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  1. IJASWORDS
    Very nice Doug, GUNTO koshirae always impresses me, especially in this good condition. Just a question, were not the '94 double ashi outfits, which changed to single ashi with the '98?
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    It is interesting that Naval officers in Submarines still had full size Kai Gunto, even with the size constraints of the vessel. I have seen crew refer to tank crew, aeroplane crew and submarine crew. So I think "crew" swords are post war marketing jargon. The shorter blades were often worn by non-combat office and administration staff, who, through rank or status were entitled to carry a sword.
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    First of all Steve, like me, your sentiments about keeping this thread "alive and kicking", echo mine. I get a great kick out of seeing other's GUNTO. Your question on the "silvery" metal, it is more than likely GERMAN SILVER, as mentioned in Dawson's book. German Silver is 60% copper, 20% nickel and 20% zinc. It is easily worked, shiny, can be joined and is cheaper than real silver. It is corrosion resistant so ideal for Navy koshirae. And of course, nice little wak, and worthy of posting on this thread.
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    Thought I might show a few painted/lacquered tsuka, type 0 and 98's.
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    Luis, you are 100% correct, photobucket never works for me as well! Its easy to add photos to a post. Secondly, you are correct about his potential purchase. Learn more before shelling out BIG money on some thing that he may not eventually appreciate when he learns more. And thirdly, have you noticed the prices of wakizashi are at best steady, even falling, where tanto and the longer blades are rising? This is true certainly in Australia.
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    Thanks Kyle, much appreciated.
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    John is 100% correct. Trying to find a SAYA that fits your curvature and blade width is nigh impossible, as is finding a TSUKA that first of all fits, but secondly has the peg hole line up perfectly is also a fruitless quest. All outfits were made to suit specific blades. Buy, or trade this on a complete original sword.
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    Help would be appreciated in the full translation of this mei, and kokuin hotstamp. I can read the KANE HISA SAKU, but need help with the preceding characters. Thanks in advance.
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    Nice one! It would equally sit well in the thread, "show us your high class gunto".
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    Mark, sarutes come in a variety of shapes, designs and materials. Attached photos of a couple I have that match your design, and one is in steel. These are both on good blades, so I would not think there is any cost saving issues back when the outfits were made.
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    WHO SAID AMMONIA??? NEVER use ammonia on copper/brass/bronze. Why? It is one compound that causes intergrannular cracking/corrosion on copper and its alloys. Look it up, should be easy to verify. It was first found out when a ships hull was loaded with rolled cartridge brass, 1800's I think. When it arrived the sheet brass was in pieces, the cause, ammonia in rats urine. Trust me, I am a metallurgist.
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    Kyle, I would come down on the side of copy. As Paul says, the condition with rough edges and the prongs that fit into the barrel were never that "rough". Did this example come from Canada or USA?
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    Kurt, I have a few examples of Type 98's that have metal (presumably steel) strips under the SAME on the TSUKA. The TSUKA is in good condition so it doesn't look like a repair, but more likely to reinforce or strengthen the TSUKA for war time "action".
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    Dave, sarutes are not common but do occasionally do pop up on the type3/type0 outfits. This one is on a star stamped KANETOSHI blade.
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    David, I was not aware that YASUKUNI blades could be found in NAVY mounts. That is interesting.
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    The short answer is yes as John says. But there were some exclusive suppliers to each, like MINATOGAWA and YASUKUNI for the Navy and Army.
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    Start of Autumn in Australia, and sword cleaning and oiling day. As I was doing the maintenance, I noticed an interesting observation. All my Mons are on Kai Gunto or 94/98 outfits, there are none evident on my type3/type0 swords, including those in the premium mounts. So I am asking if any collectors have examples of T3/T0 mounts with family/clan Mons. Photos posted on this thread would be appreciated.
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    The Type3 style wrapping is often encountered on'98 outfits. This example of mine is also lacquered.
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    Bazza, FANTASTIC! Hope we see more posts like this.
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    Some GUNTO that are nice. This is why they are being sought after by collectors.
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    John is correct, when I started collecting you could pick up a nice IJA/IJN sword in good mounts with a good blade for a thousand bucks, nowadays the same thing in polish would be $3000 and rising. A good EMURA in polish could cost you four grand these days. There was a thread recently, ARE GUNTOS A GOOD INVESTMENT, they are, and as Steve points out, the better the blade, the higher the price. Price is being driven by collectors now realising how great they are and their scarcity.
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    Closed ashi.
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    The original post was in 1st August 2017 under heading "Kai gunto ashi".
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    Well spotted, I actually did a post some time last year asking if any one has ever seen the closed boars eye, as seen on this KAI. Basically no one has. This is a stunning KOSHIRAE, and the closed boars eyes add some rarity.
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    This is one thread that should be kept alive! Some one mentioned minutia. I really love the finer touches on GUNTO mounts. Attached some photos of TSUBA/SEPPA that are totally original to the outfits, assembled in the correct order, are beautifully detailed, and have only been disturbed a few times in their life. These blades are great too, but it is the original detail that I love. These were made relatively early in WW2, when I guess they had the time and materials to create good workmanship.
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