wittman12

The shingunto used to have a stitched on leather cover on the ito, the RAF officer took it off to see what was underneath. I have got the cover. Wittman

Thanks for all your help,if it could be a homage to Sanjo Munechika could that explain the gold inlay? Wittman.

I checked under the combat cover there is no name,but there is a square label with a blue border but I cant makeout what was on it.the ito is in perfect condition because it had a sewn on combat cover which the RAF officer took off to see what was underneath.i cant find any reference to a munechika swordsmith in the ww2 period,also the sword has never been in a collection or in the hands of a dealer as it was in the officers family since it was surrendered. If anybody could tell me about the munechika swordsmith I would be grateful. Wittman

Thanks for all your imput.the shingunto has never been in a collection i got it from the family of the RAF officer the sword was surrender to in Malaya.i have enclosed some more photos.can you tell me more about the stated swordsmith. thankyou

This shingunto was surrended to an RAF Officer at Penang Malaya at the end of the war.

Hello,i had a sample of the gold tested and it is real gold.

I have a shingunto in pristine condition,complete with sword knot, three chain hanger,leather sword belt and original sword bag and would like help translating the mei which is gold inlaid. Thank You.