Late War Army Officer Sword

[Guntoguy05]

What do you guys think of my late War last draft Officer Sword? I also read in Dawsons book that it could have possibly been a emergency home defense sword as well. Does anyone have any late War parts? I’m looking for a plane black fuchi with or without button, iron oval tsuba and brass habaki.

[David Flynn]

I think it's just a mumei blade in a put together mount.

[Guntoguy05]

It looks an awful lot like the one in the book.

[Guntoguy05]

It looks an awful lot like the one in the book. It even mentions the blue wrapping.

[PNSSHOGUN]

Did you get this from ebay?

[Guntoguy05]

No

[PNSSHOGUN]

Majority of these Last Type swords have had Mantetsu blades in them.

[IJASWORDS]

These normally come with Mantetsu or Dalian Railway Factory blades. These outfits are pretty rare, and there is debate about about their time of issue. They are one of my favorite WW2 swords. 

Due to their rarity finding original parts would be like winning the lottery!  

[Guntoguy05]

I like the canvas same’ and the blue ito.

[vajo]

Very good Neil

[BANGBANGSAN]

I noticed something of this type sword(I had 2）。The tang has 2 holes like normal type 3,but the tsuka only has one hole.

[vajo]

Some came with yellow or ivory color ito. I like that kind of koshirae. Had none and look for a very mint condition. These are extreme rare.

[Guntoguy05]

Looks as if my is ivory color.

[ROKUJURO]

Guntoguy05,

please sign all posts as is requested here.

Your black TSUKA-ITO is new, and newly bound, I think.

[BANGBANGSAN]

Looks as if my is ivory color.

Do you have photo for the scabbard drag?

[vajo]

Looks as if my is ivory color.

 

This bound is very ugly. Non Japanese. I would go for a rewarp. The ito color is not genuine for a gunto. 

 

Compare it with this from Ohmura Study

 

[Guntoguy05]

Here are pics of tsuka and the drag.

[PNSSHOGUN]

If you had this professionally rewrapped it would look great. It's unfortunate the original binding is gone on such a rare sword but you may as well have it done nicely now. 

[vajo]

John is right. Spent the sword a new rewrap. 

 

For example here: http://www.tsukamaki.net/services.htm

[Kiipu]

On 1/10/2019 at 7:24 PM, Guntoguy05 said:

What do you guys think of my late War last draft Officer Sword? I also read in Dawsons book that it could have possibly been a emergency home defense sword as well. Does anyone have any late War parts? I’m looking for a plane black fuchi with or without button, iron oval tsuba and brass habaki.

 

As IJASwords already hinted at, I think this could be a 1945 made Mantetsu.  Does the blade have any markings on the top of the tang by the habaki?

[Bruce Pennington]

On 1/10/2019 at 10:00 PM, Guntoguy05 said:

It looks an awful lot like the one in the book.

Do you still have this?  If so, can you check the back edge of the nakago for a serial number?