日本帝国の拳铳

sheepherder · 09-19-2009, 11:59 AM

Very nice looking sword! have you unpegged it and looked for the "prayer sheet", or done a rubbing of the marks under the grip???

The owner of a gunshop where I lived back in the 70's was very much into Japanese swords...The Postmaster of my PO was a Pacific Marine Vet; he brought back a Japanese NCO's sword (much plainer than the one you pictured; yours must be an Officers sword) and the gunshop owner showed me how it was assembled/disassembled...and the "prayer" that was sometimes hidden under the grip...

Did you buy the Type 14??? I've always wondered what the Japanese made the grips out of...

Very impressive collectibles...

09-19-2009, 11:59 AM	#11
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	Very nice looking sword! have you unpegged it and looked for the "prayer sheet", or done a rubbing of the marks under the grip??? The owner of a gunshop where I lived back in the 70's was very much into Japanese swords...The Postmaster of my PO was a Pacific Marine Vet; he brought back a Japanese NCO's sword (much plainer than the one you pictured; yours must be an Officers sword) and the gunshop owner showed me how it was assembled/disassembled...and the "prayer" that was sometimes hidden under the grip... Did you buy the Type 14??? I've always wondered what the Japanese made the grips out of... Very impressive collectibles...