Another Red Cross sword: In a recent eBay ad to sell one of my Red Cross swords, I stated that only
three R/C swords were known to me, numbers 909, 936, and 1296.
Kaz Nakagawa wrote to say that he had another one, number 947. At my invitation, he sent photos, three of which are presented here. As it stands, with too few examples to indicate total production, the serial
number range is fewer than 400.
Are there any more out there?
(Red Cross Swords are referenced in my new book Swords of Imperial Japan Cyclopedia Edition, Chapter 12, pp. 131-135.)
