Guntō-Weapons of Sin on the Battlefields of World War II

The Iron Proof of the Russo Japanese War: The Japanese Army's 203 Command Sword

In the Russo Japanese War, the most famous battle was the Battle of 203 Heights, the commanding heights on the western front of Lushun. The Japanese army continuously engaged in suicidal attacks a...

The notorious and fierce blade - Type 95 Sergeant Guntō

In the highly hierarchical Japanese army, the rank of "junior officers" at the top and bottom of the ranks was lower than that of officers, but much higher than that of enlisted men. But in order t...

The most collectible Japanese guntō: Classic type 98 guntō

Ww2 Japanese sword, the most representative was the Type 98 Gunto, favored by katana collectors and military enthusiasts around the world.The Type 98 Gunto is just a transformation of the Type 94 G...

Guntō parts and terminology

To understand japanese swords from ww2, you need to know the names of the various parts of the guntō Here we will use the type 98 guntō as an example to explain the terms for the sheath, handle, an...