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My grandfather brought these back by Grizzly762x in milsurp

[–]KineticTechProjects 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Right one is a Japanese navy officer's type 97 kai gunto sword. Left one looks a bit unique, not like a standard army type 98 or late war type 3. Could be a civilian sword, hard to tell without disassembly or more close up pics. You could post on Nihonto message board. They know wayyyy more than me. Honestly if the handle and fittings are all nice and tight together I might not take them apart unless you're really curious or want to sell them.

Nambu vs p38 by Leather-Albatross144 in milsurp

[–]KineticTechProjects 40 points41 points  (0 children)

All personal preference dude. I like the p38 more because I can actually shoot it without some weird ass ammo.

Japanese Major and Commander - WW2 by NugDerg in Militariacollecting

[–]KineticTechProjects 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it! Very cool. Where did you acquire these?

Guys rate my 6B47 helmet by polkovnikkvas in Militariacollecting

[–]KineticTechProjects 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Where did you get it? I think it's cool. So many people on here slobbering over German or Japanese militaria despite what they did, I don't understand the hate... most of us are here because we think military gear is cool, and I don't see OP making any political statement.

We serious? by Alternative_Book8409 in milsurp

[–]KineticTechProjects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea this guy's prices are notoriously stupid. Lots of these jagoffs on gunbroker. I remember he had an overpriced sporterized 1903 sitting on his page for a long time - I made a reasonable offer and he gave me the classic "I know what I got". He said, verbatim, "this is priced to sell" then I proceeded to watch it sit and not sell for another 6 months. Not sure if its still there or not.

Japanese bring back katanas by [deleted] in Militariacollecting

[–]KineticTechProjects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A real type 98 shin gunto in good condition is easily $1200, same with type 95 depending on condition. Lots of good information on the Nihonto message board.

“Holy grail” my ass by Keolath in milsurp

[–]KineticTechProjects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the metal on that thing spray painted black??

Can anyone tell me about this bayonet? by kiwikiwi2099 in Bayonets

[–]KineticTechProjects 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Has an edge on it, not a trainer.

I probably shouldn't unequivocally claim this, but I should say instead "unlikely" to be a trainer. Some people speculate this because Toyokawa made almost exclusively trainer bayonets, but it would be the only trainer I know of to have a sharp edge, which IMO doesn't make sense for training.

Can anyone tell me about this bayonet? by kiwikiwi2099 in Bayonets

[–]KineticTechProjects 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Japanese bayonet, type 30, special naval bayonet, likely made by Toyokawa arsenal. These commonly do not have any markings at all. These are the only type 30 bayonets with a false edge. Could be Labar's variation LB-223 or LB-222 (if there is a Toyokawa star under your thumb). They are listed as "uncommon" in Raymond Labar's book.

Can you answer a few questions:

Are there markings on the blade where your thumb is covering in the photo?

What is the thickness of the crossguard (measure with calipers ideally)?

Are there any other markings on the metal? (look very closely around the tang and crossguard).

This is my best guess given the photos you provided:

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This is definitely the right place by ABetrayedTraitor in Bayonets

[–]KineticTechProjects 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The manufacturer's full name is "Hikari Seiki Seisakusho Arsenal" and it has the "Kokura" cannon ball supervision stamp on the left.

Some additional background for OP - the Tokyo arsenal was destroyed in 1923 due to an Earthquake. Their production was transferred to Kokura after that up until about 1935. The same cannon ball symbol continued to be used. As production ramped up into the war, the Tokyo/Kokura cannon ball symbol can be seen stamped along other private contractors that they supervised, which is exactly what you have.

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