SWORD, JAPANESE - DAITO, GUNTO/BUKE ZUURI
W1970.925a-b
Long Sword, Unsigned. Leather Covered Wooden Scabbard.
Blade Type: DAITO
Mei: mumei
Nagasa: 62.8 cm
Sori: 1.6 cm, koshi
Sugata: shinogi tsukuri, iori mune
Nakago: 23.7 cm, one mekugi ana, ubu
Kissaki: ko
Hada: unclear due to abrasion
Hamon: suguba
Date: 1944-45
This is a poor quality blade made late in World War II. The Arabic numeral ‘4’ and the Japanese character ‘7’ are graven on the tang. Despite these, this blade is unlikely to have been official issue. Many ‘last ditch’ weapons were made, possibly by the soldiers themselves, to supplement meagre stocks during the closing days of the war.
Koshirae
Type: GUNTO/BUKE ZUKURI
Saya: wood, brown leather cover, one brass ashi
Tsuka: white same bound with khaki coloured cotton
Fuchi/kashira: plain copper
Menuki: missing
Tsuba: iron, of mokko shape. Obverse engraved with gourd and rice bowl; reverse with fish in water. Dimensions: 7.3 x 7.8 x 0.4 cm
Overall length: 100.6 cm
Date: c. 1945
This is a poor quality mount
Ref; TROTTER George, Japanese Swords and Fittings in the Western Australian Museum, Western Australian Museum, Perth 1989, No.60 ,
page 85
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | W1970.925a-b |
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| Accession Date: | 19 Apr 1967 |
Material
| Wood | 0 - Whole |
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| Leather | b - scabbard |
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| Brass/Metal | b - scabbard |
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| Skin | a - sword |
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| Cotton Thread | a - sword |
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| Copper/Metal | a - sword |
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| Iron/Metal | a - sword |
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Measurement
| length | 1006mm |
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| length | 628mm | nagasa |
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| length | 237mm | nakago [ tang that fits into the hilt] |
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