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BANGBANGSAN

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  1. Jet lagge sucks.Did you buy any sword in Japan?
  2. Bruce It's me NOT John post the photos of that 1940 Mantetsu.I think the background book is Chinese collector's reprint of Ohmura's Mantetus info. Trystan
  3. Cool!That (イ) 1644 is mine
  4. Dave Very cool,thank you!
  5. Dave I like to see the photos in your "WW2 Japanese Army Canvas sword bag for Gunto"folder if you don't mind.Thanks!
  6. Bruce Here is one more for you. 昭和庚辰秋(1940 Autumn),興亞一心,滿鐵作之。才(0) 一一一(111).
  7. Bruce Thomas wrote his name by Japanese katakana(片仮名) トーマス
  8. Thanks for the sheet.Looks like the low ser# number on the sheet of 関 should update to None -.
  9. Here is the photo of one of my late war 95. I have two of these late war wood handle blades,both with no ser# on,but the 関 insepection mark.Both had 3 digit ser# on the scabbard throat . I noticed the Numbers stamp on the opposite side. Including 2 of mine, I saw total 3 blade with no ser# on.But the other one also has no ser# on the scabbard throat .
  10. There are few more.
  11. Nagoya wood handle Type 95 serial 201750 関 ,with blade fuller.
  12. Nagoya wood handle Type 95 serial 201920 関 ,with blade fuller
  13. Suya Type 95, serial 154800 東 no blade fuller
  14. Suya Type 95, serial 154529 東 no blade fuller
  15. Suya Type 95, serial 154826 東 no blade fuller
  16. Suya Type 95, serial 155108 東 no blade fuller
  17. I saw those photos before.Very cool.
  18. The navy sword has no hand guard& add the shoulder strap ,very interesting.
  19. That's the only 2 photos I saw/have,and I didn't know the owner.I think it's more like standard 98 but has MNR logo.
  20. That was the only one I ever saw,it is in China.
  21. The leater cover for metal saya called "Combat Leather Cover"野戰革履,The leather-covered wood saya called 略裝 "Informal" Koshirae/Outfit。
  22. The Gunto present to Capt Sideny Hardvick from Chinese Ministry Of Defence was made for Nanking puppet government Wang Jing Wei's Armed Force.Like the Gunto this officer hold. 應 also could be 應需-On demand。應需 can be seen on some high ranking officer's Gunto tang. Here is Gunto from 畑俊六 Shunroku Hata,栗林忠道 Tadamichi Kuribayashi,山下奉文Tomoyuki Yamashita
  23. Very nice Kai Gunto!
  24. Yes,Can't be sure what's the last two Kanji .I think 試切or試刀 kind of make sense.But also could be other character,like 武力。。。
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