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It’s not a willy jeep spring is it ? Made to trick some sucker out of their money during the war !!
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Kanetoshi ? Looks to be wwII blade.
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Translation assistance for mei - Postwar PX sword
Bencld replied to grapppa's topic in Translation Assistance
Hi all. How many of these do people think were made/sold after the war ? -
New Purchase Any info would be appreciated.
Bencld replied to TimJ's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Hi all, My kai gunto with a koto sukesada blade has aluminium seppa! The larger ones look like they are stamped ? -
Yoshikane ?
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Translation assistance Type 98 and approx date
Bencld replied to Eds's topic in Translation Assistance
Hi Ed. Sorry but this one looks like a chinese fake ! -
Four of mine. castle wall - tadahiro wak Solid silver rain - norinaga katana gold “coloured” two piece rain - akihiro tanto gold wash rain - kai gunto sukesada
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Hi all. Just wondering peoples opinions on orikaeshi mei? Was it done on swords considered to be worthwhile as it seems like a lot of work to go through just for an ordinary blade ? I now understand why my nakago looks like it does after reading this article as a bizen sukesada nakago I would expect to be a bit wider/stumpy? http://www.ksky.ne.jp/~sumie99/suriage.html Is it possible that the rest of this mei may have been shaved off as described in the above article? I have done a fair bit of searching and there are not too many niju mei SUKESDA around?
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I’ll have a go. Hatakeyama yamato ? Masa mitsu. the date is tensho 1573 - 1592 Chris.
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Shirasaya for my Sun-Nobi Tanto
Bencld replied to ckaiserca's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Looks like what we call fiddleback. Comes from the base of a tree that over a long time the weight compresses the tree into these wavy patterns. Dressed in our hardwoods here looks very nice. Lovely shira saya btw! -
Significance of Silver Plated Type 98's
Bencld replied to PNSSHOGUN's topic in Military Swords of Japan
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Found up for sale at auction.
Bencld replied to Lee997's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
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Thanks all. Interesting. You can’t bank on standard in this game! My main thought in the difference between the two was that the flat wrap was a cheaper easier/quicker way to do it than the twisted one? Don’t know if that is true or not? Chris.
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Hi all. Any clarification on the different style of ito wrap ? Apologies if this has been covered but I have long covid and it’s a chore to do anything so I didn’t do a search !! Mine is the top one and has the twisted wrap and the bottom one is a flat wrap ?
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Registration certificate translation thanks
Bencld replied to Bencld's topic in Translation Assistance
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Registration certificate translation thanks
Bencld replied to Bencld's topic in Translation Assistance
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Registration certificate translation thanks
Bencld replied to Bencld's topic in Translation Assistance
Ray, thank you again. No papers, so gimei ! That’s how it goes especially if it came out of Japan at some point. The two character mei is on the ura side of the nakago which is unusual I believe ? Chris. -
Registration certificate translation thanks
Bencld replied to Bencld's topic in Translation Assistance
Hi Ray, thanks for that, yes it does. I bought it from the US so it was sent from Japan to the US then here! More well travelled than me ! Im guessing there is no other relevant info on the card? Does it look like the original one? chris -
Hi all. Found this at the bottom of one of my sword bags. Looks like the original one that should of stayed in Japan ! Just wondering what it may say ! Thanks all.
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Hi. May we see some pictures of the blade and mounts please ?
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Mark, mounts only, no blades !