Redundancy?

[Ooitame]

I am trying to figure out why there are 2 release buttons?

[David Flynn]

To be sure, to be sure.

[Shamsy]

Aye, aye.

[Bruce Pennington]

I’ve never read or heard a reason. They do appear most often on blades that are high-quality gendaito. Usually star stamped RJT blades .

[Dave R]

 Upper release button is pressed by the sword wielding hand, or you can press the lower release button with the hand holding the saya. It gives a a choice of grip on the tsuka so the hand is not choked against the tsuba, and can save a second or two when you need the blade out in a hurry.

[Ooitame]

Very practical, thanks Dave!

[Ooitame]

I’ve never read or heard a reason. They do appear most often on blades that are high-quality gendaito. Usually star stamped RJT blades .

I thought this was on all type 3?

[Bruce Pennington]

No, only upgrades. So you must be seeing higher quality Type 3’s, eh?

[Windy]

Fairly sure my Akihisa 3 has two buttons....

[Windy]

[Peter Bleed]

I have often said that - IF it had come down to swords, Japan would have won WWII. If the people who designed officers' swords had been assigned to aircraft or tank design, just imagine what wonderful weaponry they could have come up with. Instead, what they got was an over designed bit of late medieval armament.

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[Ooitame]

Just went with what was on ohmuras site. I thought it applied to all type 3. However, he seems to have all top line swords. Thanks Bruce, for the clarification and knowledge.