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The first standard sword of the Japanese military was known as the kyū guntō (旧軍刀, old military sword). Murata Tsuneyoshi (1838–1921), a Japanese general who previously made guns, started making what was probably the first mass-produced substitute for traditionally made samurai swords.
Japanese military currency (Chinese and Japanese: 日本軍用手票, also 日本軍票 in short) was money issued to the soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces as a salary. [ citation needed ] The military yen reached its peak during the Pacific War period, when the Japanese government excessively [ clarification needed ] issued it to ...
shin guntō (新軍刀, neo-army sword) – sword of the Imperial Japanese Army with a metal scabbard (saya) produced from the 1930s to the end of World War II in 1945. [ 49 ] shinken ( 真剣 , lit. real sword) – a real sword as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapons ( bokutou ).
In 1934 the Japanese government issued a military specification for the shin guntō (new army sword), the first version of which was the Type 94 Katana, and many machine- and hand-crafted swords used in World War II conformed to this and later shin guntō specifications. Military Swords of Imperial Japan (Guntō)
World War II weapons of Japan ... Japanese knives (1 C, 6 P) Japanese swords (7 C, 19 P) L. Land mines of Japan (5 P) N.
3.10 Military sword. 4 Aerial bombs ... (World War II) Type 3 No.1 28-Go bomb T(Spreading) ... The Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War. Osprey Publishing.
Japanese military swords produced between 1875 and 1945 are referred to as guntō (military swords). [53] Type 95, World War II era guntō. During the pre-World War II military buildup, and throughout the war, all Japanese officers were required to wear a sword. Traditionally made swords were produced during this period, but in order to supply ...
The Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai (日本美術刀剣保存協会, 'The Society for Preservation of Japanese Art Swords', NBTHK) is a public interest incorporated foundation established in February 1948 to preserve and promote Japanese swords that have artistic value. They run a Japanese Sword Museum in Tokyo and have a secretariat in the ...