Identification Help? Blade & Saya #160183

[Heresy]

I've had this for years, just sitting in a corner. Got a wild hair to find out more about it, and now I'm down the rabbit hole! From what I've seen on this forum, I believe it's a Type 95, and pattern 3. Can anyone confirm or correct me if I'm wrong? Thank you!

[lonely panet]

Correct. Ijima factory if i remembers correctly 

[robinalexander]

That's a very nice example Brittany, look after it.

 

It is now worth a lot more than it was when you acquired it.

[Bruce Pennington]

You've done some good research, Brittany!  Quite interesting photo background, too.  Is that actual, or photo-shop type software?

 

Have you seen the Ohmura pages on the Type 95 with the shop and arsenal stamps? - http://ohmura-study.net/794.html

 

The star is from the Tokyo 1st Army Arsenal.  It appears on blades after 1942.  Prior to this, you'd see the Kokura stamp on both Tokyo & Nagoya 95s.

[Heresy]

Thank you all! Very helpful as I dig in deeper!

 

@Bruce Pennington, I do product photography, mostly of firearms, which show up better on blue, so it's the backdrop in my photo booth right now.