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  1. If you can get the name of the Vet you could potentially check the veracity of the story from the ships records.
  2. 兼定 (Kanesada) 岡田 定男, a Seki Kaji Tosho. It's a good fit with the description of the sword and style of Mei.
  3. Not a lightweight, just a regular oil tempered sword with etched Hamon similar to those found in combat Kyu Gunto.
  4. Very nice quality early mounts, for anyone after good mounts you will be hard pressed to find better for cheaper. The blade doesn't look like anything special.
  5. Genuine cutting tests should be carefully and beautifully inlaid with gold, not drawn on with a gold marker!
  6. Glad to hear you got a refund, George. So many times new collectors get burned by dodgy sellers, best to take this as a learning experience and buy from a trusted dealer or find something in the sale section here.
  7. Ouch, looks like a "Komonjo" blade. These are modern fakes thought to be made in Korea or China, often flogged as genuine Japanese swords by ebay sellers.
  8. Same sword, the rust pattern at the Mekugi Ana match. Good quality Type 98 mounts, the writing under the Fuchi could be the officers name. Most collectors would be happy with it, assuming the blade is good condition.
  9. Hi Les, the article is titled: "Han Bing Siong. Probably the One and Only Gensuito Outside Japan and Other Interesting Japanese Swords in Windsor Castle // Special issue / Japanese Sword Society of the U. S. Newsletter. Vol. 30. No. 1-A. March 1998. 35 p." There is a rather interesting study on a Manchukoan Gensui-To by a Russian author. While not exactly the same as a Marshall sword, there are many similarities and it is unique to see the complexity of the fittings. https://memo-randum.net/katalog/interesnye-stati/manchukuoan-gensui-sword-new-findings-and-research-pronin-a-o-novosibirsk/
  10. The current polish looks more than sufficient for appraisal.
  11. If he is asking a huge sum, then you aren't passing up anything significantly rare or exciting from those pictures. You'd have to see the Nakago to be certain, looks like there are two pins securing it.
  12. The Kanji do not look well executed.
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