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For me, I couldn't part with my gunto that was giving to Flight Engineer 2/Lt Willam Warburton from Flying tiger by the Chinese Communist new 4th army 4th division, which saves him from the Japanese army. Warburton was on B29 from 40th Bomb Group plane #237. It was shot down on November 11, 1944, on the mission to bombing target in Nanking.It's no a pretty sword but the story behind it is priceless. The group photo is NOT 2/Lt Willam's crew but other flying tiger pilots rescued by N4A.

I changed it ,here you go

Tim I use the online perpetual calendar(万年历）to search 1943 April and looking for 鬼宿 on which day. You can also check out this Cross refernce start by Thomas (Kiipu) https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/Japanese-militaria/ae-oea-c-aeoe-e-e-aeoe-799445/#post2187969 It would be nice if you can upload some photos of the whole sword(mount, handle,blade ).Thanks

@Bruce Pennington Bruce， there you go, a Mantetsu fork，thought you might like it.

Tom Is it in Gunto mount?

Thomas Thank you much for that info, it's just what I was looking for.

Found one more smith with Tokyo First (東京第一陸軍造兵廠) 正武 Masatake 昭和十九年六月(1944 June) #644,Type 98,no star.

I found the answer! It's 1943.4.11.Lunar calendar 3.7.

Maybe next time when we saw it ，it already had the copper handle replaced and double priced

That's correct, both swords have Tokyo 1st Arsenal mei and star. And I'm wondering how many smiths use Tokyo 1st Arsenal mei? I knew there are more than a few smith work at Tokyo 1st Arsenal. Now we have 3,勝信 Katsunobu, 尚武 Naotake, and 宣威 Nobutaka. Tokyo Dai Ichi Rikugun Zoheisho (東京第一陸軍造兵廠) These smiths made swords at the Imperial Army's arsenal factory in Akabane, Tokyo (1943-45). These swords are usually inscribed 'Tokyo Dai Ichi Rikugun Zoheisho'. Others may have also worked here on a part-time basis. 1. Nobutaka (宣威) 2. Kanemasa (兼正) 3. Katsunobu (勝信) 4. Morikuni (守国) Other The following smiths include: 1. Those working in the late Bakumatsu period on into the Meiji Period. 2. Smiths not formally affiliated with any of the above groups who nonetheless made swords in Tokyo. 3. Smiths which have not yet been proven to be connected with any of the above groups. Akimi (昭美) (Denshujo?) Akitaka (昭高) (Denshujo?) Akiyuki (昭通) (Denshujo?) Genji (源次) Hisahiro (久弘) Hidetoshi (秀俊) Hidemori (英守) Hirotsugu (広次)/ Hirotsugu (寛次) ( Sokanﾕs son ) Hironaga (寛長) (Enshin ?) Hisayoshi (久義) Ishinsai (一心斎) Kiyokane (清兼) (Denshujo?) Kunihide (国秀) ((kodai Tsunatoshi) Kunimitsu (国光) Kunimune (国宗) Kunihiro (国博) Kunitada (国忠) Kunitaka (国隆) Korehide (是秀) (kodai Tsunatoshi) Korekazu (是一) (kodai Korekazu) Kunimasa (国和) Masatada (正周) ( Suzuki Masaoﾕs group) Masanori (正則) (Joukeishi Masaakiﾕs student) Masakazu (正一) Masanobu (正与)/Masataka (政賢) Masayoshi (政善) Masatsuna (聖綱) Masasuke (正助) Mitsukazu (光一) Miyotaro (三代太郎) Morikuni (盛国) Morimichi (守道) Moritoshi (盛俊) ( Kurihara Nobuhideﾕs student) Morotaka (師敬) Muneshige (宗重) Nanta (楠太) Nankoku (南国) Naokatsu (直勝)/ Naomune (直諒) (Sandai Naokatsu; Naomune is early mei) Naohide (直秀) (Naokatsuﾕs student; Naotane group) Naohiro (直広) Naotake (尚武) Noriyuki (則行) Saneoki (真興) Saneyoshi (真義) (Kato Ichitaro (加藤一太郎); Hanazawa Tanrenjo?) Sanezumi (真澄) Senshu (仙綉) Shizukuni (鎮国) Sukenobu (祐信) Tadakazu (忠和) Takaoki (高興) Takeshi (武) Tokiyoshi (時吉) Tsuguesuke (継え助) Ujiyori (氏白) Yasufusa (康房) Yasushige (康重) (12th generation Shitahara) Yasumoto (康元) Yoshisaburo (与三郎) Yoshihiro (義広) Yoshisada (義定) Youichiro (興一郎) Yoshitame (義為)

Bruce The Smith is Nobutake，same one who made my sword.Not 勝信 Katsunobu.

I have 2 造兵廠 made Gunto,both has star. One is Type 98- 東京第一陸軍造兵廠 尚武 昭和十八年九月吉日 #453。 One is NS -東京第一陸軍造兵廠 宣威 昭和十七年十二月吉日 #47？

If it's 辰月鬼宿日 ，then should be 农历3月23日，1943.4.27 in the Gregorian calendar.

In 太平洋の奇跡(Oba:The Last Samurai) IJA officer wearing Type 98,IJN officer wearing Type 97.

I had those photos a long time ago, from a movie prop shop.

I think it was resin molds from a real one.

Maybe not.Here is Rubber Type 95 from TV show The Pacific.

HBO's The Pacific: Sledge's Bunker The Japanese NCO used a Brass guards Type 95.

HBO's The Pacific: Sledge's Bunker The NCO

Movie with Gunto 1.Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence 1983 2.Letters from Iwo Jima 硫磺島からの手紙 2006 3.太平洋の奇跡(Oba:The Last Samurai)2011 4.日輪の遺産 （The Legacy Of The Sun)2011 5.The Wolverine（2013） 6.The Emperor in August (日本のいちばん長い日) 2015

I think the scabbard is original to this sword by adding a Type 98 Ishizuke 石突。

Bruce Here you go

Looks like 一肥前国出羽守藤原 to me

Anyone?

Anyone?