Variations of extended chape or is it Kojiri Ishkzuke or Ishiduki

[robinalexander]

Greetings,

 

Thought it may be interesting to delve into the (many?) variations in extended chape found on kai gunto's and, as I recently disovered, Type 98's.  

 

My understanding is that all kai gunto extended chapes have the same manufacturers' number but I dont know if the same applies to Type 98's, or even, Type 94's?

 

So if you would like to share some pics and comments, I'm sure they would be well received. 

 

Hello Bruce, I dont know if you have started documenting these specifically.

 

A couple of pictures attached to kick off which are on my kai gunto and unlike the later Type 97's fittings, mine appear to be nice solid brass with no previous gilding evident.

 

Finally, I'm not sure of the correct name for an extended chape so I just included them all in the title above....if you know, then pls enlighten me.

 

Rob

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PNSSHOGUN]

Ishikuzi or drag is the correct term. From memory that is a patent number and is the same on all of them.

[IJASWORDS]

The Army and Navy both have the same patent number.

[Bruce Pennington]

Rob,

That's some really high-end fittings!  Gorgeous!  Like Niel said,t they are the same number, made by the "Wakase Co."  You'll see the "W" in diamond stamp on the back side.  You will see the same stamp on some tsuba too, so they obviously made a range of koshirae parts, if not the whole kit.

 

A couple more from the files, for comparison.

[robinalexander]

Thanks Bruce good info. Hadnt noticed the W. 

 

So it appears that unlike some other gunto fittings, there was one for IJA and another for IJN and little to no variation within these two types.