Jaydon Posted July 30, 2024 Report Posted July 30, 2024 Hello everyone, this is my first time to post on this forum, since English is not my first language, please forgive me if I have some grammatical mistakes. Recently I purchased my first Japanese saber, which I think is an original.type 32 sword.But it also had some doubts that bothered me，Such as it was painted black and washers were made of brass.Can somebody help me identify it? I really appreciate that. Thank you. 1 1 Quote
lonely panet Posted July 30, 2024 Report Posted July 30, 2024 its a type 32 " ko" version, thats been re issued, the sword is dated taisho +1 so 1913. its had the leather seppa replaced with a brass one. condition is good, got matching numnbers and they are probably the most numerous of the machine made swords off ww2. 1899 to 1945, was this issue dates. numbers under 1000 are very rare. hey if you dont want it ill take it hahahha 2 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted July 30, 2024 Report Posted July 30, 2024 Nothing to worry about with the black paint. You can see several other gunto painted black on this thread: No one knows who was doing it or why, but the general consensus is that it was done during the war. The identifiable stamps are the stacked cannon balls of the Kokura Army Arsenal and the "KO" of their supervisory unit. 1 1 Quote
Kiipu Posted July 30, 2024 Report Posted July 30, 2024 Hi Junxi and welcome to the forum. If the blade length is as below, then it is an Otsu 乙 version. Overall length with scabbard: 933mm or 36.75 inches. Blade length: 774mm or 30.5 inches. The year of original manufacture was 1912. Of the initial two inspection marks, the one on the left is 平. Which back then would be a character from the inspector's name. At some later date, it was arsenal overhauled by Kokura Arsenal and hence the additional 小 inspection mark. 大一 = 1912. FYI, my first Japanese sword was a Type 32 and I think they were a good design. However, having swung one around a few times, one quickly realizes the shortcomings of a single-handed sword. In my case, the weak link was my wrist. It is surprising the Japanese did not realize this sooner. Officer's abandoned the single-handed sword during World War I, except of course for the cavalry. Take good care of that sword, it is a nice addition to your collection. Time to start looking for a 甲 version to go along with it! 2 1 1 Quote
lonely panet Posted July 30, 2024 Report Posted July 30, 2024 I always thought it was taisho then ad the year. My bad 1 Quote
Jaydon Posted July 31, 2024 Author Report Posted July 31, 2024 Thanks again for everyones help. You guys are so kind.Salute to you all🫡. Quote
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