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Interesting! Thank you Uwe that would make more sense. Last night I was looking at similar iron tsubas online that were also Edo period.

Hello everyone! I’m Evan I’m new here. I was referred to this forum by a fellow from gunboards who told me you all might be able to help me learn a little more about some WW2 bring back swords I have. I posted my swords in the military discussion board. From their help on that discussion we’ve figured out the smiths of my blades but we’re having some trouble translating the Tsuba on my Wakizashi. They told me it was made by a Tomotsugu during the Muromachi period. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hey thank you all for the information and help. If I read correctly Tomotsugu was from the early Muromachi period so the blade is from somewhere between the early 1300s to late 1400s is that correct? Is there a way to tell if the Wakizashi was refitted during the war? I was once told the Wakizashi was from the edo period. To have one that’s almost 400 years older than I thought makes me happy! Thank you all again!

Thank you! Do you have any idea when the Wakizashi would’ve been made?

Hello All! I’m new to this forum, I was referred by a fellow member of gunboards. I was wondering anyone would be able to help me get some more information and history on some swords I own. The shin gunto I bought from an English WW2 vet’s son, he told me his father brought it back from Burma. The wakizashi I found in an online estate auction from another vet a few years ago. Both swords are signed. The nice fellow who referred me told me the Tsuba on the gunto was a Gunzoku Tsuba. From what I can tell by Googling it was a civil branch of the military? He also said the sword was refitted for WW2. I’ve attached some photos of the swords, their tangs, and the Tsuba of the Wakizashi. Thank you so much, any insight would be helpful. -Evan