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Saw this 吉 mark on a Navy dirk, any idea what sword shop might be? @Kiipu
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Sword Collecting in China?
BANGBANGSAN replied to Peter Bleed's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
Chinese collectors buy Japanese and Chinese swords from all over the world. Many type 95 NCO swords, Mantetsu, and Yasukuni swords went to China, that's one of the reasons the price of those swords keep going up. They only buy and don't sell. Nowadays many Chinese(not all of course) don't like people from other countries, especially Americans, they think China and Russia are the greatest. Most collectors don't like to share their knowledge with others. There are only very few sword books written by Chinese, the collectors in China check Ohmura's website, and use Dawson&Fuller's book(Pirate Chinese version)also Japanese sword books for reference. -
Hand forged blade in 95 mounts on eBay
BANGBANGSAN replied to drb 1643's topic in Military Swords of Japan
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Thomas Can you point out where this info came from? Do you have the full sheet? Thanks
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Hand forged blade in 95 mounts on eBay
BANGBANGSAN replied to drb 1643's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Talking about no habaki, Type 32 also have no habaki. -
Hand forged blade in 95 mounts on eBay
BANGBANGSAN replied to drb 1643's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Hey Tom Do you have more photos of your 2 repurposes 95s? Are they both have NO habaki and added the extra hole on the tang? Do both have the date? -
The sticker says the Mei of the blade is 肥後國同田貫宗廣作, can't see that on the tang of this blade. It also said the handle should have kamon. So, maybe this scabbard is not the original to this sword?
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Attention Mantetsu Owners: A Survey
BANGBANGSAN replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Bruce I know it's probably not, but the mark under the numbers is kind of like a 菅 inspection mark on some of Kokura Arsenal-made Type 30 bayonets. -
It's legit
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Early 1942
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Tokyo 1st Stamped M on a quite few Mantetsu , 武久,義治's Tang。Most of them also have 東 mark on Kabutogane.
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I‘m with SteveM 鎌田
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Show Us Your High Class Gunto
BANGBANGSAN replied to lonely panet's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Michael Very nice one! Not many of these Gunsui swords around, I was looking for one for a while since I missed one last year also made by Akinobu. I'm lucky enough to get one a couple of months ago, but it only has Gunsui mei no smith name. -
Ryuminsai Kanetomo….unusual gendaito? Gunsuihaganane?
BANGBANGSAN replied to Matsunoki's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Thanks Colin The condition of the blade now makes it hard to tell if there is hamon or not. -
Ryuminsai Kanetomo….unusual gendaito? Gunsuihaganane?
BANGBANGSAN replied to Matsunoki's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Do you have the saleroom's link for this sword?