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Picked up a Kai-Gunto this weekend with naval tsuka, tsuba, 1943 stainless blade, etc., but had an interesting saya. Any help on it would be greatly appreciated.

 

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Brandon

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it is not the correct saya. It belongs on a civilian katana. I have heard from vets that at times there would be a pile of swords and a separate pile of saya and you picked a sword then went to find a saya that fit. Seems a strange thing to separate them but I have heard it from vets more than once.

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Thanks, I was wondering how this scabbard ended up on this sword. I hadn't heard about the 2 piles for swords. I've definitely heard that the mauser bolts and rifles were split into 2 different piles and that's why so few of those match. Any idea of time period of scabbard or if those are family crests vs a design?

 

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Brandon

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