Cuirassier Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 (edited) Morning all. I have a standard shin gunto in every respect, except for the menuki, which are clearly original to the tsuka. Does anyone know what / why? Cheers Edited August 10 by Cuirassier extra photo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNSSHOGUN Posted August 10 Report Share Posted August 10 Hi Mark, must've been a personal preference of the officer. When paired with good mountings, it can be a very nice contrast. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuirassier Posted August 10 Author Report Share Posted August 10 44 minutes ago, PNSSHOGUN said: Hi Mark, must've been a personal preference of the officer. When paired with good mountings, it can be a very nice contrast. Thanks John. They are very nice; I think palm tree tops 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 Mark: I was thinking stylized bamboo leaves like these. John C. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted August 11 Report Share Posted August 11 On 8/10/2024 at 3:19 AM, PNSSHOGUN said: personal preference of the officer Mark, forgive me for diverting, but John - I see one of yours has black same'. Do you have any insight or thoughts on why that shows up occasionally? Just saw another on this Wehrmacht-awards thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNSSHOGUN Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 Not a clue, can only think of a handful over the years and none have had any uniting features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinalexander Posted August 13 Report Share Posted August 13 On 8/10/2024 at 6:52 PM, Cuirassier said: I have a standard shin gunto in every respect, except for the menuk Hi Mark... for your interest, here is a Kanehisa (Ozawa) of mine. This is a Type 98 through and through except for the menuki. However many other 95 components are higher end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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