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25th April 2014, 09:05 PM

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Jim McDougall

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mross

The fittings do not look Japanese to me. They look cast.

As we were noting, many 'shin gunto' swords produced during the Showa period and before for military officers were indeed cast. As with many heirloom blades in ethnographic settings, these are often refurbished in new mounts as they are passed down.

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