What can you tell me about this pointy pokey stick

"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus) 03/01/2019 at 08:31 • Filed to: None

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kanadanmajava1 > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 08:38

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A WWII era war trophy?

Tripper > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 08:42

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Pretty sure that’s a Hanzo bro

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 08:47

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clearly thats a meiji era anti aircraft knife

GoodIdeaAtTheTime > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 08:53

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Appears to be a “commercial” officer’s sword.  I think a type 95? NCO. Blade looks ok with a strong hamon. I can’t read japanese anymore :( otherwise I could tell you when and who made it. I am much much much   better at firearms.

Chuckles > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 08:55

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“I can tell you, with no ego, this is my finest sword. If, on your journey, you should encounter God, God will be cut."

The Ghost of Oppo > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 08:59

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I can tell you it is better at slicey than pokey, but will do both

CalzoneGolem > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 09:05

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That’s a sword.

It is missing the bit you hold.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 09:11

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Your stabby is missing its grippy from its tang-itty thing.

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 09:16

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I can tell you this person had atrocious handwriting.

OPPOsaurus WRX > kanadanmajava1 03/01/2019 at 09:18

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its from my wife’s family so i’m not 100% sure but could be.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Chuckles 03/01/2019 at 09:19

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not sure what you are referencing  

OPPOsaurus WRX > GoodIdeaAtTheTime 03/01/2019 at 09:26

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Looks like you got it.  Thanks.

Urambo Tauro > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 09:31

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The pointy end goes into the other man.

Ash78, voting early and often > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 09:33

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We have a very similar one at home in fair/good condition. Apparently it’s a Japanese officer’s sword, which were cut down by about 6" for easier portability (vs Samurai swords, which are really long). Pretty common on this side of the Big Pond, most of them were collected on battlefields or abandoned bunkers in the Pacific.

We don’t display it because reasons. Battlefield artifacts (in private hands) are a touchy subject for me, not too much like Confederate memorials.

vondon302 > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 09:34

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Hey I got one of those. My Dad brought it back from WW2. Yeah I’m old and they had me late. Your scabbard is in better shape but mine has a handle. Are the letters on the handle? I’m curious about that. I took it to a vintage firearms show in the early 90s. Nobody would appraise it but I did get a offer of 300. I said no.

Chuckles > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 09:39

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It’s a line from the movie Kill Bill.

Michael > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 09:40

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Hattori Hanzo from kill bill

Tapas > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 09:45

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I can tell you that it looks cool!

That’s about it lol

OPPOsaurus WRX > Ash78, voting early and often 03/01/2019 at 09:49

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yea, somewhere I have a giant Nazi flag. I don’ t display that for obvious reasons, not that I would want to anyway. I don’ t think just having one is a problem, having a shrine for it would be differe nt.

OPPOsaurus WRX > vondon302 03/01/2019 at 09:51

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yea the letter s are whee the grip would have covered. damn, i wish i had the handle.

Ash78, voting early and often > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 10:00

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Yeah, my dad has a Walther P38 with a swastika on it (the real thing). We take it to the range from time to time, but it’s subtle. And that’s much easier to explain than hanging a Nazi flag in your house.

We’ve thought about donating the sword to a museum or something, but instead it just sits in a closet doing nothing. Both of my grandfathers were Pacific vets and I hate to think that any of their stuff might be “ proudly displayed” in a Japanese home after it was stolen. Technically government property, but still.

vondon302 > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 10:03

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When I  get home I'll take some pics of mine. Doesn't look hard to copy.

kanadanmajava1 > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 10:04

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US soldiers took quite a lot of these as souvenirs. S o I guess some relative of your wife might have served in the Pacific.

I have somewhere a Soviet pocket watch that is clearly a war trophy that either my grandfather or his brother took from a Soviet officer. Neither of them did reveal the backstory behind it. As a further evidence there’s a White Guard (voluntary military opposing red/socialist/communist side) shooting competition prize attached to the watch chain. The message seems very clear to me.

T he y lost t heir family farm during the war as that part of F inland was permanently lost to the S oviet Union.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 10:12

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I asked my wife and she said "The Japanese is a date - February of the 22nd (?) year of some era I can’t figure out yet"

OPPOsaurus WRX > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! 03/01/2019 at 10:13

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thats cool. i thought the chances of getting a translation would be pretty low.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 10:22

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The Japanese do there dates weird too. Like her birthday year is not her Western year it’s who was emperor when she was born:

https://www.ewc.co.jp/Pages/Information/CalendarEN.aspx

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > vondon302 03/01/2019 at 10:22

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We’ve got a couple of those in the archives at work. The J apanese still issued swords to NCOs and officers through WWII, and they were common souvenirs to take home.

vondon302 > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 03/01/2019 at 10:31

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Ive got a dress sword and a rifle too. Not to mention pieces of a Maxim machine gun.

My Dad worked in the post office during occupation so he sent tons of stuff back not all of it made it tho.

Sovande > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 10:35

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My grandfather had a German Infantry hatchet from WWII. It wasn’t worth much according to Ebay so I cut it down and made it into a bookend. Because fuck the Nazis.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! 03/01/2019 at 10:38

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thats interesting, so two people could be the same age but from two different eras

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > vondon302 03/01/2019 at 10:40

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My grandparents were over there during the occupation (grandfather was a career Army ordinance officer). If they brought back any neat stuff like that, it ended up with my Dad’s other brothers. We only ended up with a variety of dolls, figurines and silk paintings my Grandmother brought back.

vondon302 > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 03/01/2019 at 10:48

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I've given a lot of stuff to my nieces and nephews but the 2 swords rifle and Phillipino knife I have are kinda hard to let go.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 11:14

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Possibly? I dunno. Also more stuff from my wife on the sword, “Ok. So if that metal thingy says for the year, it’s Showa 22, which is 1947 or  it could be Showa 20 with just bad handwriting.. which would be 1945"

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 12:03

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More info "the second picture either says something about help/assistance or the name Yuusuke" she thinks it's the name based on that I mentioned it's likely a WW2 era sword.

OPPOsaurus WRX > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! 03/01/2019 at 12:55

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this is awesome, tell her i said thanks

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 13:07

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Will do. You're welcome.

punkgoose17 > GoodIdeaAtTheTime 03/01/2019 at 13:30

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If it is a type 95 (Koki 2595) it makes a lot of sense if was Showa 20 or maybe Showa 22 as stated by Duck Duck Grey Duck.

vondon302 > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 20:23

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vondon302 > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 20:27

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Damn forgot all about the Philadelphio knife and bayonet.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Ash78, voting early and often 03/01/2019 at 20:39

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My grandfather brought back a duffle bag of ma users and a luger. Arriving in New York, word got out that MPs were searching bags, (turns out they were making sure GI weren’t stealing silverware) so he went up and threw the bag over the side. So somewhere in New york harbor there is a bag of 98ks

OPPOsaurus WRX > vondon302 03/01/2019 at 21:33

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That is some cool stuff

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/01/2019 at 22:25

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Should get some Choji oil

https://www.wikihow.com/Take-Care-of-Swords

vondon302 > OPPOsaurus WRX 03/02/2019 at 08:10

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Thanks. Glad I dug em out.