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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;the blacksmith, post: 9419540, member: 20148&quot;]Yes, the old blades could be mounted in the WWII Shin-Gunto mounts. As I mentioned, the oldest that I have owned was ca. 1350, but mounted in standard army mounts for use during WWII. I have , however, also owned old samurai swords with the traditional hilt and fittings, but with a ring added to the scabbard so that it could be worn in the same manner as the standard army sword and again, used during WWII. One of them that I owned was surrendered by the officer commanding a POW camp in Malaya, and was made about 1625-1630.</p><p><br /></p><p>This young officer has such a sword, civilian katana, but used during WWII.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]431952[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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