JAPANESE SWORD

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ofbiro
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JAPANESE SWORD

Post by ofbiro » Fri Aug 11, 2017 2:02 pm

I am glad to share with the IFG folk some photos of a sword I possess, presented to me by a brother cousin of my mother about 50 years ago. He didn’t tell me anything about it, and for a longtime I believed it was a French sword.
Few years ago a consulted with experts (an auction house) and very kindly (and free of charge) they informed me that it was a Japanese sword, designed after the patterns of the French.
The chrysanthemum on the grip is a clear sign of the Japanese origin.
I found on Wikipedia that this sword, named “Kyu Gunto” (old sword) in Japanese was in service for quite a long time (1874-1937), and that it was replaced by a sword, more close to the traditional Japanese pattern.
I am wondering whether someone owns or has ever seen such a sword.
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Re: JAPANESE SWORD

Post by Shivaji.Dasgupta » Fri Aug 11, 2017 6:45 pm

Nope. This one is unique.
I Saw some jap swords in Singapore with Antique/collectible Dealers ( what they claim that they were used in WWII during Jap Invasion) but nothing I can recall similar to this one.
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Re: JAPANESE SWORD

Post by Vikram » Fri Aug 11, 2017 11:55 pm

Very interesting. I did not know the Japanese made a French style sword.
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