Please be advised: this website contains the names, images and voices of people who are now deceased.

Collections WA has a responsibility to preserve and make accessible the history and culture of Western Australia in all its various forms. The intention of Collections WA is to support research, and to reveal actions of the past that have impacted upon communities, families, and individuals.

In doing so, Collections WA acknowledges the need to respond sensitively and appropriately in cases when accessing this material may be confronting to Aboriginal visitors and clients.

Please also note: Some historical materials within this portal may include language or opinions that today are considered inappropriate or even offensive. Collections WA does not endorse this language and apologises for any distress caused.

Continue

Continue showing cultural advice

Stop showing cultural advice

Collections WA brings together collections from libraries, galleries, museums, archives, historical societies, cultural organisations, community groups and other collecting organisations across Western Australia.

Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum > Records

Second World War Shin Gunto (Army Sword)

« Prev Item Next Item »

Signed: Ikkansai Kunimori (Miyaguchi 1897-1956)

c. 1938

Overview

Gilded brass tsuba of aoi-gata shape, with cherry blossom design. Tan woven cotton braid ribbon with traditional criss-cross woven around cream ray skin handle. Ornate brass pommel featuring cherry blossom flower motif with swivel loop on end through with blue and brown tasseled braid tassel.
Painted brown coloured plain steel scabbard with single scabbard ring.

Historical information

Japanese Imperial Shin Gunto (Army Sword) with brown/blue tassel with scabbard as presented to Lieutenant Alan John MEATON WX27464. Comes with original surrender cloth label denoting owner, rank and unit as well as maker.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2024.7.1

Item type

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 2

Material

Width

74 mm

Height or length

984 mm

Depth

59 mm

Weight

1614 g

Contextual Information

This Second World War blade was made by a highly respected swordsmith named Miyaguchi (1896-1955), who, in 1933, was appointed as a resident swordsmith to the Tasukuni Military Shrine. He used the names Yasuhiro, Toshihiro and Kunimori. This blade is signed Ikkansai Kunimori and is a good example of this type of weapon.

Keywords

Second World War

Japanese Imperial Army

2/28th Battalion

Place made

Japan

Year

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Well provenanced

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

Open in Google Maps

Nearest geotagged records:

View all geotagged records »

Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum

Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum

Organisation Details
View Collection
Item Feedback

Other items from Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum

Second World War Shin Gunto (Army Sword)

Second World War Shin Gunto - Sheathed

Second World War Shin Gunto (Army Sword) - Label

Media Reuse | View Full Size | Item Feedback

Scan this QR code to open this page on your phone ->

Full size unavailable (you're already seeing this image in its highest resolution available on Collections WA)

Loading...