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Major Stephen Smith i have the good luck flag that goes with that sword as well as the Japanese soldiers name and date of acquisition if you would contact me at bhopkins2251@gmail.com I also have extensive info on A.F. Brandt as well. Look on the edge of the red circle. I have had the entire flag translated as well

Looking for a specific photo request: Does anyone here own a Pattern 4 aluminum-handle side-latch with a serial number in the 200k–205k range? I’ve noticed a subtle feature in the 130k range, and I’d like to check if the same detail appears in the 200k range. If you have one of these 200k aluminum side-latch models, I’d really appreciate a close-up photo (both sides) of the cast samegawa area around the pommel/sarute. Thanks so much for your help! -Sam

A few impressions with The Usual Suspects...

The Yasutsuna is not for sale but just for display. Several dealers brought their own-collection items.

It has Juyo papers and a nice koshirae. Price is unknown. I know a few people who asked and nobody got an answer. They were very kind to let me see the blade however and study it.

I do that because true handmade swords can also be discussed in the Nihonto section since they do belong there too. As do military swords with older blades. It's worked ok for many years, I think we're good leaving it as is, and leaving the mods to make the call if something should be moved.

iroe (色絵) – The term iroe, lit. “color(ed) picture,” is sometimes wrongly applied to different techniques of coloring by gilding or silvering, but should be used to describe any coloring of a motif, regardless of the technique used. [From Encyclopedia of Japanese Swords by Markus Sesko]

I don't have my 200 one with me, but I have 134112, and it has the same flaw!

Woah this is cool! first 'Ive ever seen of this

Are you referring to what looks like a glop in the casting? Here is an example in the 202,000 serial range: WWII Japanese NCO OFFICERS SWORD SIDE LATCH & MATCHING NUMBERS ON SCABBARD #Y59

Sam, You probably already have mine? 202446

That's what it showed when the auction closed. It's entirely possible that the sale fell through, so it ended up being unsold. Looks like who-ever backed out at $36K was probably wise!

I just purchased a WW2 Japanese Army Type 98 Officer Samurai sword and would like to ask the experts out there for a translation of the tang. I was told it has the sword maker signature of Kanetaka. I’d really like to know exactly what the translation of the characters on the tang. This is my first samurai sword and would really like the exact translation. I appreciate all the help you can give me. Respectfully, Steve S. Aka Bubba 007

Dear Brendan. Some information on your smith, I regret I did not record the source, apologies for that. A search will almost certainly get you more information. . 兼高 Kanetaka (松田 高市 Matsuda Takaichi) Born: Meiji 44 (1911) Sept 16; Reg: Showa 14 (1939) Oct 26. 1937: Bugi-gun, Seki-machi, Aza naka-machi. 1939: Seki-machi, Naka-machi. Deshi in 1937: 1. History: trained from Taisho 13 (1924) under Kojima Kanetoki (Kanemichi). Independent Showa 5 (1930) May. Hawley: KAN 2419 Example mei: Kanetaka 兼高 Noshu Seki ju Matsuda Kanetaka saku 濃州関住松田兼高作 All the best.

https://kanji.sljfaq.org This site works well for unknown kanji when they’re drawn clearly on the blade. You draw them and once you have the correct or most of the correct kanji, you can start your search and find the correct smith pretty easily using other nihonto-specific indexes.

This is from Tokyo Wakasei Gunto Seisaku Jo 東京若瀨軍刀製作所

Rai Kunizane juyo token .. sorry coz he's my main target this year lol

Greetings sword connoisseurs! If you have time please check out the latest edition (#15) of Super Samurai Market that Paul Kremers and I created especially to herald the Dai Token Ichi which will be held on November 1st and 2nd! We hope to see you in Tokyo! Best Regards, Robert Hughes https://youtu.be/Z64qdjk92LU

I am sure this info has been posted before but definitely interesting for those that may have interest of the Ronin blades documented: THE 47 RONIN AND THEIR SWORDS Note: the numbers in parenthesis after the sword smith's name refer to the Kanji tables on this site. Thus Norinaga (1,2) refers to the first Kanji for Nori and the second Kanji for Naga. The information is given in the sequence: name of ronin; age; katana mei and length; wakizashi mei and length; other weapons carried. Only 33 warriors are documented. OISHI KURANOSUKE YOSHIKATSU, age 45 katana mei: Norinaga (1,2), length 2 shaku 8 sun wakizashi mei: Norinaga (1,2), length 2 shaku te yari YOSHIDA CHUZAEMON KANESUKE, age 64 katana attribution: Shimada (1,x), length 2 shaku 2 sun wakizashi mei: Hiromitsu (3,1), length 1 shaku 1 sun naga yari (long yari) HARA SOEMON MOTOTOKI, age 56 katana mei: Hirohuni (3,1), length 2 shaku 9 sun wakizashi mei: Kunisuke (1,2), length 2 shaku te yari KATAOKA GENGOEMON TAKAFUSA, age 37 katana mei: Kunimitsu (2,1), length 2 shaku 7 sun wakizashi mei: Kunishige (1,2), length unknown te yari MASE KYUDAIU MASAAKI, age 63 katana mei: Michitaka (1,2), length 2 shaku 1 sun wakizashi mei: Yoshitsuna (1,2), length 2 shaku bow and arrow ONODERA JYUNAI HIDEKAZU, age 61 katana mei: Michinaga (1,2), length 2 shaku 9 sun wakizashi mei: Kunisuke (2,2), length 1 shaku 9 sun te yari HAZAMA KIHEI MITSUNOBU, age 65 katana mei: mumei (unsigned), lenght 2 shaku 9 sun wakizashi mei: Teruhiro (2,2), length 2 shaku 1 sun ISOGAI JYUROZEMON MASAHISA, age 25 katana mei: Mitsumori (1,1), length 2 shaku 9 sun wakizashi mei: Kunimune (2,1), length 2 shaku te yari HORIBEI YAHYOE AKIZANE, age 77 katana mei: mumei, length 3 shaku wakizashi: none naginata CHIKAMATSU KANROKU YUKISHIGE, age 34 katana mei: Mitsuyoshi (2,2), length 2 shaku wakizashi mei: unknown, length unknown long yari TOMIMORI SUKEEMON MASAYORI, age 34 katana mei: Tomokuni (2,1), length 2 shaku 8 sun wakizashi mei: Mitsushige (1,2), length unknown long yari SHIOTA MATANOJYO TAKANORI, age 35 katana mei: Kunihisa (1,1), length 2 shaku 4 sun wakizashi mei: Kunihisa (1,1), length 1 shaku 6 sun HAYAMI TOZAEMON MITSUTAKA, age 42 katana mei: Hiromitsu (3,1), length 2 shaku 7 sun wakizashi mei: unknown, length unknown bow and arrow AKABANE GENZO SHIGEKATA, age 35 katana mei: mumei, length unknown wakizashi mei: unknown, length unknown OKUDA MAGODAIU SHIGEMORI, age 57 katana mei: Kunitaka (1,2), length 2 shaku 4 sun wakizashi mei: unknown, length 1 shaku 6 sun YADA GOROEMON SUKETAKA, age 29 katana mei: Kunisuke (1,2), length 2 shaku wakizashi mei: mumei, length 1 shaku 6 sun OISHI SEZAEMON NOBUKIYO, age 29 katana mei: mumei, length 2 shaku 9 sun wakizashi mei: mumei, length 1 shaku 9 sun long yari OISHI SHIKARA YOSHIKANE, age 16 katana mei: Tomokuni (2,1), length 2 shaku 2 sun plus wakizashi mei: Hiroshige (3,2), length 1 shaku 1 sun short yari HORIBE YASUBEI TAKETSUNE, age 34 katana mei: Kanekuni (2,1), lenght 2 shaku 8 sun wakizashi mei: mumei, length unknown NAKAMURA KANSUKE MASATOKI, age ? katana mei: Nagakuni (1,1), length 2 shaku 4 sun wakizashi mei: mumei, length unknown long yari SUGANOYA HANNOJYO MASATOSHI, age 44 katana mei: Michinaga (1,2), length 2 shaku 8 sun wakizashi mei: mumei, length unknown FUWA KAZUEMON MASATANE, age 34 katana mei: Norimitsu (1,1), length unknown wakizashi mei: Norimitsu (1,1), length unknown KIMURA OKAUEMON SADAYUKI, age 46 katana mei: Norimitsu (1,1), length 2 shaku 6 sun wakizashi mei: mumei, length 2 shaku 1 sun OHIBA SABUROBYOE MITSUTADA, age 51 katana mei: Yasutaka (1,2), length 2 shaku 4 sun wakizashi mei: Yasutaka (1,2), length 2 shaku bow and arrow OKANO KINUEMON KANEHIDE, age 24 katana mei: Tomohisa (2,1), length 2 shaku 4 sun wakizashi mei: Michinaga (1,2), length unknown jyumonji yari KAIGA YAZAEMON TOMONOBU, age 54 katana mei: mumei, length unknown wakizashi mei: mumei, length unknown OTAKA GENGO TADAO, age 32 katana mei: Tomohisa (2,1), length 2 shaku 6 sun wakizashi mei: Masakuni (5,1), length 9 sun 5 bu OKAJIMA YASOUEMON TSUNEKI, age 38 katana mei: Tomokuni (2,2), length 2 shaku 8 sun wakizashi mei: Tomokuni (2,2), length 1 shaku 4 sun YOSHIDA SAWAUEMON KANESADA, age 29 katana attribution: Mizuta, length 2 shaku 9 sun wakizashi attribution: Mizuta, length 1 shaku 8 sun long yari TAKEBAYASHI TADAHICHI TAKASHIGE, age 32 katana mei: Hirokuni (1,1), length 2 shaku wakizashi attribution: Mizuta, length 1 shaku 6 sun long yari KURAHASHI DENSUKE TAKEYUKI, age 34 katana mei: Hirokuni (1,2), length 2 shaku 8 sun wakizashi mei: mumei. length 2 shaku HAZAMA SHINROKURO MITSUKAZE, age 24 katana mei: Kunisuke (2,2), length 2 shaku 2 sun wakizashi mei: Kunisuke (2,2), length unknown te yari MURAMATSU KIHEI HIDENAO, agae 62 katana mei: Kuninaga (1,1), length 2 shaku 8 sun wakizashi mei: Samuhiro (?,1), length 2 shaku 4 sun long yari

I know what He's plannng.

Got this from a friend.

Montpelier won the French league once, but I wouldn't expect that to happen on a regular basis. John C.