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  1. Bruce Pennington
    That's fantastic, Dave! And it confirms the idea that the oblong shapes are a stone wall!
  2. Bruce Pennington
    Yes, quite rare. I have a couple of single stars on seppa, and I want to say I've seen a double, but I cannot find it in my files, so this is the first on file now. Here are the 2 I have:
  3. Bruce Pennington
    There are no obvious signs that this was fitted out for the War. Do yourself a favor and take it over to the Nihonto forum. There are lots of guys there that can evaluate the blade and give you ideas on a date range.
  4. Bruce Pennington
    The one on the left is a stamp for private forges.
  5. Bruce Pennington
    Yes, this was made by Suya Shoten Co., inspected by the Tokyo 1st inspectors, and approved by the Kokura Army Arsenal.
  6. Bruce Pennington
    Another of the "grape leaf or Budo" style on this rig posted by LiLDJT on THIS GUNBOARDS THREAD. Haven't gotten the mei translated yet. Yoshi-something.
  7. Bruce Pennington
    Ha! Yes, you could see multiple finger prints along the blade. Ah So, finished the show. I liked it. So dang many stories could be told from that war, and every one moving, and emotional. I got a little chuckle at the end when she finished visiting with the Japanese family members and offered that if they wanted to see the sword, they were warmly invited to visit her in Ireland! Ha! That gal had no intentions of repatriating that sword! Her grandfather earned it.
  8. Bruce Pennington
    Link works for me. Looks interesting, I'll check it out later today.
  9. Bruce Pennington
    That is an incredible item, Volker! Wow.
  10. Bruce Pennington
    Well, Michael, looks like you've been holding out on me! I don't have that Shigemasa kakihan (kao) on file! In fact this is the first time I've seen a Shigemasa kakihan. Thanks, though, now I do!
  11. Bruce Pennington
    @BANGBANGSAN
  12. Bruce Pennington
    Again, thanks guys! I was bothered by the small stroke at the left base of the second kanji, but after seeing Moriyama-sans post, I checked Sesko. He uses this, and it matches (wow, when I copy and paste, it changes the kanji to 行直) I'm taking a screenshot and posting it.
  13. Bruce Pennington
    Yes. Whether actual or fake, I don't know.
  14. Bruce Pennington
    Dang, I thought about 'take', but just didn't seem the same. Thanks Steve!
  15. Bruce Pennington
    TADAYOSHI (忠善), 1st gen., Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Shimane – “Izumo no Kuni Minari-jū Kawashima Tadayoshji saku” (出雲国三成住川島忠善作), real name Kawashima Zenzaemon (川島善左衛門), kihin no retsu (Akihide), First Seat at the 6th Shinsaku Nihontō Denrankai (新作日本刀展覧会, 1941)
  16. Bruce Pennington
    Yukimichi with the alternative michi! Thanks guys! Sorry, these are photos from an auction site, so the only one's available.
  17. Bruce Pennington
    I know I've seen this one, but can't find that second kanji of the name:
  18. Bruce Pennington
    For anyone tracking Kobe/Ichi serial numbers. Found on this Connecticut Firearms Auction.
  19. Bruce Pennington
    Hmmmm ..... Another, large Seki stamped blade, so likely 1942 although it's not dated (and large Seki stamps have been seen as late as 1944). Shocking to see the really poor quality of the fittings, both kabutogane and tsuba. I'm surprised that Seki Cutlery would agree to put their approval stickers on such work. At a Donely Auction HERE.
  20. Bruce Pennington
    "Seki" is as far as I can get! And any chance this means something? Thanks guys!
  21. Bruce Pennington
    You’re right, Tristan good eye my friend!
  22. Bruce Pennington
    Thanks, John! I only have one other blade with the stamp on it, so now I have two!
  23. Bruce Pennington
    Wow, how strange. The "hisa" is missing from the mei! It fits the profile of a Takehisa blade. Thanks for posting it.
  24. Bruce Pennington
    Thanks Mark, nice gunto!
  25. Bruce Pennington
    Mike, The wooden saya would have originally been covered in leather. The torn leather seppa would have had a tab with a snap. Swords in the "combat saya" or "informal saya", as Ohmura called them, usually come with a tsuba that has a larger side hole for the leather tab. Your tsuba looks like it was originally made for a metal chuso latch, then widened for the leather tab. The lower positioning of where the tab was on your seppa lines up with the widened hole.
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