I have a sword exactly like that my uncle brought back from world war II while his uncle but my uncle gave it to me he said it was an officer sword I do not know which one it was but can I send you some pictures

Sehr gutes Video, Grüsse aus Leipzig Germany

I LOVE it !!!!

Mr. Do you have email. May i ask about sword from email?

There was no such thing as a “machine made blade”, there was no machines that made blades. Type 95 gunto for example was made in mass quantities but still done with hands, non traditionally

Seems just too nice.

With such a sword with no markings on tang but numbers in obscure places, what does it mean?

What does it mean for a blade for an Army Officer has no markings on tang, none.

A very nice koto!❤

Amazing!!!

Good day ! I found your site and offers Kampfmesser fighting knife. Since I own one, I would like to know what kind exactly it is? It has the same inscription on the blade as Dagger SS. It should be an SS dagger. If all is well, what is the value of this dagger. Thanks Joseph

Its just a theory... but I think that the officer who owned the darker katana might have tried to use it in the traditional samurai fashion (blade up) that would explain the modification on the saya and the reversed menuki. If you look closely you will notice that the darker katana has the menuki opposite to the lighter one. Tsuba might have been rewrapped since the pattern of the hinerimaki is different aswell. Nice video btw!

The non-1935 ones are shortened variants of the older long types. It was most likely used by revolutionary Ankara army forces. Most long imperial army bayonets (those with hooks) were used during the Greco-Turkish war of 1919-22.

That is exactly the same sword I have, however your Habiki looks to be made of Brass and mine is copper with the Cat Scratches. My makers signature mark is from a Sword makers foundry and it's over 400 years old. In one of the pictures you show in your book there are a number of sword smiths there and so there is someone there who is assigned to carve the sword makers name. In essence it's a production shop, just like in Feudal Japan. Mine isn't a family sword but it was most likely an early Feudal era sword given "modern" fittings and issued out during the Sino China occupation and possibly either made it's way into the Pacific or possibly stayed back in Japan and was surrendered during the American occupation. There were thousands of what I would call generic swords for foot soldiers made during the Feudal era of Japan and those swords were stored in Armory's and were issued out to peasants to equip an Army to fight for a local lord. So although the sword may not have a famous Sword Makers mark or a family name carved into the blade tang doesn't make the sword any less inferior in terms of quality than a family sword. Just imagine a Foundry that was commissioned to make swords and in battle found out that all their swords broke on impact, don't think it would end well for the Foundry's sword smiths.

and the other end of the Tang has a flower?

By chance do you know what the turtle on the Tang mean?

What is a reasonable price for one of those now?

I have one for sale

my friend how thick is this sword? I always have doubts about the Gunto

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To me the first indicator is the brass pins

Do you have an email? I’d like to ask about a piece I found

Interesting. America loves Fabrique Nationale! I love the Hi-Power, in particular. Hello from San Diego California.

La valeur en € d un vrai d époque ? Merci

Very interesting to me. Thanks ありがとう (I'll go to Japan next year to find one 🤞 Your tips 'll be very helpfull). Sorry for my bad english, I'm french (but I've understood all your vid)

Thanks for posting. Very informative. I'm sure you have saved some poor collector from making a very expensive mistake. Thank you sir.

Nice sword but a few thoughts for your consideration.Your translation of the mei was correct but you need to view the sword as a whole in order to assess its age and from what I could see of it the hamon and shape of the blade suggest it is more likely to be a shinto blade from the Edo period. Logically would you carry a precious family heirloom sword into a combat zone where it would be subject to the effects of rain,humidity and battle damage?No. However,it is likely that you might carry an old,traditionally made blade with a fake signature to represent a family blade that's left at home for safe keeping. Fittings/mounts can also be a help in deciding the quality of the sword,in this case the mounts are of average quality with a solid cast tsuba and a cheaper grade of same under the ito,hote it's in two pieces on the one side rather than a full piece with large nodules or even a full wrap. There is also a practical reason for wooden saya which is weight,you will know from swords with a type 98 iron saya just how heavy they can be and how uncomfortable it would have been to carry one on a day to day basis. Please note that this is not meant as a criticism of you,your sword or the video all of which I enjoyed,rather it's a different view of things intended to be helpful.

Your spot on I have an original and all tallies up. What value do they have . Thanks just subscribed

Probably should be wearing white gloves handling it bra.

i have one that was used in a similar manor, not nearly that old tho. my great granddad gave me his sword, was an old family blade that was mounted to gunto fittings. a few years ago, he found an old picture of it before it was used as a gunto and we had new fittings based on the old ones made and attached, from pommel to sheath. he loved it

The 3rd japanese "mint" bayonet is actually an old Tokyo example reworked in Taiwan post-ww2. Grips and screws were replaced and the whole thing reblued. Frog is typical Taiwan made too. This is a nice collection. Thank you for showing it to us.

Nice Collection!!!!

2:05 Ah the "Butcher's Blade" it's like someone took the Pattern 1796 heavy cavalry sword and mounted on a gun! :D My favourite of them all, if I can get a Mauser C96 broom handle, Luger P08, normal or artillery version, their respective wooden stock holsters, the full kit or a Walther P38 that would be perfect.

What are the little white balls in the handle?, my pa came back to aus from PNG inn 1945 with the same as the brown one, but was bound with hide on the handle not that lace stuff, and always wondered what the balls were, thanks

Nice epee .. more about polish sabre.. szablotłuk polski

I'm also owned this kind of katana..on the blades is writen showa17 (1942) after i google translate it..i'm doing some research..is it true that this kind of katana that used leather for scabbard is used by pilot?

GuntonWW2 original have a flag sign on blade .

I own one.average condition. What's the value?

I bought ww2 katana almost like this...the scabbard covered with leather but the blade was not sharp...and has lock mechanism..i dont know is it authentic or not.

I watched some of your videos. Excellent! Best regards from a military collector and your new subscriber!

thats not from the 1300 sorry its a more modern.

IT IS a Knife,. Not a dagger because one Edge.

That Sword is in excellent shape, enough to make many men jealous. I have one that is almost as nice but the tassel is very worn and in bad shape. Also is missing the bamboo peg and end of scabbard (metal tip) but the blade is great no rust or nicks. I didn't.t recognize the signature stamps either, from what I have. How many manufacturers were there at the time?

My lovely sword!1!!🥶🥵🥶🥶

Ak type 1 was most likely made in Germany because of the black Bakelite and the markings are often the first things to wear off the blade since they were just printed on.

I have one too

Hello, very pretty collection, do you know how much the 1935 bayonet can be worth?

I have a similar sword I bought 10 years ago at a flea market ,and I only paid 50 dollars for it and it is in mint condition, the guy I bought it from said it was very old

amazing the type 98 sword iam so very like it the blade it so very sharp

I have ww2 japanese samurai