After the Manchurian Incident, the Armory and some researchers in institutes pursued the possibility as a soldier's gear in regard not only to the fittings, but also the body of blade.
満州事変以後、軍造兵廠や一部の各機関の研究者は拵えだけでなく刀身においても兵士の装備としての可能性を追求した。