Japanese Model 1899 Cavalry Trooper S Sword

Japanese model 1899 cavalry trooper s sword japanese cavalry trooper s saber pattern 1899 aka type 32 circa 1899 through wwii.

Japanese model 1899 cavalry trooper s sword. Machine made blades with serial numbers on the blade ricasso and scabbard throat. The type 25 introduced in 1892 have brass hilts and plain wood grips. Complete with the original leather sword knot. The hilt back strap on later type 32 model introduced in 1899 is checkered steel commonly blackened.

For me this is one of if not the most attractive and functional cavalry swords ever made anywhere in the world. Japanese cavalry sabers introduced in the late 19th century have machine made blades with serial numbers on the ricasso and will commonly have arsenal stamps on the guard. Although by this time the sword was more of an auxiliary weapon with the rifle as the cavalry s main arm it failed to be serviceable even in this marginalised role. Of typical regulation military form and with a steel an incised wooden gripped hilt.

Japanese cavalry trooper ko cavalry sword sword saber pattern 1899 type 32 shin guntô new army sword this type 32 sword saber is in excellent condition the 30 5 blade is clean no rust or corrosion. This one marked waffenfabrik neuhausen with the sword number 9432 complete with original nickel plated steel scabbard and sword knot. The wood grips are also checkered. An excellent museum quality original japanese type 32 model 1899 ko pattern sword manufactured at the tokyo hohei kosho arsenal in tokyo between 1899 and 1923 and issued to cavalry ncos other arms non comms were issued with the slightly shorter type 32 otsu pattern.

The type 32 model 1899 was a machine made weapon manufactured at the tokyo hohei kosho arsenal in tokyo in 2 patterns. In use it like other thrust based cavalry swords is best described as a. The hilt handguard are likewise in excellent condition with the wood grip showing very minimal wear. Steel hilt and on later variants the back strap is checkered as are the wood grips.

Japanese cavalry trooper ko cavalry sword sword saber pattern 1899 type 32 shin guntô new army sword this type 32 sword saber is in excellent condition the 30 5 blade is clean no rust or corrosion. The 1908 pattern cavalry trooper s sword and the 1912 pattern the equivalent for officers was the last service sword issued to the cavalry of the british army it has been called the most effective cavalry sword ever designed although its introduction occurred as swords finally became obsolete as military weapons. Japanese cavalry trooper sabers. In very good condition an 1899 model swiss cavalry trooper s sword complete with scabbard and knot.

The plain heavy blade has matching issue numbers to the forte and the scabbard drag. A scarce and early japanese model 1886 cavalry trooper s sword. The second pattern of which this sword is an example known as otsu was issued to the nco s of other arms arms and was shorter than the cavalry nco s ko pattern with a blade length of 30 5 inches 77 5cm.