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16th February 2015, 03:03 PM
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Identification Japanese sword
Hello. A friend has this sword.My question is: is a Chinese copy or an original sword ww2 ?
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16th February 2015, 03:05 PM
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First, your sword is not Japanese; it is an Indian Tulwar (from India). Looks original to me, but others on this board can give more info. Might do a search about tulwars.
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16th February 2015, 03:07 PM
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Identification Japanese sword
And the next sword for identification.
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16th February 2015, 03:20 PM
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A two sword is a Chinese copy or an original sword ww2 ? Thank you
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16th February 2015, 04:43 PM
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The second sword is a WW II Japanese Army NCO shingunto - all are machine made. The serial numbers are just manufacturing numbers, not assignment numbers to a soldier; so there is no way to trace to whom the sword belonged. An interesting war relic, but not a handmade sword that Nihonto collectors would be interested in. See here - look under military swords.
Rich ------------------------------------------------------- Richard Stein, PhD Japanese Sword Guide http://japaneseswordindex.com/nihonto.htm Last edited by Rich; 16th February 2015 at 05:35 PM. |
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16th February 2015, 08:39 PM
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Not a Nihonto, but a Shin-Gunto, a "new army sword", nevertheless a very collectable item if genuine. If the moderators have no objection I will direct you to this site....
http://ohmura-study.net/900.html |
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16th February 2015, 09:46 PM
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Agreed, Ohmura's site is very good for army shingunto. Definitely worth a visit.
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