Military Swords of Imperial Japan

Metallic-ornaments details of the navy Type Tachi

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Details of the Type Tachi metal parts


　　　　　　Left-side: Usually elegance　　　　　　　　　　　　　Right-side: Quality articles


　The side of a pommel
　　 (Kabuto-gane)　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　The metal parts of a knot-loop receptacle
 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 is independent.



　Kabuto-gane upper part









　Pommel(Kabuto-gane) top part　




Metal ornaments (Menuki)












　　A ferrule (Fuchi) and
    a throat (Kuchi-gane)　 　　


 The patterns of the cherry-blossoms leaf and bud of an article of excellent quality and an article of average quality differ.
 There is no Koberi in each one side of the ferrule of an article of excellent quality, and a throat.



A guard (Tsuba) and a rising sun large washers (standard)



Three kinds of small washers (Seppas). It is the same as an army sword.

　←A rising sun encaustic large washers of special make.
　　There is a variation. 　



                 　 A guard (Tsuba) is one kind. →






佩鐶






　Suspension mount　






 
責金



　Seme-gane　








　The side of a chape (Ishizuki)　










　The top part of a chape (Ishizuki)






Please check the details of the Kyū-Guntō, Type 32 Guntō, and the Type 95 Guntō by each item.





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