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<p>[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 11812698, member: 301"]a little history....</p><p><br /></p><p>After Japan's surrender in 1945, Allied forces—primarily the US—confiscated </p><p>roughly 500,000 to over 3 million Japanese swords as part of a demilitarization campaign. While many were destroyed or dumped at sea, thousands were taken by Allied personnel as war souvenirs, with many valuable, historic heirloom blades lost in the process................</p><p>Key details regarding the confiscated swords:</p><ul> <li>The "Bring-Back" Phenomenon: Thousands of swords, often called "<a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hs=ABpU&sca_esv=7425f1baa5b8ea4e&rls=en&q=gunto&source=lnms&fbs=ADc_l-bZnt6jMmErT-KRarIgXyuyzQTJF2PfkaOcTEalUPOVQOtlzownaoM46W2pScWjtBcKyqainOvZFRcARZ91nyFV48q8DPbYg6jH3VI7vPCEPKmiI_H3YyfVsJcTpAiu53JOpaSAJB3VmeyMwLL6vuf2XVetiUvFsr3ST8udGZmMn2RNVIBG_-ddt-3PaZkH7X5aJosmPJc7-d_sG8pvk_AHCWQ_LomiDCWg0BXaaX-i71MC2a0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN4vyWzpOTAxXpEjQIHfXPMXAQgK4QegQIBBAB&biw=1871&bih=975&dpr=1&mstk=AUtExfBNu2bF3vEqPzRasU_pMB5ckEZIuyeHMQ2Rtqv6wACL0SPRYbm-FY4WUHRzKDnd65q1o3TGKxoXiBAd7hV4kWUcCPX6ASJfQ5dU0Wm5tvrJgLnHccrcJGRDFcXY1ndLKL0&csui=3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hs=ABpU&sca_esv=7425f1baa5b8ea4e&rls=en&q=gunto&source=lnms&fbs=ADc_l-bZnt6jMmErT-KRarIgXyuyzQTJF2PfkaOcTEalUPOVQOtlzownaoM46W2pScWjtBcKyqainOvZFRcARZ91nyFV48q8DPbYg6jH3VI7vPCEPKmiI_H3YyfVsJcTpAiu53JOpaSAJB3VmeyMwLL6vuf2XVetiUvFsr3ST8udGZmMn2RNVIBG_-ddt-3PaZkH7X5aJosmPJc7-d_sG8pvk_AHCWQ_LomiDCWg0BXaaX-i71MC2a0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN4vyWzpOTAxXpEjQIHfXPMXAQgK4QegQIBBAB&biw=1871&bih=975&dpr=1&mstk=AUtExfBNu2bF3vEqPzRasU_pMB5ckEZIuyeHMQ2Rtqv6wACL0SPRYbm-FY4WUHRzKDnd65q1o3TGKxoXiBAd7hV4kWUcCPX6ASJfQ5dU0Wm5tvrJgLnHccrcJGRDFcXY1ndLKL0&csui=3" rel="nofollow">gunto</a>" (military swords), were brought to the US by returning soldiers. These ranged from mass-produced arsenal blades to ancient, family-owned, hand-forged, blades.</li> <li>Destruction & Disappearance: Many swords were destroyed in Japan, either melted down or dumped in Tokyo Bay. A famous, priceless example, the <i>Honjo Masamune</i>, was surrendered to police in 1945 and subsequently vanished, becoming one of the most significant lost artifacts.</li> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hs=ABpU&sca_esv=7425f1baa5b8ea4e&rls=en&q=Akabane-to&source=lnms&fbs=ADc_l-bZnt6jMmErT-KRarIgXyuyzQTJF2PfkaOcTEalUPOVQOtlzownaoM46W2pScWjtBcKyqainOvZFRcARZ91nyFV48q8DPbYg6jH3VI7vPCEPKmiI_H3YyfVsJcTpAiu53JOpaSAJB3VmeyMwLL6vuf2XVetiUvFsr3ST8udGZmMn2RNVIBG_-ddt-3PaZkH7X5aJosmPJc7-d_sG8pvk_AHCWQ_LomiDCWg0BXaaX-i71MC2a0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN4vyWzpOTAxXpEjQIHfXPMXAQgK4QegQIBBAE&biw=1871&bih=975&dpr=1&mstk=AUtExfBNu2bF3vEqPzRasU_pMB5ckEZIuyeHMQ2Rtqv6wACL0SPRYbm-FY4WUHRzKDnd65q1o3TGKxoXiBAd7hV4kWUcCPX6ASJfQ5dU0Wm5tvrJgLnHccrcJGRDFcXY1ndLKL0&csui=3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hs=ABpU&sca_esv=7425f1baa5b8ea4e&rls=en&q=Akabane-to&source=lnms&fbs=ADc_l-bZnt6jMmErT-KRarIgXyuyzQTJF2PfkaOcTEalUPOVQOtlzownaoM46W2pScWjtBcKyqainOvZFRcARZ91nyFV48q8DPbYg6jH3VI7vPCEPKmiI_H3YyfVsJcTpAiu53JOpaSAJB3VmeyMwLL6vuf2XVetiUvFsr3ST8udGZmMn2RNVIBG_-ddt-3PaZkH7X5aJosmPJc7-d_sG8pvk_AHCWQ_LomiDCWg0BXaaX-i71MC2a0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN4vyWzpOTAxXpEjQIHfXPMXAQgK4QegQIBBAE&biw=1871&bih=975&dpr=1&mstk=AUtExfBNu2bF3vEqPzRasU_pMB5ckEZIuyeHMQ2Rtqv6wACL0SPRYbm-FY4WUHRzKDnd65q1o3TGKxoXiBAd7hV4kWUcCPX6ASJfQ5dU0Wm5tvrJgLnHccrcJGRDFcXY1ndLKL0&csui=3" rel="nofollow">Akabane-to</a>: Around 5,000 to 50,000 swords were stored at a US military facility in Akabane, Tokyo, and were meant to be disposed of; many were later destroyed or distributed to high-ranking officers.</li> <li>Surrender Tags: Many Japanese soldiers, hoping their swords would be returned, attached tags with personal details to their weapons, but the majority were never returned.</li> <li>Modern Repatriation: Some veterans or their families have returned captured swords to their original families in Japan.</li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 11812698, member: 301"]a little history.... After Japan's surrender in 1945, Allied forces—primarily the US—confiscated roughly 500,000 to over 3 million Japanese swords as part of a demilitarization campaign. While many were destroyed or dumped at sea, thousands were taken by Allied personnel as war souvenirs, with many valuable, historic heirloom blades lost in the process................ Key details regarding the confiscated swords: [LIST] [*]The "Bring-Back" Phenomenon: Thousands of swords, often called "[URL='https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hs=ABpU&sca_esv=7425f1baa5b8ea4e&rls=en&q=gunto&source=lnms&fbs=ADc_l-bZnt6jMmErT-KRarIgXyuyzQTJF2PfkaOcTEalUPOVQOtlzownaoM46W2pScWjtBcKyqainOvZFRcARZ91nyFV48q8DPbYg6jH3VI7vPCEPKmiI_H3YyfVsJcTpAiu53JOpaSAJB3VmeyMwLL6vuf2XVetiUvFsr3ST8udGZmMn2RNVIBG_-ddt-3PaZkH7X5aJosmPJc7-d_sG8pvk_AHCWQ_LomiDCWg0BXaaX-i71MC2a0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN4vyWzpOTAxXpEjQIHfXPMXAQgK4QegQIBBAB&biw=1871&bih=975&dpr=1&mstk=AUtExfBNu2bF3vEqPzRasU_pMB5ckEZIuyeHMQ2Rtqv6wACL0SPRYbm-FY4WUHRzKDnd65q1o3TGKxoXiBAd7hV4kWUcCPX6ASJfQ5dU0Wm5tvrJgLnHccrcJGRDFcXY1ndLKL0&csui=3']gunto[/URL]" (military swords), were brought to the US by returning soldiers. These ranged from mass-produced arsenal blades to ancient, family-owned, hand-forged, blades. [*]Destruction & Disappearance: Many swords were destroyed in Japan, either melted down or dumped in Tokyo Bay. A famous, priceless example, the [I]Honjo Masamune[/I], was surrendered to police in 1945 and subsequently vanished, becoming one of the most significant lost artifacts. [*][URL='https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hs=ABpU&sca_esv=7425f1baa5b8ea4e&rls=en&q=Akabane-to&source=lnms&fbs=ADc_l-bZnt6jMmErT-KRarIgXyuyzQTJF2PfkaOcTEalUPOVQOtlzownaoM46W2pScWjtBcKyqainOvZFRcARZ91nyFV48q8DPbYg6jH3VI7vPCEPKmiI_H3YyfVsJcTpAiu53JOpaSAJB3VmeyMwLL6vuf2XVetiUvFsr3ST8udGZmMn2RNVIBG_-ddt-3PaZkH7X5aJosmPJc7-d_sG8pvk_AHCWQ_LomiDCWg0BXaaX-i71MC2a0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN4vyWzpOTAxXpEjQIHfXPMXAQgK4QegQIBBAE&biw=1871&bih=975&dpr=1&mstk=AUtExfBNu2bF3vEqPzRasU_pMB5ckEZIuyeHMQ2Rtqv6wACL0SPRYbm-FY4WUHRzKDnd65q1o3TGKxoXiBAd7hV4kWUcCPX6ASJfQ5dU0Wm5tvrJgLnHccrcJGRDFcXY1ndLKL0&csui=3']Akabane-to[/URL]: Around 5,000 to 50,000 swords were stored at a US military facility in Akabane, Tokyo, and were meant to be disposed of; many were later destroyed or distributed to high-ranking officers. [*]Surrender Tags: Many Japanese soldiers, hoping their swords would be returned, attached tags with personal details to their weapons, but the majority were never returned. [*]Modern Repatriation: Some veterans or their families have returned captured swords to their original families in Japan. [/LIST][/QUOTE]
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