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  1. Bruce Pennington
    Gorgeous, Neil! I think the pattern pre-dates WWII, so wonder if any of the Nihonto guys have some history or insights on this pattern.
  2. Bruce Pennington
    I just noticed that the rain pattern on this cat-scratch habaki is falling left to right, on both sides. With the sword in-hand, looking down at the habaki, the rain on the left side is falling down, but on the right side, it's falling up. Wonder why they would have designed it that way? Also, I vaguely remember this is called something like a rain-pattern, as opposed to the "cat-scratch" name? Anyone know?
  3. Bruce Pennington
    That's a good point, Jp.
  4. Bruce Pennington
    Ah, that makes sense, and pretty much answers the reason for my post. An english version might be nice to have in hand, but I'll pass, then, on the Japanese one since I can get a passable english version online.
  5. Bruce Pennington
    I have a feeling the specs for design and production were faily narrow, therefore standardizing the majority of blades. Nick Komiya posted these original specs on the Type 97. He doesn't address, or translate, the instructions of blade dimensions, but they may be here:
  6. Bruce Pennington
    Interesting item! I wish we had a view of the backstrap. It is the most defining characteristic used to determine it's purpose. Dawson has one that resembles it, and called it a "Type 19 for Warrant Officers" (attchd) that has a similar drag, not exact, but similar. I'm sure if they're out there, they have caused confusion, like you say!
  7. Bruce Pennington
    Hi Ray! Don't know you, and I have no "skin-in-the-game" on the topic, but to be fair to all other newbies that get called out for lack of names, NMB rules require that you go to your settings a fix at least a first name that appears on each post (honestly don't know where to find that). Saying your name on this thread doesn't make it appear on other ones.
  8. Bruce Pennington
    Came across this REALLY good video on the White Russian unit formed in Manchuria by the Japanese. It's full of tremendous history of the area. Plenty of glimses of swords, too. Manchukuo leader, Pu Yi, had a double-handed kyu that I would love to get my hands on! Enjoy:
  9. Bruce Pennington
    Here is a forestry dirk Discussed here: http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/Japanese-militaria/second-pattern-senior-forestry-officials-model-1903-a-646442-5/
  10. Bruce Pennington
    What kind of wrap is on the tsuka? leather?
  11. Bruce Pennington
    So, maybe not useful to have for a non-speaker like me then?
  12. Bruce Pennington
    Just curious if anyone has read Ohmura's new book yet. I know it's in Japanese, so it will have to be someone who can read Japanese. I'd post the title and link, but my searching skills are so poor, I can't find it. It was actually mentioned on NMB when it came out.
  13. Bruce Pennington
    Got lucky with my two, from an auction.
  14. Bruce Pennington
    I agree, unless more clear pictures reveal a fighting blade, it's a Type 19, dress sword (sometimes called a parade sword). Very interesting mon on the end of the handle! Looks like a "Yin/Yang" inside a chrysanthemum?
  15. Bruce Pennington
    Yes, your last post is from the Ohmura site.
  16. Bruce Pennington
    It does help, doesn't it Neil. The total lack of them is a bit of a puzzle to me. Assembly numbering could be anothe area to study! There was such a variety - painted, stamped, painted & stamped, English, Japanese, English & Japanese, modified Roman numerals, off the top of my head. It bugs me that my '39 Mantetsu in combat saya has no numbering of the fittings. Only 2 peices have a rough "11" or "2" (kanji) scratched on them. At least it says the seppa and fuchi started life together.
  17. Bruce Pennington
    Dan, Don't know either, but it's one of the signature signs of the fakers. They often do that.
  18. Bruce Pennington
    Honestly Raphael, I don't know of anyone that knows. If you can find out, there are a lot of us who would love to hear about it. I watched a "Forged in Fire" episode where the guy replicated a Mantetsu by freezing the soft-steel rod to machine press it into the hard-steel pipe. But we have no knowledge of how the Mantetsu operation did it.
  19. Bruce Pennington
    Even the tassel is brand new.
  20. Bruce Pennington
    It looks nihonto to me, but I'm the least qualified to answer that question. Hopefully the pro's will chime in!
  21. Bruce Pennington
    Thanks Randall! I realize many other forum groups don't require names, but we spend a lot of time with each other here, and it's nice to really know folks all around the world. Real friendships develop. There is a way to keep your avatar name, and simply place a real name at the bottom of the page like Geraint, above. Thanks for the clear picture. I guess it was just shadowing in the first picture at the top. There's no stamp.
  22. Bruce Pennington
    And in either case, tanker or pilot, it demonstrates our point - they carried full-length gunto.
  23. Bruce Pennington
    I actually posted the same pics on the thread Marc posted above, but here it is: http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/25975-breaking-news-on-the-all-brown-army-gunto-tassel/#:~:text=Anyone%20have%20contact%20info%20for,gunto%20seem%20to%20confirm%20this The regulation was cited by Nick Komiya on Warrelics, here: http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/Japanese-militaria/what-were-regulations-army-civilian-employees-carry-swords-701783-6/
  24. Bruce Pennington
    Is "Fet" your name? If not, please go to your settings and put in a first name. We really like to talk to real people at NMB, thanks! That's a great kyu you've got there. Could we get a clear picture of the full nakago? Is that a hot-stamp at the end?
  25. Bruce Pennington
    Raphael, I'm not a tassel expert, but from what I see, it looks legit. While Nick's uncovered regulation states length requirements, I've found that the numerous fitting manunfacturers varied in many areas of war products. Here's a picture I posted on page 6 of that thread:
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