Very short sword with metal scabbard.

[Harvey]

Hello to all,

 

I fear this sword is very modern and probably has no value to a collector of early swords. To me it looks WWII or maybe a bit earlier, but I've never seen a short version like this. I hate to bother you guys with a sword like this one but I don't no where else to get an opinion.

 

What is it and what value does it have?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Harvey

[Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini]

Hi Harvey.

IMHO you have a nice Meiji period short police sword.

 

From Fuller and Gregory's "Military Swords of Japan" page 64/65 :

[falconj]

Hi Harvey,

Looks like a Japanese 'mounted police hanger' or 'short sword' with the mounted police badge on the upper back strap of the hilt, looks like type 1 of 2 types shown

see page 189 of Fuller and Gregory's Japanese Military and Civil Swords and Dirks

regards

John

[Brian]

Harvey,

 

See if that blade can be dismounted from the fittings easily? I think there is a chance that this houses an earlier wakizashi blade, and might be forged. You see this occasionally. Can you see a hamon anywhere?

 

Brian

[John A Stuart]

Yes Brian, The one I have has no shinogi. Midpage below the kyugunto, http://www.johnstuart.biz/new_page_12.htm , but it can't be taken down John

[Stephen]

in order to get at the nakago the end caps in the case of Police swords have a nut that needs to be taken off. it does look like it may house a forged blade.

[Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini]

think there is a chance that this houses an earlier wakizashi blade, and might be forged.

 

Yes maybe,

From second picture seems it have a Yokote.