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

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

25th May 2011, 07:00 PM

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laEspadaAncha

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Quote:

Originally Posted by katana

I have only seen a few gunto but do not recall any of them having the Ihori type spine...

Hi David,

FWIW, all three kai gunto I have owned (only one of which is still in my collection) had ihori mune.

Of these, two were of pre-war production and the other had a mei and nengo dating it to 1943.

Regards,

Chris

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