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Help Identifying Sword (was told WWII?)
raaay replied to coffeehound21's topic in Military Swords of Japan
I recommend you sign your posts as per board rules with at least your first name , so people can reply to you , you will get more answers soon re the date etc.. for sure .I -
Help Identifying Sword (was told WWII?)
raaay replied to coffeehound21's topic in Military Swords of Japan
looks like ? Osafune Sukesada to me at quick guess, to be confirmed , need the books to check the date on the reverse . sword looks very straight so could be in the kanbun Shinto era ?? -
Tom if I remember rightly ? it was purchased by Tsuruta san from Aoi Arts
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Piers A very good Point - no pun intended.
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Stephen I know I was trying to let him down gently just in case there was a barrage of it is a copy etc.
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to me looks like a copy made to look like a Japanese sword, most likely made in Borneo IMHO, not what you want to here I suspect , but if it is free no harm done !
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Sorry leigh , But at first glance at the poor photo's supplied , it looks like a Chinese copy i.e. it is trying to be Japanese , need better pics to be 100% sure.
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Steve again many thanks for your input and I am glad you agree it is on the right track for the translation of the tsuba. you mention loose translation! but could that be because converting from your own language to English is sometimes just difficult to get the exact comparison or translation !
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I have posted my tsuba on a friends face book page , and I got a response from a nice Japanese gentleman, suggesting the translation was , "yuuraku-dou " meaning, yuuraku is relax, no worry and enjoy one's self and Dou meaning a person living in a temple or people who like culture and art ! and he thought it might be of the kinai school ? any body think this is a correct interpretation of the translation .
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looks like it is signed Naga mitsu saku ww2 smith i.e. made by Naga mitsu,
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Slightly of topic, My understanding is in the Uk, if a weapon is confiscated or handed into to the authorities most would be destroyed , so somewhat surprised they actually put weapons' /swords up for public auction as they could potentially end up right back in the wrong hands , that said Georg I think you are a luck guy to own this one , IMHO it has great potential, good luck with it.
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Alex , thanks for your reply , In hand I would say the gold gilding is just slightly rubbed on the ura side in areas that have been handled , and to me it looks gilded not patinated but I'm no expert , I have not attempted to clean any of the crud of the Nanako etc. so it may look better after a light clean . either way I like the subject mater and design , and the cost , it was a good deal for me as far as I am concerned
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Just wondering if there is any more input, after the updated request for the ura side and weight ?
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if it were mine I would remove the kozuka , that's what maybe caused the damage ? it does look like it is wedged into the saya ?
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Could have been a winner?
raaay replied to Blazeaglory's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
joining late but IMHO fake -
As requested more info on my kozuka , weight = 24 grams , plus pic of Ura side .
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Adding the front and back of the tsuba , to see if it helps !!
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ok, thanks to Alex and Curran for your help , I am not sure I have set of scales to hand but, I will take some photos of the ura side and post ASAP which will confirm the detailing on the back , I may have got it wrong , but the pics should help !
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"Authentic" Wakizashi(Pilots/Tanker) Gunto eBay.
raaay replied to Logan09's topic in Military Swords of Japan
The good news is he may not ship to the Uk -
No comments at all ! on the design or school .
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anyone have any ideas about this signature
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Hi Alex the ura side is gold gilded with a cat scratch finish all over .
