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光弘作 - Mitsuhiro saku

If anyone would mind making leather seppas the fit the locking type I will gladly pay you for your trouble Thanks

□弘作 First character I'm not sure, maybe 乞 or 之? Though I don't think these two kanji were commonly used as name.

Can anyone help with the translation of this Fuchi?

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Reminds me of Mr Pineapple head

Phew. That is about as basic as it gets....wow. Interesting sear arrangement though, first homemade pistol I've seen with that through-sear like that. Would work well as a percussion piece.

For you Bruce. No arsenal stamp.

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MIHARA MASACHIKA WAKIZASHI for sale UBU NBTHK HOZON MUROMACHI PERIOD (ca. 1500AD) SHIRASAYA and KOSHIRAE 53.2CM NAGASA / 21" Weight: 525g Motohaba: 2.88cm Motogasane: .72cm Mune: Iori Sword Location : NYC Will ship to : ANYWHERE Payment Methods Accepted : zelle, venmo, check, cash Price and Currency : $4000 This wakizashi was made for the warring states period. It is well-balanced and has as strong form and shape for cutting. It features several kirikomi scars from battle on the mune. The jihada is well-forged, tight and healthy, in a fine ko-itame, with pale utsuri. The boshi is fully intact, in the "kaen" or "head on fire" shape. It has retained its kaeri "turn backs" and is in its original shape. MEI: Signed with eight characters: "Bishu Mihara-ju Masachika Saku." His real name was Kuroda Sukeroku. Koshirae: Antique koshirae with metal fittings, menuki: millet, kozuka: chrysanthemums, tsuba: iron openwork insect and antler motif. Note- this koshirae does not have a kogatana for the kozuka. Happy to answer questions if you have any. Please click on photos to see in full resolution. -Jake

This appears to be a WWII tanto commonly carried by soldiers. Most of them have patriotic inscriptions or gimei of famous smiths.

The concept reminds me of the FP 45 pistol dropped to French resistance fighters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FP-45_Liberator John C.

Tranks for the info!! I like it even more now!

Thanks, Steve! 御守護 Go shugo = Protection, for your protection. From Wiki （サムハラ）[5][6]とは不思議の4文字で、身を守ると言われている。これは漢字のような文字であるが、神字であり漢字とは異なる、とされる。Unicodeには、一文字目と三文字目の「𪮷」、四文字目の「𪮇」[注 1]が収録されていて２文字目の「」のみが収録されておらず、活字変換は不可[注 2]。収録された文字は全てCJK統合漢字拡張Cに収録されている。 東大寺（印西東大寺）（千葉県印西市）、雷山千如寺大悲王院（清賀上人により十転化の功徳があるという）など各地の寺社のお守りの呪文に使用されている。

The inscription (or the last 4 characters) reads: "for protection: Samuhara". Samuhara is a word/phrase meant to provide the user/bearer with divine protection. See the following

Hi, For sale a excellent set, they are one of the best I have seen $200. OBO thanks for list of articles https://nihontoclub.com/articles/reference/list-of-articles-in-nihonto-newsletter

Like children's toys. Going backwards through evolution, to percussion cap or pill-lock weapons! Thank you for the link and background. Really interesting, but kind of sad to contemplate. This kind of ties in with the missing drawer handles on the chest in the attic. I also have a bunch of small, corrupt yen coins from 1945, the last year that coins bore the grand title of 大日本, reflecting the dire straits in which the Japanese population must have found themselves in those late war years.

Hi. Hope you are doing well. I have a tanto knife with an engraved saya made out of wood and what seems to be ivory or bone. Can someone can give me some información of the incription? Thanks!

NMB Cross-Reference Help with Mei on Pistol

General In 1944 it was realized that the decisive battle of the mainland of Japan was soon to be fought. There was a call for complete national armament and because of the shortage of weapons the study and development of simple weapons began. The purpose was to arm everyone in Japan both military and civilian, with some type of fighting weapon. Research was started in the summer of 1944 and was nearly completed by the summer of 1945. WRF Simple Weapons. Pistol Included among the simple weapons was a pistol. An example of which can be seen below. RARE Japanese Civilian Defense Pistol