Help please. Japanese Gunto (Genuine ? ) with battlefield scabbard.

katana · 18th June 2011, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Battara

I wonder if since the holes are perfect and perhaps machined, then they were made to make the piece look like an older piece. Just a wondering......

Hi Battara.
The holes are not perfect ...so do not appear to be drilled or reamed ...2 have rust/patination ...the other less so. Will try later and use magnified photos to show.

Thank you Rich for adding to the thread.

Regards David

katana · 19th July 2011, 03:38 PM

Sorry for the long delay, but here are magnified pictures of the ana. The holes have good paternation and do not appear to be machined...

Regards David

katana · 20th July 2011, 12:12 PM

I've been 'brain storming'

this blade and may have a solution to the questions that this sword isn't 'quite right' . During Japanese occupation swords were produced using local smiths....perhaps this is one.

I am thinking that a smith with the skill of producing Dha could have made katana's for the army using local techniques. I'm not certain but, the blade could have an inserted edge....the 'peaked' spine is not unusual to Dha and the thinner blade 3mm+ is also well known. As I said before the blade is faily good quality and appears to have a few cold shuts and therefore forged.

Any thoughts

Kind Regards David

19th July 2011, 03:38 PM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Sorry for the long delay, but here are magnified pictures of the ana. The holes have good paternation and do not appear to be machined... Regards David Attached Images

20th July 2011, 12:12 PM	#3
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	I've been 'brain storming' this blade and may have a solution to the questions that this sword isn't 'quite right' . During Japanese occupation swords were produced using local smiths....perhaps this is one. I am thinking that a smith with the skill of producing Dha could have made katana's for the army using local techniques. I'm not certain but, the blade could have an inserted edge....the 'peaked' spine is not unusual to Dha and the thinner blade 3mm+ is also well known. As I said before the blade is faily good quality and appears to have a few cold shuts and therefore forged. Any thoughts Kind Regards David