Sword from Japanese surrender WW2 Saigon.

[Shugyosha]

What Bruce said: it’s your heirloom now. 

[KungFooey]

6 hours ago, SimonAitch said:

Yes it’s not a problem at all, use anything you need.

 

Im just super happy that the members of this forum have given me such an insight to this memorabilia.

 

Ideally, though I know this is nigh on impossible I’d like to return it to the rightful owners.

Really noble intention, Simon - but the Japanese hate being reminded of any humiliation. They would much rather forget it ever happened.

I guess what I'm saying is that you may accidentally open up an old wound.

 

Dee

[SimonAitch]

On 12/19/2024 at 7:52 PM, mecox said:

Simon, fantastic item and pictures.  Do you have a date for this surrender. Is your dad in the pic?  Could you measure the length of the cutting edge of blade.

Thanks for posting.

Mal

Unable to find the exact surrender date. My amateur sleuthing ... Google and The Imperial War Museum put it somewhere between mid august to mid September 1945.

 

My brother has my fathers service records which should point to his arrival in Saigon/Vietnam.

 

I'll get back with further info.