1200 swords

[John A. Larsen]

There is an article out there on 1400 rifles and 1200 swords found buried at a Japanese school in Tokyo, of course in bad shape after all these years. Google "1400 rifles 1200 swords found in Japanese school. John

 

[gadunz]

The non-dormant nature of ferrous oxide.
[video]

 

[DocJD]

That was back when school was still fun !

 

[BlackKnight86]

This just breaks my heart......

 

[horseclover]

A drop in the bucket.

https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/MacArthur Reports/MacArthur V1 Sup/ch5.htm
Cheers
GC

 

[gadunz]

Post WW2, were most katanas bulldozed into the ground?

 

[horseclover]

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2...-war-ii-found-buried-tokyo-elementary-school/

 

[gadunz]

Methodically listed piles of rust, more danger to the handler than to anyone else.
Note the knee mortars.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6035515/Huge-haul-1-400-guns-1-200-swords-WWII-school.html

 

[BladeScout]

Post WW2, were most katanas bulldozed into the ground?

Nope.
As the country was under new administration, Japanese traditional swords were ordered dumped in the sea en masse as per the orders of Dugout Doug.
A crying shame.

 

[gadunz]

Well, they did have a history of being used to chop up unarmed civilians & POWs, so ever since its been smallswords on parade for the JSDF.

And kendo was banned '46-'52.