phil reid Posted February 11, 2013 Report Posted February 11, 2013 Hello , Can anyone enlighten me about these Ebay WW2 Naval swords I keep seeing as the fittings all seem to be Army yet they all seem to carry very fresh looking Tokokawa Arsenal stamps to the tang, are these late war/ post war knock togethers ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-Japan-WW2-Navy-Katana-Sword-with-Scabbard-/130697329389?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6e2afaed130697329389 Apologies as this is my first time on and not sure if Ive added the ebay link above correctly but the ebay numbers 130697329389 if the link hasnt worked Quote
cabowen Posted February 11, 2013 Report Posted February 11, 2013 Hello , Can anyone enlighten me about these Ebay WW2 Naval swords I keep seeing as the fittings all seem to be Army yet they all seem to carry very fresh looking Tokokawa Arsenal stamps to the tang, are these late war/ post war knock togethers ? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-Japan-WW2-Navy-Katana-Sword-with-Scabbard-/130697329389?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e6e2afaed130697329389 Apologies as this is my first time on and not sure if Ive added the ebay link above correctly but the ebay numbers 130697329389 if the link hasnt worked This sword is in late Navy mounts. Toyokawa arsenal. I believe these are all "sabinai" (type of stainless) steel. Quote
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