Japanese Cavalry Sword Type 32
There are two kinds of these guntōes the kō for a cavalry trooper and the otsu for a transport soldier.
Japanese cavalry sword type 32. Commonly called cavalry swords there are actually two versions of the type 32 army sword the ko first model and the otsu second model. The japanese type 32 saber was a government issued cavalry sword. The blades have a long wide fuller running the total length of the blade. There is a leather finger loop on the inside of the guard.
The seller has relisted this item or one like this. Ko was issued to the cavalry and had a blade of approx. It measures 39 5 8 inches in the scabbard. The hilt back strap on later type 32 model introduced in 1899 is checkered steel commonly blackened.
32 inches depending on how much sharpening has occurred. This is an ko type 32 sword. If you don t know what ko and otsu they refer the 2 variations in the model of type 32 or aka 1899 troopers sword. It was available in two very similar models ko with a 32 3 4 inch blade for cavalry troops and otsu with a 30 1 2 inch blade issued to other ija enlisted troops requiring a sword for service use.
Japanese wwll army officer s sword type 32 ko m1899 cavalry saber. Also they have a very small thin drag on the end of the saya. These are commonly mislabeled as 1886 cavalry sabers. Type 32 guntō is a government supply noncommissioned officer sword enacted in 1889 august 23 meiji 32.
The ko sword was for cavalry use while the shorter otsu was intended mainly for foot soldiers. The scabbards are steel with a single suspension ring. The type 32 model 1899 was a machine made weapon manufactured at the tokyo hohei kosho arsenal in tokyo in 2 patterns. Japanese wwll army officer s sword type 32 ko m1899 cavalry saber ebay bidding has ended on this item.
A pattern of sword introduced in 1899 and remaining in production until the early 1930 s.