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Bruce One more: 昭和壬午秋 興亞一心 滿鐵作 1942 Autumn ク八七八 Ku 878

Steve I recall saw one on the 30k range had first or the last number stamped vertical. Here is one with vertical 東.

This one looks like a recent year repaint to me.

Dave I think your tassel is period on the sword, I saw many brass guard NCO swords with the later tassel over the years. Some maybe add on later, but some look original to the sword. When they have both brass and iron guard NCO made at the same time, it's very possible to issue the same later version tassel for both.

Nice!Any photos of the sword?

+1

Dave Your Type 95 is a very nice example. Copper handle only has around 6500, yours is not the first aluminum handle but the middle version. The color is correct, some 95 has that color on the handle. Type 95 doesn't have Ser# on the scabbard drag like Type 32. More info about Type 95 is here http://ohmura-study.net/790.html

George His Emperor's presentation sword still exist, well, at least the fitting still there, didn't say where is the blade .now in 新瀉縣歷史博物館，Exhibition time：2020.12.19-2021.2.28

This photo was taken the same day, Front roll from left to right: 1.森田兼重 Morita Kaneshige 2.未知 Unknown 3.武山義尚 Takeyama Yoshinao 4.栗山兼明 Kuriyama Kaneaki 5.小島兼則 Kojima Kanenori Backroll second from left： 藤原兼時 Fujiwara Kanetoki Others unknown

1952, meeting at Fujiwara's home, Seki swordsmith gets ready for forging the sword again. Sitting from left to right: 1.朝日新聞記者 Reporter fromThe Asahi Shimbun 2.美濃刀匠擁護會初代會長後藤治兵衛 First President of Mino Swordsmith Advocacy Association Goto Jihei 3.二十三代藤原兼房 23th Gen Fujiwara Kanefusa 4.栗原彥三郎昭秀 Kurihara Akihide（with walking stick） 5.關市市長龜山 Seki Mayor Kameyama Standing from left to right： 1.二十四代藤原兼房 24th Gen Fujiwara Kanefusa 2.Unknown 3.纐纈兼上 Koketsu Kanekami 4.加藤都男 Kato Kunio 5.小島兼道 Kojima Kanemichi 6.土岐亮信 Toki Sukenobu 7.淺野兼真 Asano Kanezane 8.Unknown 9.後藤兼廣 Goto Kanehiro 10.村山兼俊 Murayama Kanetoshi

That double ring Kamon is カラテイエラ

Maybe "Private" or " Pennington"

10 Seppas?

Anyone?

Anyone?

The chip on the blade and dent on the scabbard is the reason it is still not sold.

Bruce According to Ohmura san:「春」銘が多く「秋」銘の刀が少い。「夏」銘を見かけない。 ※2の現物写真で初期満鐵商標刻印の刀身に「冬」銘が確認されている. http://ohmura-study.net/222.html There are many "spring" inscriptions and few "autumn" inscriptions. I don't see the "summer" inscription. The "winter" inscription is confirmed on the blade with the initial Mantetsu trademark engraved in the actual photo of * 2. The winter made Mantetsu only saw on the very early ones.The blade Quenched by Takanobu 鈴木鷹信 might not follow that rule?

Maybe called 銘師/打銘師/刻銘師？

Agree

Buy more then

This page from Ohmura mentioned Type 95 used Army standard sword steel(刀劒鋼) and has some main ingredients and impurities date of the sword steel.

Found something about the 刀劍鋼 http://ohmura-study.net/791.html

It's Artillery sword

Yes that is a Showa stamp on the Kai Gunto, unless it's remount.Never say never to Gunto.

Still looking