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

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	#1
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

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20th July 2011, 12:12 PM	#2
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