Can't Remember The Name Of These Ww2 Swords

[Kiipu]

Paul, once again, many thanks for the additional pictures.

 

The subassembly method of your sword is similar to another Shinbu-Tō that is linked to below.  One obvious difference that I can see is that the reverse tang on yours is marked 振武 while the other sword is marked 振武刀.  Unfortunately, the nakago mune markings on this second sword do not appear to be noted or pictured.  It is thus not possible to determine which marking precedes the other at this time.  For your information and that of others, this is the same sword that is illustrated over at Ohmura's website.

Hefty WW II Era Katana with High End Mounts

 

Nakago Reverse: 振武刀 = shinbu-tō

Nakago Obverse: 東洋刃物株式会社作 = Tōyō Hamono Kabushiki Kaisha saku = Made by Tōyō Knife Company., Limited.

 

As an aside, 振武 is spelled as shinbu but should be pronounced as shimbu.

N (kana)

[Bruce Pennington]

2 hours ago, paul griff said:

two letters

Thanks for the added pics Paul!  The "10" on the fittings seem to me to be fitters taking part of the "510" of the nakago, which, to me, seems to indicate the 510 was put there by the smith or forge, not the fitters.

 

The 2 letters seem to be "S 九" or "S 9" which is WAY out of my experience with the whole stamped-numbers gamut.