WW2 SHIN GUNTO Type 98 Japanese Officer Sword With Old Family Blade !

[@frenchfan3368]

I have been to military museums all over the U. S., Canada and Europe and I must say that you Belgians have my favorite one. The Royal Military Museum in Brussels is absolutely the finest. Hats off! Vive la Belgique et les Belges!

[@militariacollectablesbelgium]

Yes it is one of the biggest in the world. Right at the ‘jubelpark’ in brussel. I like it going there myself. The craziest part is all these tanks and aircrafts. Also a very nice gift shop where you can search for some nice rare books about the army. True! Thanks mate!

[@ghstsamurai-4172]

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

[@VictorGarcia-qk3dn]

It's so beautiful.

[@militariacollectablesbelgium]

Thanks man! More japanese items comming soon

[@robertleonhardt1226]

A very nice koto!❤

[@chrisnewport7826]

Seems just too nice.

[@MrBrika]

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)

[@ronisworld2916]

what a beauty! wish i could also own one someday.

[@ambulocetusnatans]

Of course it's nice to have an original, but several companies are making affordable replicas now. Some of them are pretty accurate too.

[@Hakso_29]

My lovely sword!1!!🥶🥵🥶🥶

[@ww2ww1militarycollectables191j]

Awesome

[@christopherfranklin972]

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.

[@militariacollectablesbelgium]

Thanks for tour reply. Japanese officers who carried the type of side arms where not in a rain humidity or dirt environment usualy, if they where they used leather field gear. Like this sword on the video, until my notice. They where not on the front. They where officers who gave command. This was just the whole thing, to carrie arround a familiy blade. Like the good luck flags they carried with them. This was good luck. They where very spiritual meaning. The code of the samurai. Very interesting stuff. Note: they almost never used their sidearms for fighting. This was only to show off status and rank (with the color of the tassel)

[@christopherfranklin972]

@@militariacollectablesbelgium If you check out photographs and film of officers in combat zones you will see how many leather covered saya were carried with the hilts wrapped in white bandage to protect the binding. The sword was commonly drawn and used in battle,there are many stories of officers slashing at barbed wire whilst attacking,of an officer who jumped on to the turret of a tank and decapitated the soldier standing in the hatch and the Nanpokirikomitai the Special Southern Attack Group in China who were armed ONLY with swords and who rushed enemy positions to engage in hand-to-hand combat. So the sword regardless of its age and make (koto,shinto,shinshinto,gendaito,Showa-to) was not just a reminder of the samurai but meant to be an effective combat weapon and were used as such.

[@calltoarmsmilitaryartifact7423]

Wow

[@normanbraslow7902]

It is uncommon for a genuine antique folded steel blade to mounted in a Pacific War mount. They were heirlooms and not risked. One quick tip off is if the scabbard is metal, it's new.

[@jarettdrucker7943]

It was certainly rare but not unheard of. the majority of the commissioned officers who received a Type 98 sword would not have directly seen combat, and this sword is more of a status symbol, as were most katana anyway. Katana were in general never used for fighting anyway. I have another very cool Type 98 fitted with an ancestral blade like this!

[@luckyja1]

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

[@militariacollectablesbelgium]

It is rayskin. From the fish. The rough structure is perfect for a tight grip. This surface will also keep the handle lace in the same position during the handeling of the sword

[@SoulDante1]

nice replica 😉

[@wejamminheslin4753]

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

[@saharuddinsalleh4974]

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.

[@machinistmikethetinkerer4827]

hello from the states! do you assist with trying to identify engravings on the tang? nice video btw.

[@militariacollectablesbelgium]

You better search for a facebook group for it. Nihonto or ww2 sword?

[@machinistmikethetinkerer4827]

@@militariacollectablesbelgium I WWII but I'm not on FB. I think it's a Gunto type 94

[@militariacollectablesbelgium]

@@machinistmikethetinkerer4827 on facebook you find groups with experts all around the world. I suggest you sign up

[@machinistmikethetinkerer4827]

@@militariacollectablesbelgium I might. SamuraiMonkey helped out quite a bit. Big shout out.

[@izziMikeRomeo]

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?

[@militariacollectablesbelgium]

This was a special adaption by the officer. Not only a pilot. In most cases the officer choose a field leather scabbard to protect the base (or sometimes family era) scabbard.

[@jokergitatto]

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

[@chrisnewport7826]

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

[@jayawilson1100]

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

[@Perkeletricksterservantofrher]

thats not from the 1300 sorry its a more modern.

[@brandon7482]

Probably should be wearing white gloves handling it bra.

[@내일-i7l]

You know what? At 0:51 ,the book cover's design is the japanese Self-Defence forces' pattern. And it is used with hakenkreuz by war criminals,like Nazis