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Ford is this not that what your work is about to restore old pieces, removing scratches and give the pieces a new patination? I wonder why you problemise it now? Its a fine piece, it looks good and the condition is perfect.

That is not true Jean. You could say the same about every Japanese sword. The less samurai die by sword. The most by arrowes and yari, later from bullets. WW2 was a sword war. The sword was mostly the last thing a Japanese nco or officer had in hand. And when you search for a samurai spirit search in the hand granades, kamikaze planes, manned torpedoes, lost ships and on wide battlefields where Japanese soldiers storm in front with there sword in hand.

That looks really the same John.

Ramin i fully understand your wish to improve the condition of the sword. I have some swords in the same condition. And one of these is a high valued Akihisa Type3 with some areas of those kind of self removing sandpaper rust trying. It looks bad every time i look on the sword. I leave it in that condition. I will send this sword somewhere in time to a polisher but not at the moment. It lays good in my tansu i oil it from time to time and do nothing on it. I'm sure when i would sell it someone else would jump on it and start self polishing. So it is on us to make it better with spending some money or leave it as it is.

Found this Type98 "shin-gunto" on etsy. Brand new. It's not a Type95 but it looked very "authentic" for a replica. The blade is called 1095 steel. The tsuka maki binding is correct ( left/right) and the details looks good. The price is with 899 Dollar not so far from a real Typ98 in good condition.

Nice Tsuba. Thanks for showing.

I'm not sure with the whole package. It looks like an Iaitō sword. I didn't like the shape. Looks not like a ww2 gendaito.

no - no self polish

Fantastic article. I enjoyed it. Thanks Peter.

This forum is based on the knowledge of people who were already handling Japanese swords long before I got into diapers. And I already feel old as a boomer. When Stephen defended Vietnam against the communists, I wasn't even planning. Yes, knowledge changes over time. But these PX swords are what they are. Memorabilia that were taken home. Perhaps some blades were left over and were used in the px koshirae- that could be the case.

I have no feelings on this swords because they are the same as meiji tourist swords. I have a problem with it when a story is build around them to make them true swords, made for war and collectable for a higher price

They are real souvenir swords made for soldiers that have no story to tell getting a Japanese sword on the battlefield.

The weights give a direction. What has this to do with souvenir swords?

What RJT weight regiments? RJT are star stamped blades. And there was no weight regiments. I have heavy and lighter swords with star stamp. And what have RJT swords to do with those souvenir swords with crude mei??

Bruce the sword didn't fit in that saya. I think it was an replacement or something else. I don't belive that an officer would pay for such a thing. I bet that when you remove the wood inside the says the tip is on the metal of the end of the saya. The paper says nothing only some war trophy. Is see there is a detailed picture.

Judging the lenght of the saya from the picture i would say the sword didn't fit in complete. The top latch is missing.

That tsuba really tells a story. Very nice.

The both screws are one of the rarest thing to find.

The problem is that on that aluminium the color didn't hold without a coat. You need some kind of coating on the metal. This is why airplanes from ww2 looks like the same as Typ95 swords

Its a nice one. Good buy. Good decission.

It looks gendai. In your last picture is nice activity seen and no dark shadow and spots. Try to make pictures with sunlight. Are there some ara nie? Could be mixed steel too We should find out more about the smith.

@AlexCaz as i know Ray he would not say something he didn't know. My hope is he had found it and now the sword is in Japan to find out it is authentic. Why i wrote this? I hope to get invited for the party in Florida

Bishu ju Yoshimitsu 備州住吉光 This is not the seki Yoshimitsu. Maybe another collector knows him. the fittings looks nice. I like those rising sun seppa. The Saya looks not broken in good condition. The Ashi heads with the rings are gone. Could be a problem to replace because they are rare. The navy menuki is replacebale with some search. But i bet under 50 Dollar it is hard to find. The saya rewraping cost around 150 EUR but you need a new black same too. The ito is mostly a problem to find a good one. I can't say nothing about the blade. I see nothing on your pictures to judge if it is showato or gendai. I didn't find that smith in my books. Why did you buy it? What was the trigger to jump in? If you like it - hold it and look further. But it cost money to bring it in a collectible condition.

Charles and Bruce are right. Its painted. incredible. Btw: Bruce the yasurime lines are ok when you see it in the inscription. The inscription is made after the yasurime. The round edges is the point what makes me nervous. Her is an original cutting test signature. you can see the difference and the parts where the gold falls out.

This will become a very expensive learning lesson for someone who wins the auction The seller write in the description: "Selling as an estate, a very nice Japanese sword with scabbard, really a very nice piece. Everything else can be seen in the photos, and if you have any questions please write to us. Sword and scabbard match numbers, sits firmly and tightly in the scabbard - just as it should be. Sword with full metal handle, slightly curved bare blade, grooved on both sides. The scabbard is made of metal with an olive green finish and is not dented. Blade length approx. 67.5cm. Total length with sheath approx. 97.5cm. Various stamps/signs available, see photo. Private sale no guarantee or return, please only bid if you agree. "