • December 2, 2024

14. Shin Gunto Tsuka repair - In 101 easy steps

    By grapppa, December 1, 2024
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    • grapppa
    • December 15, 2024

15. Shin Gunto type 98 sword with family mon and numbered scabbard - need help

    By PeterCollector, December 1, 2024
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • February 4

16. Type 8? Strange one.

    By Tensho, December 1, 2024
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    • PacificRim
    • December 29, 2024

17. Real or fake tassel?

    By aabderson, November 30, 2024
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    • PNSSHOGUN
    • December 1, 2024

18. habaki serial numbers - parade kuy / kai gunto

    By Suci, November 30, 2024
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    • Suci
    • December 1, 2024

19. Need help

    By Michaelr, November 29, 2024
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    • Conway S
    • December 1, 2024

20. Please help identify possible family sword in Guntō fittings

    By MatsumotoKen, November 28, 2024
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • November 28, 2024

21. Shin Gunto Type 98, Family Heirloom restoration project

    By itsec, November 28, 2024
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    • PNSSHOGUN
    • November 28, 2024

22. Identification Help? Blade & Saya #160183

    By Heresy, November 25, 2024
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    • Heresy
    • November 27, 2024

23. Four-star General's bucket

    By Okan, November 24, 2024
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    • EdWolf
    • November 26, 2024

24. Fake signed sword

    By Henrik S, November 24, 2024
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • December 12, 2024

25. Gunto identification 1 2

    By Polaria, November 23, 2024
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    • Stephen
    • December 21, 2024