If you are interested in U.S. ALICE equipment you should join the U.S militaria forum as well if you have not already. 

Not that I am aware of.  Nice bayonets and a good collecting start.  

Frankly I do not like the construction of this sword.  I generally go with the three strikes and you are out analogy.   The first red flag for me is the pommel is non standard and poorly made.  Second, the grip wrap is odd material and poorly attached.  Third, the scabbard is non standard with odd brass parts and poorly put together.   I think this sword is made up of odd parts and I would not buy it.   Others may chime in.      

Welcome aboard.  

Good to know. Love this forum. Dave  

Welcome to the forum..   Looking forward to seeing your collection   Best   Leigh 

Welcome!

My British part is slowly growing…..slowly😁 some RAF stuff and a Pegasus patch  

Hello everyone, I am a beginner collector from Japan. I started collecting military items a few years ago, mainly focusing on U.S. ALICE equipment. I also have some items related to the Yugoslav Wars and other military gear, although my collection is still small. I am not a soldier or law enforcement, just an enthusiast and collector. Since I only speak Japanese, I use machine translation (such as Google Translate and ChatGPT) to communicate. I appreciate your understanding. I am interested in learning more, sharing information, and asking questions about unidentified items or whether something is original or reproduction. Thank you!

People Tell me this is authentic, and others telling me it might be a Chinese reproduction. Can anybody help me out with verifying the authenticity of this sword? I bought it from an estate sale with other military swords. In my opinion, it looks authentic, but I’m really just not too familiar with Japanese swords. Thanks for your help!

I just noticed the first few inches at the tip of the blade of the one without the hooked quillion is magnetized.  Was this a common practice with certain manufacturers?