my collection so far

[lonely panet]

Hello all,

 

since moving from collecting koto pieces to military swords my collection is looking nice.

1, typ2 98 shin gunto- showato signed nagamura kiyonobu

2, shingunto with rare cast iron tsuba, blade broken, signed fukumoto kunimune

3, crew gunto, late war with weather cover for tsuka

4, type 32 cavarly saber, dated to FEB 1915

5, type 32 cavarly saber, not dated, prob 32, 36 or 36 being the last years of manufacture, black finish and with a unsharpened blade

6,type 32 nco's saber, dated 1913 with the finger loop intact

7,company grade army dress sword with company grade tassel

8, ofield grade army dress sword, with late war tassel ( never seen one with a straight blade before)

9, rare naval/patrolmans dress saber,(this sword has been used as referance in jim dawsons last book)

 

im really happy with it so far, if im wrong with the discriptions please write as we never stop learning

 

regards Hamish