Bloody Battle Type 98 Gunto – WWII Military Replica Sword

Product Introduction

The Bloody Battle Type 98 Gunto is authentic WWII military replica sword, positioned separately from traditional zen, dragon and floral themed samurai blades. Restores classic Type 9 army sword appearance, suitable for military history collectors, war themed display and vintage prop collection. The blade adopts standard water quenched 1045 carbon steel, plain mirror polished surface without artificial hamon temper lines, standard shinogi-zukuri profile without blood groove, factory light sharp edge only for static display and slow drawing practice, heavy cutting is strictly prohibited.

All mounting hardware is vintage carved brass with floral relief pattern. The grip is wrapped thick black leather over imitation ray skin lining, matched dual color blue-brown woven sage cord. The scabbard is solid wood covered full grain brown genuine leather, fixed by round brass rivets and floral metal fittings. This gunto adopts double bamboo peg full tang structure, fully disassembled for regular blade anti-rust maintenance. Standard fabric storage bag is provided as free gift; simple text blade engraving service can be upgraded on request.

Core Selling Advantages

• Exclusive WWII Type 98 military replica positioning, separated from all civilian ornamental swords
• Authentic vintage brass floral military hardware, restore original army sword style
• Full grain brown leather wrapped scabbard, real military equipment texture
• Dual color woven sage cord restores period official matching style
• Cost-effective entry-level military history collectible replica
• Dual bamboo peg detachable tang for convenient blade maintenance

Complete Official Original Specifications (All dimensions & materials fully retained)

Parameter Item	Parameter Value
Total Full Sheathed Length	102cm
Effective Blade Length	71cm
Tsuka Grip Length	25.5cm
Blade Sori Curvature	1.5cm
Sakikasane Tip Thickness	0.42cm
Motokasane Root Thickness	0.68cm
Sahihaba Tip Width	2.2cm
Motohaba Root Width	3.1cm
Heat Treatment	Standard Water Quench
Hamon Temper Line	No Visible Temper Grain
Blade Raw Material	1045 High Carbon Steel
Blood Groove (HI)	No Groove
Blade Profile	Standard Shinogi-zukuri Gunto Shape
Yokote Reinforcement Line	Not Equipped
Tang Disassembly	Fully Disassemblable Dual Bamboo Peg Full Tang
Mekugi Peg Holes	Two Peg Holes
Mekugi Fix Pegs	Natural Bamboo Pegs
Fuchi & Kashira Material	Vintage Floral Carved Brass
Tsuka Wrap Craft	Thick Black Genuine Leather Ito
Tsuka Inner Lining	Imitation Ray Skin Synthetic Fabric
Side Menuki Ornaments	Mini Floral Brass Pattern
Blade Seppa Washers	Solid Vintage Brass
Tsuba Hand Guard	Floral Relief Carved Brass
Habaki Blade Collar	Solid Vintage Brass
Saya Scabbard Base	Solid Wood Wrapped Full Grain Brown Leather
Sheath Fastening Fittings	Round Brass Rivets & Brass Ring Hardware
Sageo Binding Cord	Blue & Brown Dual Color Woven Cotton Rope
Free Gift Accessory	Lightweight Fabric Storage Carry Bag
Total Full Set Weight	1380g
Blade+Grip Weight	1020g
Blade Sharp Option	Fully Sharpened / Unsharpened Dual Options
Custom Blade Engraving	Simple Text Custom Upgrade Available
Handmade Reminder	All leather wrapped gunto have slight stitching & leather texture deviation for reference only

Type 98 Military Gunto Parts Terminology Guide

Simple component glossary for WWII military sword collectors:

KASHIRA: Vintage floral brass pommel cap

MENUKI: Mini floral brass side ornaments

TSUKAMAKI: Thick black leather grip wrap

FUCHI: Floral carved brass grip ring

TSUBA: Vintage floral brass hand guard

HABAKI: Solid brass blade collar

KOIGUCHI: Brown leather wrapped sheath mouth

SAGEO: Blue brown dual color binding cord

KURIKATA: Brass ring fitting for cord

SAYA: Full grain brown leather covered scabbard

KOJIRI: Leather wrapped sheath bottom end

This schematic shows military blade dimension data. If you need custom engraved text, visit Custom Blade Customization

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What’s the core feature of Type 98 Gunto?
A: It fully restores WWII military army sword design, leather wrapped sheath and vintage brass military fittings, completely different from civilian ornamental swords.

Q: Is the outer leather sheath wear resistant?
A: Genuine leather surface needs to avoid sharp metal scraping for long-term storage.

Q: Can this military replica blade cut thick bamboo?
A: Only light drawing display permitted, heavy friction will scratch the polished steel surface.

Q: Similar oriental collectible blade reference?
A: View ebony wood zen mini tanto: Lone Wolf Tanto.

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guntō parts and terminology

In the world of gunto, it is important to know the vocabulary of this world, because only Japanese words are used! But don't worry, this page will help you find your way around and learn some Japanese words at the same time! 

Detailed terminology for various parts of the Type 98 gunto (kyuhachi shiki gunto) in World War II

Kabuto-gane  Metal accessories on the handle head
Sarute  The metal ring on Kabuto-Gane
Menuki  Metal ornaments on both sides of the handle
Samekawa  Sticker for the handle of a japanese sword 
Fuchi  The ring at the base of the handle has a hole for the knife stem to pass through. 
Tsuba  Hand guard between handle and blade.
Habaki  collar of the blade.
Tosho  A ribbon hanging from the blade handle Sarute
Saya  scabbard
Kuchigane  Sheath openingAshi  Metal accessories placed on the scabbard near kuchigane
Haikan  Metal protrusions on Ashi
Obi-tori  Metal ring on Haikan
Semegane  The second metal accessory placed on the scabbard near the bottom
Ishizuki  The cap at the bottom of the scabbard

 

The terminology of various parts of the cavalry sword

 ww2 katana Names of various parts of the blade

A.SAKIKASANE  Thickness of blade tip.

B.MOTOKASANE Thickness of the bottom of the blade.

C.KISSAKI NAGASA  Length of tip.

D.SAKIHABA  Width of blade tip.

E.MUNE  The surface of the katana back.

F.MOTOHABA  Width of bottom of blade.

G.MUNEMACHI  The notch at the top of the blade stem,where the back surface (mune) of the blade begins.

H.HAMACHI  A notch at the top of the blade,where the blade begins.

I.FUKURA  The radian of the blade in the tip area.

J.BOSHI  Blade text in the tip area.

K.YOKOTE  The boundary between blade tip and blade body.

L.KOSHINOGI  Shinogi-ji above the blade tip area (yokote).

M. MITSUKADO  Intersection point of yokote and blade edge of blade body and blade edge of tool tip.

N.SHINOGI MITSUKADO  Shinogi,Koshinogi und Yokote linien.

O.SHINOGI-JI  Blade surface between shinogi and mune.

P.SHINOGI  A chear straight line extending along the longitudinal direction of the blade is the thickest part of the blade (only appearing on katana of shinogi-zakuri) .

Q.JI  The surface between shinogi and nioiguchi.

R.HA  The edge area of the cutter body is hardened by quenching.

S.HASAKI  Asharpened edge.

T.NIOIGUCHI  A clear line separating the hardened blade from the softer part of the blqde body.

U.ASHI  Nioiguchi's extension line in the direction of the blade.

V.HACHO  A straight line that determines the length of the blade.

W.SORI  Degree of blade bending.

X.ZENCHO  The total length of the katana,including the stem (the blade length is only the blade body).

Y.NAKAGO NACASA  Length of katana stem.

Z.MAKUGIANA  A hole in the shank for receiving Mekugi (bamboo nail for fixing the blade in the handle).

AA,MEI  Inscription on the hilt (usually the name of the katana maker,but there are often other information).