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Post by babaca on Nov 8, 2019 20:25:24 GMT
Hello all, first time poster. I have inherited a Kai-Gunto sword from WW2. I believe that it was produced late in the war as the handle and scabbard are only wrapped in a thin twine. No rayskin, no ito, no laquer. My best guess is such materials were not available and they did the best they could.
I would love to finish/restore this sword to how it should have been done with proper tsuka and rayskin-wrapped saya. Some Japanese naval officer was given this poorly mounted sword, I feel a duty to his memory to make it the beautiful weapon he deserved.
You can probably guess that i'm in the "learning all the stuff" phase of this project. I need to learn as much as I can about how to do all these things so I'm comfortable to start spending the money.
I haven't found a lot of tutorials about wrapping the saya in rayskin (same). My plan would be to wrap the whole saya (and tsuka) in genuine rayskin, lacquer it black or dark blue then sand it smooth to get the white dot effect. Finally, applying clear coat.
If anyone has experience in this work, please let me know how to learn more about it. If you're got any hints or tips for getting it done or for where to buy materials, I'm all ears.
Thanks so much. I'm sure I'll have more questions as we go.
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Post by zsg1313 on Nov 9, 2019 3:00:34 GMT
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Post by tensho on Nov 9, 2019 3:26:02 GMT
Please post some photos. Are you sure it's a Kai-Gunto (stainless blade or family blade)? A lot of these have had field repairs.
BTW, Officers had to purchase their swords. They weren't given to them like the Type 95 NCO sword.
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Post by babaca on Nov 10, 2019 18:23:19 GMT
Thanks! I hadn't thought about the officers having to buy their swords, that makes sense. I guess I'm sad that he had to buy this one that is so cheaply fitted. We'll fix that!
I will check out the tutorials. Thanks for sharing that site!
Here are some pictures. Enjoy!
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