WW2 officer swords?

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engineerlance

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I got these swords about 2 years ago and am finally getting time to dig into them.

I believe they are ww2 Japanese officer swords

One has the handle wrapped one just looks like wrap

I’m trying to to figure out a couple things
1. Are they authentic?
2. I can’t figure out which model they are?
3. How to I care for them the blades are not perfect but I don’t want them to get worse
4. One blade has 2 good size divots should I have a pro sharpen them out or just leave them?

Any help would be greatly appreciated



https://imgur.com/a/9CCAdCV
 
engineerlance said:
I got these swords about 2 years ago and am finally getting time to dig into them.

I believe they are ww2 Japanese officer swords

One has the handle wrapped one just looks like wrap

I’m trying to to figure out a couple things
1. Are they authentic?
2. I can’t figure out which model they are?
3. How to I care for them the blades are not perfect but I don’t want them to get worse
4. One blade has 2 good size divots should I have a pro sharpen them out or just leave them?

Any help would be greatly appreciated



https://imgur.com/a/9CCAdCV
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Good replies will come along shortly. In the meantime, I can say these are army officer models and not stainless steel. I am curious about whether they are hand or machine hammered.
 
The Zieg said:
Good replies will come along shortly. In the meantime, I can say these are army officer models and not stainless steel. I am curious about whether they are hand or machine hammered.
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Hey Zieg, you know way more about these than me but I always thought the swords with "looks like wrap" were a sign they were an NCO sword, is that not true?
 
One is a wartime Shin Gunto, genuine but likely an arsenal blade, water quenched. But still made by a smith.
The other is a wartime NCO Shin Gunto with the aluminium handle. More mass produced. Both genuine, and the NCO's have increased in value the past few years and sometimes fetch even more than the Type 94's and 98's.
No..don't get anyone to work on the nicks...they will ruin it. Just wipe with oil and preserve.
You'll get more info and the signature translated here: https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/forum/45-military-swords-of-japan/
Both worth looking after.
 
The second one is a mass produced non-traditionally made NCO sword. The first one could be either gendaito or gunto, probably the latter but the photos are so poor it is hard to tell. You need to remove ALL fittings including the habaki and get a clear photo of the entire nakago (tang). then orient your photo(s) correctly, which is tip up, tang down.
 
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