Jim P Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 This is the Japanese NCO parade sword I spoke of earlier.It has never been sharpened,the blade is in excellent shape,but the scabbard is pretty rusty,When I 1st got it the scabbard was 100% rust covered,A little WD-40 and some 0000 steel wool uncovered some of the original nickle plating. I haven't been able to find out a whole lot about it other than it is an army sword not police.all opinions welcomed,Jim P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim P Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 As you can see on the above grip ,there is a 10 petal cherry blossom as well as on the back of it below.Thats how I know it is army,police have a 5 petal blossom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim P Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 Here are the only marks I can find,on the base of the blade is a mark that I have not been able to find anything on.The 2nd picture is the marks on the scabbard.It has the #51 and a mark that is identical to ones found on bayonets to show Tokyo arsenal pre-39. Any help would be greatly appreciated,Jim P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim P Posted August 7, 2005 Author Share Posted August 7, 2005 Any thoughts on the makers marks? I have not been able to locate much info on this style of sword,most web sites are dedicated to the samurai sword.Thanks,Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug See Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 (edited) Here are the only marks I can find,on the base of the blade is a mark that I have not been able to find anything on.The 2nd picture is the marks on the scabbard.It has the #51 and a mark that is identical to ones found on bayonets to show Tokyo arsenal pre-39. Any help would be greatly appreciated,Jim PThe left hand mark on the drag is the mark of the Kokura arsenal in Tokyo, (used through 1945) where it was either assembled, or accepted, or both. I can't make out the other. Edited January 2, 2006 by Doug See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harribobs Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 I am pretty sure what you have got there is an 1886 pattern Army Parade Sabre, the pattern on the back denotes it's a company officer grade ( (fuller and gregory,japanese military and civil swords and dirks)as Doug says the mark you can see is the Kokura but it could also be the Koishikawa arsenal who used the same mark, as there is another mark next to it ( i can't make it out either) it denotes it was made somewhere else under the supervision of the arsenalchris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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