Ron M Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 Good afternoon, a friend of mine (I will not out him as he clearly does not know) displayed this sword and stated “this was taken off of a Japanese soldier in Iwo Jima. I almost believed it until I zoomed in. Why do people believe this crap?!? It’s clearly NOT a Japanese sword, however the story was believed and my friend still feels the piece “has so much history” that I just can’t say anything. I love this dudes show, but you guys have to see 😁 1 2 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moriarty Posted August 14 Report Share Posted August 14 Did he mention that the owner was part of the secret shinobi division? 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNSSHOGUN Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Tell him the truth, given his show is all about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 Ugh. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blacksmith Posted August 15 Report Share Posted August 15 No doubt the personal sword of Lt. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, which he used to commit seppuku ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkirkpatrick Posted August 16 Report Share Posted August 16 I saw this too, I said nothing because I didn’t want to embarrass him. Doug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nulldevice Posted August 17 Report Share Posted August 17 Oof yeah, I've seen some replicas at the local mall store that look better than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Gunto Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 Ouch. The truth can be painful, but it's still the truth and deserves to be spoken. Perhaps best if you break it to him in a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curran Posted August 18 Report Share Posted August 18 What does the guy do for a living, and does it involve any attention to detail? If it is a public company, please let me know the stock symbol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Bray Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 Since the info can be obtained by a simple search of the posted image, it is Shawn Ryan of the podcast "The Shawn Ryan show" and the sword was supposedly given to him by Don Graves, a 98 year old vet who fought on Iwo Jima. Shawn claims the sword came from a Japanese soldier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 I guess it's the thought that counts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivkin Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 Listening to the same people telling the same war stories, sometimes things evolve rather drastically after half a year. Less mud and s...t, more burning tanks and blazing machine guns. Location shifts from no-one-remembers-where to a popular spot. The enemy multiplies and closes in for hand to hand combat. I guess Mr. Sword somehow got involved in the process or maybe a son found it in his father's things and gave it to a friend with a story attached. I think the box is cool though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron M Posted August 19 Author Report Share Posted August 19 As a retired military Explosives Expert, and a martial arts academy owner, my dojo is located literally right outside the Joint Expeditionary Base, I hear dozens and dozens of stories about “combat” this or that. It’s amazing that I almost never meet the Cook! But, I have personally given as a gift a nice “G.I. Field conversion” knife, made from a broken wakizashi recovered on Tarawa and taken home, to my Sensei who is a retired US Marine. He has it displayed at his academy in Oklahoma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeLuucas Posted August 19 Report Share Posted August 19 If I had a nickel every time I heard that a gunto was "Recovered off the body of a Japanese officer", or "Found in the sands of Iwo Jima"... I'd be able to afford a much more impressive nihonto collection . I'm sure they are out there - but I have never seen a 'framed sword' that was worth removing from the frame for a closer look. Cheers, -Sam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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