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  1. Bruce Pennington
    Only thing that would have made it better, is if it had a Mantetsu blade in it!
  2. Bruce Pennington
    @Kiipu found this butterfly mon on a kaigunto HERE
  3. Bruce Pennington
    Here's a butterfly mon on a kaigunto, thanks @Kiipu, posted HERE.
  4. Bruce Pennington
    @Kiipu brought this to our attention, posted by @samurai1 HERE. What would you call this pattern?
  5. Bruce Pennington
    Thanks John! I log them anyway. It could be true for any number of them, or they could all be original.
  6. Bruce Pennington
    "JUN" ? or "Wilson" shop logo?
  7. Bruce Pennington
    Here's a Mantetsu, Ra 858, 1942 Koa Isshin. Thanks @BANGBANGSAN! On this eBay sale:
  8. Bruce Pennington
    Well that throws it all in a tailspin. I only have 1 Kunyoshi on file and he didn't use that "yoshi": The JSI list has 2 Kuniyoshi on file, and I don't see either in Sesko's list: Ono Kuniyoshi Haga Kuniyoshi
  9. Bruce Pennington
    Date side:
  10. Bruce Pennington
    Thanks for the update, Brian. Great to hear you are making progress on healing. As to our behavior - You've trained us well!!! You get all the credit.
  11. Bruce Pennington
    Thanks John! Wow, that Russian site has quite a collection! Here's another kaigunto with mon on THIS PAGE.
  12. Bruce Pennington
    Adding photo and @Nobody's translation "The red kanji on the tsuka are 海軍省 (Kaigun-sho - the Naval Department)."
  13. Bruce Pennington
    Rats. Thanks for checking!
  14. Bruce Pennington
    Yes, the Japanese only offset the machi in Type 95 NCO blades. Offset machi in officer blades is seen only in Chinese blades. Sure would still like to see close-ups of the fittings.
  15. Bruce Pennington
    The backstrap is of a police superintendant. I don't see the pattern sword you have in the reference books, though. Dawson said there was a tremendous amount of variation in swords of that early era, so yours doesn't surprise me. Looks custom. From Dawson:
  16. Bruce Pennington
    Dawson (working from memory) mentioned that there was another one of these out there. I've found it on this Russian Origami-token.ru site. Same anchor on the backstrap, no leather cover, and no anchor on the drag. Blade is slightly different, in the shape of the nakago jiri, and the start point of the bohi. Oh, and the rayskin is black on this one vs the white on the one I have. Mine:
  17. Bruce Pennington
    Here's another, Neil, and it comes with the Iiada latch, too. Found on this Russian Origami-token.ru site.
  18. Bruce Pennington
    Here's a nice one on this Origami-token.ru site (russian)
  19. Bruce Pennington
    John, what shop? How do you identify it? I don't see any logo.
  20. Bruce Pennington
    Wow, they didn't even acid etch a hamon: Well, at least we're documenting the celluloid dirks!
  21. Bruce Pennington
    Hoanh, I don't think I have your star stamped blade in my files. Any chance of getting photos?
  22. Bruce Pennington
    Chris, Is your Hisakuni star stamped? I don't have any of his on file. If it is, could you post photos for me?
  23. Bruce Pennington
    Sweet! You guys pinned it down - and Thomas, that province explains a lot! So, this one is Arai Akiyuki, from Musahi province. Done!
  24. Bruce Pennington
    It would still be good to close shots of the fittings.
  25. Bruce Pennington
    @mecox Mal, any insights?
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