Dennis

September 26, 2006 Mr. Quang M. Doan & Brian, Thanks for all of your help. With this signature of Izu Kami Fujiwara Daido does this mean that it is possibly a hand forged (folded) blade or did this particular swordsmith mass produce the spring steel blades during the war? Any ideas? Thanks, Dennis English

September 21, 2006 Brain, I can't seem to attach scans as I'm not that computer savvy. When I try to attach them using the forum's attachment feature I get the message "The Attachment/Image must be less than 1024 pixels wide and 1024 pixels high". I don't know how to reduce the pixels in my images. Dennis English dje55@sbcglobal.net

September 20, 2006 Hello, I picked up this Japanese sword at a local flea market. It wasn't too expensive but it wasn't cheap. The seller told me that it was a vet bring back after the war. It only measures 25 inches in length. Going over the information on the Internet I think this is a WW2 Japanese Army sword for crew members? Are they talking about tank crews? I can't tell if this is a spring steel blade or a folded blade. I'm no expert on the subject. I've tried to attach scans. Can anyone read what is on the tang? I can only make out the last two characters of Dai or Tai and Do or Machi. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Dennis English