Military Swords of Imperial Japan (Guntō)

Changes of a Mounting(Koshirae)

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Introductory notes:  Gun = Military, Tō = Sword,  Guntō = Military-swords,
Koshirae = Mounting,    Shin = New,  Kyū = Old

 Japanese national military's Guntōes were a long period since foundation of a military, and a saber Koshirae.
 It went into the time of Showa, the Guntō's Koshirae was changed into the Japanese Tachi Koshirae from ancient times.
 The Guntō of such a Koshirae is called Shin(new) Guntō.
 These Guntoes took double figures under the enacted emperor calendar, and were called alias.
 An emperor calendar is the total year which measures considering the day of accession to the throne of Emperor Jimmu
as the first year.

　　　　　　　The army enacted the new Guntō in emperor calendar 2594 (A.D. 1934). Common name:  Type  94
　　　　　　　The navy enacted the new Guntō in emperor calendar 2597 (A.D. 1937). Common name:  Type Tachi
　　　　　　　The army revised the new Guntō in emperor calendar 2598 (A.D. 1938). Common name:  Type  98
　　　　　　　The army revised the new Guntō in emperor calendar 2603 (A.D. 1943). Common name:  Type  3


For Officers

　

Commissioned officers Kyū (old) Guntō army &  navy saber. There are various kinds.



Commissioned officers Shin-Guntō army Type 94 (1934〜1938)

Commissioned officers Shin-Guntō navy Type Tachi (1937〜1945)

Commissioned officers Shin-Guntō army Type 98 (1938〜1945)

Commissioned officers Shin-Guntō army Type 3 (1943〜1945)


    　　　
　　　　　　


Army noncommissioned officer sword (NCOs)





Non-commissioned officers army Type 32 Guntō (Kō 1889〜1945) ・ (Otsu 1889〜1932)


Non-commissioned officers army Type 95 Guntō (1935〜1945)



　　　　　　


Common and other swords


　　
　　　　　　　Naval-dirks

　
 　　　
　　　　　　　　　Crew's-Guntō
　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Marshal sword
　　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Command saber

　　　　　Artillery sidearms
 　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　Bayonet




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