Guntō

Cold weapon

日本軍刀 · 軍刀

Type

sword

Place of origin

Empire of Japan

The guntō (軍刀; military sword) is a ceremonial sword that was produced for the Imperial Japanese army and navy after the introduction of conscription in 1872.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q738793 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.