{"product_id":"japanese-officers-shin-gunto","title":"Japanese Officer's Shin Gunto","description":"\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-name\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-name\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"std\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll Japanese officers in 20th-century wartime Japan were required to wear a sword as a badge of rank. Though traditional swordsmiths made exquisite blades for the highest officers, there was no way they could meet the massive demand required by the military. These katana-like blades are called ‘’Shin Gunto’’ which means ‘’new military sword’’. They existed alongside the older ‘’Kyu Gunto’’ sabres that were in emulation of western-style swords. Though more traditional in appearance, the popularity of the Shin Gunto was a later arrival and it greatly increased in popularity from the 1930s through WWII as the Japanese nationalism sought inspiration from their samurai past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis replica of a Japanese Officer’s Shin Gunto sword has a tempered blade of high carbon steel; the habaki, tsuba and hilt fittings are brass, the seppa is copper and the grip is wood with a leather cord grip wrap. The sword features a simple locking mechanism to keep the sword locked into its scabbard. The sword is paired with a steel scabbard with a brass hanging ring. While many Shin Gunto had mass-produced grips of cast metal, this reproduction replicates the higher quality Shin Gunto with finer fittings and grips with genuine cord wrap.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverall:\u003c\/strong\u003e 95\u003c\/span\u003ecm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlade Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 66cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandle Length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ec\u003c\/span\u003em\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlade Thickness:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e5.6mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePOB:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e 13cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1.6kg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlade Steel:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEN9 High Carbon Steel \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlade Edge:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBlunt \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis product is suitable for:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDisplay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLiving History\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Universal Swords","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50273637368151,"sku":"US-S-117","price":215.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/2010\/4023\/files\/JapaneseOfficerShinGunto1.jpg?v=1743075676","url":"https:\/\/thehiddenfrontier.com\/products\/japanese-officers-shin-gunto","provider":"The Hidden Frontier","version":"1.0","type":"link"}