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  1. ROKUJURO
    As Bruce mentions above, you sometimes encounter shorter WWII blades, but as far as I know they were made on an individual basis. But I am not a military man; the experts will be able to reply in detail!
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    Steve, generally, there were no military WAKIZASHI as far as I know. This is probably an older (pre-WWII) blade mounted with a civilian TSUBA (photo upside down) for military use. Spelling: It is WAKIZASHI.
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    Steve, most NAKAGO photos are upside-down, but as Uwe already mentioned, it is not a Japanese sword. You fell in love with a bad fake.This applies to the mountings, too.
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    Yet another Yagyu

    ROKUJURO replied to Okan's topic in Tosogu

    The basic design:
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    Joe, this is really difficult. Perhaps we can see more with a dark background (for increased contrast) and light from the side. Do you have some dimensions of your TSUBA? It reminds me of TÔSHÔ style, but it is possibly a revival piece, EDO JIDAI. You can see the conch shell (in fact a sea snail) motif from time time.
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    Yet another Yagyu

    ROKUJURO replied to Okan's topic in Tosogu

    Okan, the three tips of the triangle have been replaced by the small balls/spheres.
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    Tim, it is probably CHOSHU HAGI JU KAWAJI SAKU (https://www.aoijapan.com/tsubachoshu-hagi-ju-kawaji-saku-2/)
  8. ROKUJURO
    That is possible, Lewis!
  9. ROKUJURO
    TSUBA looks like TACHI KANAGUSHI style to me. Photos are not good, so I am unsure if there is some engraving on the blade just above the HABAKI?
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    Peter, you could post an additional ad in the "WANT TO BUY" section. We have some members who collect militaria.
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    Yet another Yagyu

    ROKUJURO replied to Okan's topic in Tosogu

    Okan, that one looks really solid! I like it!
  12. ROKUJURO
    You could always ask Artur who is a member here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/artur_drogamiecza/albums/page2 Mail is: drogamiecza@interia.pl
  13. ROKUJURO
    They will probably offer a discount in case you take two of them!
  14. ROKUJURO
    Burt, it was free.
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    Burt, obviously, you are not informed about carbon dating: Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material by using the properties of radiocarbon, a radioactive isotope of carbon..... The measuring accuracy is about +/- 40 years, so would not work for WWII.
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    Burt, your blade is obviously not EDO JIDAI. You can see that from the patina on the NAKAGO. If it was made as GENDAITO, it could be that the smith drilled a MEKUGI-ANA right after he forged it. When it was put into military mounts, they had to drill a second MEKUGI-ANA to make it fit. I would not assume a big secret in these notches at the ende of the NAKAGO. Certainly no hidden sign of age or length. This thread should have been posted in the "military" section
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    Jedediah, as you could read here in various threads, old papers are mostly worthless. If a Japanese seller cannot provide recent papers (which would be an easy thing to do for him), he knows the signature is not SHOSHIN. It is a very well known swordsmith. If you liked the blade and the KOSHIRAE for what they are, it would be anothet thing. Perhaps you could negotiate.
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    Catalin, even in this condition, any skin contact should be avoided with your blade. Don't test your sword! If it was mine, I would make the best photos possible and send them to a traditionally trained polisher to get a first assessment. In case the HAMON is really gone (by a fire), the blade has not much value left, but it may well be concealed by an improper treatment (when trying to polish it).
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    Silver does not oxidize under atmospheric conditions. The brown-blackish patina is silver sulfide, a result of the chemical reaction of silver with hydrogen sulfide.
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    Lenny, welcome on board the NMB! How did you manage to dig out a 15 years old thread?
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    Bruno, that looks like TSUNEKIYO, AKAO school.
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    Yes, I don't think it is FUJI, but what about TSUTA (ivy)? On the MIMI I see 'normal' KARAKUSA
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    The same to you Dale!
  24. ROKUJURO
    How's the chance a living and working sword-smith gets faked? Phone him up and ask! In addition that: How is the blade? You don't want to purchase a NAKAGO with a MEI!
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    James, if there was a date, it might be on the other side of the NAKAGO.
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