Ronald Aguirre Posted March 27 Report Posted March 27 Can anyone tell me if this is authentic or a reproduction of a Kai gunto? Quote
Kiipu Posted March 27 Report Posted March 27 Made after the war for sale in the army's PX store. It made extensive use of wartime made parts. Quote
Ronald Aguirre Posted March 27 Author Report Posted March 27 Ah! So it’s a navy blade in army mounts? Quote
John C Posted March 27 Report Posted March 27 52 minutes ago, Ronald Aguirre said: Ah! So it’s a navy blade in army mounts? Ron: In Downloads, there is an article by Bruce Pennington called The Mysterious Naval Landing Forces Sword, which goes into great detail about these souvenir swords and their origins. John C. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted March 27 Report Posted March 27 Here's the article, Ron: The Mysterious Naval Landing Forces Sword - A Souvenir. You'll want a copy (free download) to keep with your sword Executive summary: 8th Army PX (military version of Walmart) contracted with the Tenshozan Forge to make over 8,700 of these souvenirs. They were sold to occupation forces in Japan and later in Korea in 1950. Many of the blades were war suplus, but the fittings were crafted with, what I believe, to be an intentional mix of army and navy fittings to make it clear to customs officers that this was not a War Trophy, which had been outlawed for shipping. Your nakago is finished, so to me, it has a chance of being a war surplus blade. But that's speculation on my part. By the way, I grew up in S.E. Dallas. You been there long? Quote
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