WW2 Japanese Army NCO Sword – Matching #s . SJ326b

Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) Type 95 NCO Shin Gunto. Matching numbers on blade and scabbard. NCO cast aluminum tsuka (handle) that has most of the paint missing (worn away) on the handle, also, it appears that someone drilled small indents in the top and bottom of handle area to insert some type of decoration that is no longer there, just the small circular indents remain. Machine made blade with heavy wear, spotting, and graying, also, the tip of blade appears to have been rounded (dulled) so it no longer has a sharp point. Scabbard has been repainted black. Cut-out type brass tsuba. Blade length approximately 27 3/8 inches. Overall length approximately 36 inches. Overall, a heavily worn condition sword.

Additional Notes: The Japanese Type 95 shin guntō (九十五式軍刀, kyūgō-shiki guntō) released in 1935 was designed for use by non-commissioned officers (NCOs). It was designed to resemble an officer’s shin guntō but be cheaper to mass-produce. All NCOs’ swords had machine-made blades with deep fullers (bo hi) and a serial number stamped on the blade. The hilts were cast out of metal (either early copper handles or aluminum handles) and painted to resemble the traditionally produced items on the officer’s swords. They had brass tsubas (hand guards) similar to the officer’s shin guntō. By 1945, a simplified NCO sword was being produced. It had a simple wooden hilt with cross hatched grooves for grip. The scabbards were made from wood instead of metal and the guard and other fittings were made from iron instead of brass.

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