Help Identify

[Mgr725]

Hello I was hoping to get some insight on a couple swords. Pictures could be better but it’s a starting point. Thanks in advance.

[Geraint]

Dear Margaret.

 

Please add your name to your post as we all do here.  The first with the black scabbard is a Kaigunto or Naval sword from WWII, the other with the brown scabbard is a Shingunto or Army sword, also from WWII.

 

The Kaigunto has an anchor stamp and is made from rustless steel.  Both are wartime swords in very good condition.  Do they have a family history?

 

All the best.

[Jean]

Done for Margaret (welcome)

[IJASWORDS]

The shin gunto (army sword) inscription is 1940.  

[Stephen]

We need the other side of the Army to see who the smith is.

[Bruce Pennington]

Army Type 98 - June 1941 (I get the 5 and 6 mixed up too, Neil!)

Navy Type 97

 

You can read about them both here: http://ohmura-study.net/902.html

[Stephen]

[Bruce Pennington]

  On 2/1/2020 at 6:06 PM, Stephen said:

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Ha, thanks Stephen!  It’s the star-shaped roku.  My head sees 5 points so I think FIVE.

[Stephen]

No worries.

I gave a translation the other day for a 43 so i said ju hachi. But i had 8 in my mind and wrote 1948...lol bit after the war...lol. Thankfully David F caught it and gave correct date.

[Mgr725]

Thank you all for your help. I will get the other pics up as soon as I can.

 

Thanks again!

Margaret

[Kiipu]

  On 2/1/2020 at 5:51 AM, Mgr725 said:

Hello I was hoping to get some insight on a couple swords.

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The Naval Type 97 Military Sword was made in about 1942 or 1943 by Tenshōzan.

天照山鍛錬場作 = Tenshōzan Tanrenjō saku.

 

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Type 97, Tenshozan, Kaigunto.