Military Miniatures

[Toryu2020]

Looking at other threads on Children's swords and Boy's day swords I noted there was mention of military miniatures button real thread of their own. Fuller and Dawson both mention them, and there are photos out there of young Japanese in uniform. So this is a place for those photos and for anyone to introduce their military miniatures should they have them. I will add my own humble example and look forward to see more.

-t

[Toryu2020]

Here is my Type 19 Kyu-gunto miniature - 22.5 inches long with a 16.5 inch blade that appears to have been plated in the past. The handle is translucent tortoise shell or maybe bakelite? wrapped with silver (colored) wire. The guard is pierced exactly as the full-sized model. The backstop is plain and the cap appears separate, making me believe I could probably unscrew it like the larger model. There are traces of gold-paint on the guard. The saya has two hangers and is painted black - I believe this is the original color it does not appear that it was ever chromed.

-t

 

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Originally posted by Bruce P.

[Toryu2020]

Little Generals - once had a photo of a little Admiral, little General and a little nurse all together in a shot from Yasukuni I believe it was. Would love to find that photo again...

[Bruce Pennington]

Not to side-track your great topic, Thomas, but this is another example of the black painted saya that fits in with the other types:

Black Painted Type 32

Type 95 Black Saya

and even

Black Painted Tsuba

 

Looking forward to seeing more examples.  I know there are some out there.