The Japanese characters on the block indicate the sword was carried by 'Army Sergeant Chiyomatsu Onoda of the Tsu Unit of the Ogawa Unit'. The guard (tsuba) is iron with simplistic decorative markings ...

Japanese Army non commissioned officer's shin-gunto sword and scabbard. The sword has an aluminium tsuka (handle) made to resemble the traditionally cloth wrapped shin-gunto swords. There are three ...