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  2. Guntō - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Japanese military currency (1937–1945) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Glossary of Japanese swords - Wikipedia

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    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 ).

  5. Japanese sword - Wikipedia

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    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)

  6. Category:Weapons of Japan - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. List of weapons of the Japanese Navy - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Katana - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai - Wikipedia

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    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 ...