Michaelr

Hello Kay and welcome to the forum. All the information that you received above is great not only for you but for many others including myself. You did the right thing and came to the right place before delving into the mine field of Type 95’s. It appears to be in great condition and matching and a early model. Like expressed above and again by me, I would be proud to be the caretaker of this sword. Please let us know if you decide to purchase this sword. Again Welcome MikeR

Great pictures and great sword. I would be proud to be the care taker of this blade. Thank you for sharing MikeR

Harry. Great sword at a great price, timing was just bad for me, but right for someone else. Congratulations to you and the new caretaker MikeR

WOW no I mean WOW!! What a GREAT Sword. I would love to own that one. Thank you very much for sharing. The other stuff is Great two but the sword is Outstanding MikeR

Why would these blades have a fuller? Would they be the same type blade even though they are different length, different dimensions, different shape and different size fullers? Thank you. MikeR

Thank you Thomas and Brian. If you think more pictures of the Hamon’s would be helpful I can add some, just let me know MikeR

Peter would it be possible to see some pictures of your Tanto and mounts? Thank you. MikeR

Pictures of # 2

Below are tow swords that I recently purchased. They are both dressed in what I believe are Type 98 mounts but are both different and maybe a little unusual. I tried to post pictures of what I thought was needed but can take any pictures that may be needed for identification. To try and keep the swords separated I numbered them #1 and #2. If anyone thinks this will be too confusing and two separate post would be better please let me know and I will try and do that. Please enjoy and thank you in advance for all your help. All comments welcome good or bad. Some of my observations #1: Blade length- 25 5/8” Sori- 5/8” Blade height-3/4” Mune-round Thick Tsuba Gloss paint saya Fancy Chuso #2: Blade length-26 3/4” Sori-3/8” Blade height-1” Mune-Hikushi Semi gloss saya with small texture Clasp hand Sarute Very large Ashi

Great blade Chris. Love the hamon. Thank you for sharing MikeR

Welcome Lee. It sounds like you are off to a great start. This forum is Top Notch and a Great place to learn and Share. For me this is always my go to place. Look forward to seeing pictures of your first purchase. I am sure it will be the first of many MikeR

Nice sword. I would be proud to own it. Please replace the Mekugi sooner than later as in my opinion it is unsafe to have a sword with the Mekugi removed except when disassembling. The pegs are normally made from bamboo. You can use a golf tee, or a chop stick until you find one that suits your taste. Many are replaced with chop sticks that can usually be worked down to do a really nice job. Thank you for sharing and happy collecting. MikeR

Great Kai David. Thank you for sharing MikeR

I think it’s a beautiful blade. Thank you for sharing MikeR

There is only one child here John. I am glad that others were able to buy your lovely prints and scroll. Enough said MikeR

Just so everyone knows, I was the original buyer of print #1 and #2 and the scroll and because I went to visit my 94 year old mother and didnt pay John immediately he passed me over and sold the items to others. Not a good way to sell items and I feel very disrespectful to a fellow forum member. I will not deal with John in the future. Good luck to those that got these items MikeR

Very nice. Congratulations. Thank you for sharing MikeR

I have been informed that the Orlando Japanese Sword Show has scheduled its 9th show for June 2023. Bob will be very missed but it is nice that someone has stepped up to carry on the show. The information that I have is : show dates are June, 23,24,26-2023. It will be held at the same hotel which is the Hilton Orlando Airport and there are special room rates for the show. The contact information is: Mark Ceskavich, 407-401-1319, orlandoswordshow@gmail.con www.orlandoswordshow.com This was always a great show. Hope to see you there as I have already booked my table and room. MikeR

WOW Thank you for sharing MikeR

Lee I was told early on that “ you don’t pick a sword the sword picks you “. To me this is why people tend to be happy with a sword just because. Your sword is very pleasing to look at and looks to be in great condition. I would be proud to be its caretaker. Stay here on this forum and you will learn a ton of information and see a lot of great swords. You will also have a opportunity to meet some of the best people in the world. Look up the care of a sword and read it a couple times and practice what it says. You are off to a great start. Thank you for sharing MikeR

Very nice. Glad that you purchased something that you can enjoy for a long time. Thank you for sharing MikeR

A “good “ collection in in the eye of the beholder. Who is to say what I have and might treasure is any less than what anyone else has. Everyone has their own taste, their own budget and their own really treasured collection. Just my two cents MikeR

Ok a few of you asked for my story so here it is. I collected WW2 US, German and Japanese weapons including, knives, bayonets, rifles, pistols, shotguns, holsters and other WW2 stuff for over 40 years at the time of my dispersal. Everything that I purchased was purchased for myself and was the best that there was out there at the time. Do to a divorce I had to sell my whole collection. With this many years invested and the fact that I had all premium items I had many friends or so I thought. When it came time to sell many of those friends stepped up and expressed their desire for many of my items. With the type of person I was I figured that this was my opportunity to pass many of my beloved items on to “ friends” at a well below market cost so that they may enjoy them as much as I did and I could still be proud of the items as I “ thought “ I knew where they were going. I had offers well above my “ friends “ prices but this was my way of treating others with the way that someday I might be treated. Soooo after passing many pieces of my collection on I started to see “ my stuff “ for resale at inflated prices. When I questioned my so called friends as to why did they tell me that they wanted my items for themselves they said that they knew I would sell them my things to them cheap and they could resell them ( for what I could have ) and make good money as there was a demand for items in the condition of mine. They had no Problem telling me that once I sold my items to them that they now owned them and could do what they wanted with them. This was a tuff one and very unexpected. After that I started to offer my not so friends- friends the rest of my collection for going rate. Of course they told me I was nuts. At this point I sent the remaining collection off to a well known reseller that charged me 10% commission. The ironic part was that I added 20% and some of the same people stepped up and paid the reseller the new price so I ended up making more money through him. What did I learn: most friends are not friends they are acquaintances. I came through this with a new look on life and a new set of rules for those I call FRIENDS. For about the past 10 years I started collecting Japanese Swords, again only for myself, and the people that I have met here and at the Orlando Japanese Sword Show have restored my faith in what real friends are. Thanks everyone here for treating me as a friend and I will still pay it forward when my time comes but this time my Real Friends will appreciate my gifts I told you it would be long but you asked for it. Hope you enjoyed it and maybe learned a little from my life’s experience and take the time to figure out what Real Friends are I know the difference now. MikeR

Peter, many are ago, due to personal circumstances, I was forced to sell off a extensive collection of let’s say WW2 items. If I were to try and explain how it went and what I tried to do and ended up doing it would be a book of its own. I will try and figure a way to condense my story if this is what you and other members would like. I can tell you it was a eye opener to say the least. This was my start in life to find out and understand the difference between Friends and TRUE FRIENDS. Let me know if this is what you are looking for and I will see if I can work it out. Thank you. MikeR

WOW that Koshirae is BEAUTIFUL. Thank you for sharing it MikeR