tassels

[peter]

Hello Gents,

i'm hope the military guys can tell me what tassels these are i picked up recently, also values if possible,

many thanks,

Peter

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/28trnzx57nc6fdb/HYtQ52Y0NV

[chrisf]

Blue and brown looks like field officers' shingunto sword knot up to the rank equivalent of Captain I believe,then the red and brown is also for shingunto but for major,senior officers were similar but with zigzag stitching.The others may be for the kyu-gunto swords which preceded the shingunto.

I'm sure that someone will give you a more precise and accurate briefing along with values.

[peter]

thank you,

i haven't put a blue and brown up its just my poor photography,

Peter

[chrisf]

LMAO,no,it's my bloody eyesight!!!

 

What's the first on the left?

[peter]

:-) its the orange and brown but using a flash the others are under a bulb without flash all with my phone,

Peter

[brannow]

Sorry the red and brown tassel is a fake.

[peter]

Hi Bill

How can you tell? I had my suspicions.

Peter

[brannow]

Hi Peter,

 

The woven basket above the fringe is too large. This is the biggest mistake the fakers make.

[Stegel]

Officer tassels were:

 

ARMY-Shin Gunto

Company grade tassel's were blue/brown with matching straps, up to rank of captain i believe.

Field grade tassels were red/brown with matching straps for colonels and majors.

General grade tassel was gold or yellow with the red/brown straps also having 3 gold threads interwoven in a zigzag pattern.

Late war army tassels had no rank distinction, all were a medium brown with matching straps.

 

NAVY- Kai Gunto

Naval tassels were all dark 'chocolate' brown, again no distinction of ranks.

 

Non Commissioned Officers NCO were:

Brown leather barrel knot with leather straps using a buckle retention system for the brass tsuba 'early' type 95 copper & aluminium handled swords.

The 'late' type 95 with iron tsuba used the same leather barrel knot but without the buckle set up, the tassel being attached to the steel sarute at the end of the handle instead of the tsuba.

 

you can get this info from a good reference, like the Fuller and Gregory one, or also Jim Dawsons book, which has color photos. I hope this helps you.

 

Ernst