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

My WW2 SHIN GUNTO Type 98 Japanese Officer Sword With Old Family Blade ! (Katana)

KUNIMITSU 1362 - 1394 Founder of Uda school, a highly rated smith.
The katana is dating from the Muromachi period and is found inside ww2 mountings

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[frenchfan]

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!

[ghstsamurai-]

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

[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)

[jokergitatto]

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

[luckyja]

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

[ronisworld]

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

[christopherfranklin]

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.

[saharuddinsalleh]

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.

[wejamminheslin]

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

[abejanggut]

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?

[normanbraslow]

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.

[machinistmikethetinkerer]

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

[chrisnewport]

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

[jayawilson]

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.

[brandon]

Probably should be wearing white gloves handling it bra.

[내일-il]

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