Michaelr

Hello all. Please see the pictures of the Same Army that I recently acquired. This is the way I received and even though it came with a Generals tassel that looks like it’s been together it’s whole life, I am not calling this a Generals Sword as I have no documentation. It does have a nice MON AND THE SAYA is in great shape. I am looking for some help on the blade and I will also post it in the translation section if I need to. Thank you in advance and hope you enjoy MikeR

I am very new to these myself but know what I like, I can’t help you in any way but I think it looks great and wanted to say congratulations. Thank you for sharing MikeR

Volker, I have no pictures to share but do appreciate the ones that you posted. I as you look forward to others posting pictures of their treasures. Thank you for sharing MikeR

Yes to all of the above.LOL I agree that we may never know what it really is or was but like Alex said it’s an oddball but kinda cool. I didn’t pay a lot for it but they were my original thoughts also. Thank you for your responses. MikeR

Just sent him a PM. Thank you for the suggestion. I will let you know how I make out MikeR

WOW WOW 😮. Dosent get any better than that John. Thank you so much for sharing. Have to go back and wipe the drule off my computer screen. MikeR

Still looking. Thank you. MikeR

Indeed, I agree, you have been very fortunate. Good for you and we also are lucky to have you share them with us. Happy collecting. I think that if you stopped right now with what you have you would be way ahead of many others. MikeR

Love that last one the most. All are great, but that last one speakers to me. Since you have two armies with this type of Saya do you see them much? I have only seen one in person from a distance and a couple in pictures. Thank you for sharing. MikeR

Piers, thank you very much for the information and quick response. It is definitely different. MikeR

Hello all I have a strange, at least to me, what I think may be a Hiya -Zutsu fire arrow weapon. The barrel is made of brass or bronze, it measures 7” from the plug end to the front of the bore. The bore measures approximately.45. The bulb at the end of the barrel measures approximately 1-3/4”. The hex section measures approximately 1-5/8”. The stock is pretty crude and definitely from something else but it functions. Please see the attached pictures. Thank you in advance. MikeR

Thank you both very much. Piers the bore looks to be about .73” or 1.85 centimeters. Jan I added some pictures of the pan and cover, with some other marks by the pan. Also a picture or the marking on the bottom of the stock, in front of the trigger guard. If either of you need any other pictures please ask. I am going to start another post with what I think may be a form of Hiya zutsu (? ) that you might find interesting and any information on that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you both again. MikeR

Hello all I am very new to the Tanehashima collecting I am asking for help with a couple, what I think are interesting pieces. First is a short rifle, large diameter barrel and bore. It looks like the barrel is held into the stock with copper bands and a large head type screw down by the trigger guard. The trigger guard is made of iron as is the ram rod. It has some writing on the top of the barrel back by the breach and what appears to be a family/clan mon on the stock. Included are some pictures but if you need any others I will be happy to try and get them. Thank you in advance. MikeR

Hello all. I am looking for a copy of the elusive book “ TheSchool of Hizen TADAYOSHI 1598-1871 “ by Roger Robertshaw. I know they are very hard to find but just thought I would put it out there in case someone is done with theirs and would like to pass it on to a nice guy. Thank you in advance MikeR

Ice job John. Looks great. Thank you for sharing MikeR

First day of the show was a great day. Great show, Great people and a lot of Great swords. Sold a few things, purchased a few things. Sent 4 swords into Shinsa and all 4 passed, pretty happy. Thank you Mark for another GREAT SHOW. I am looking forward to the next two days MikeR

Hello all, the first day of the show was a good day. I met some friends from the forum and it was good to see all my show friends from last year. I saw a lot of pink slips from the Shinsa room and a bunch of unhappy faces but as for me I am grinning ear to ear- 4 in and 4 passes. Tomorrow will be the big day and I will see if I can get some pictures to post for those unable to attend

I will be there with one table, mostly books and a few other items. I think this is my 6/7 show and I am sure it will be another great show. Great show with great people. See you there

Justin, welcome to the best board, with the best people for help whit Japanese swords. Like others have said it looks like you have a nice straight type 95. This will probably not be your only or last Japanese sword as they become very addictive. Good luck collecting and have fun. Next purchase should be some good books. They will probably cost more than some swords you will see but worth every penny. MikeR

Hello Brian and congratulations. It’s nice to hear someone this excited about a new find. You kind of beat me to it but from my end it looks like possibly an aluminum Saya that have had the spots covered with cosmoline. This is a vers sticky, grease that over the years dries and often turns a yellow color. Often even when removed it leaves a stain. Way back in the day I used to find a lot of WW2 items stored in this type of grease. Thank you for sharing it looks like a real winner MikeR

Hello John. Do you think that maybe the brass ferrules were part of the crowns? Maybe inside so that we usually don’t see them, but help to keep the crowns shape and to keep them from coming off? Just thinking out loud MikeR

Thank you Tom. That looks exactly like the one that I saw and in that same condition. Great pictures, thank you so much. Do you have any additional information? Have you seen any others like yours? Yours looks beautiful. Thank you for your input and for sharing MikeR

Thank you All. Great pictures. Seems like they are out there but not too common. Great information MikeR

Yes those both look like Shark skin to me. The one that I was looking at had the larger white nodules/ spots

Thank you Bruce. I wish I was able to get some pictures of the one that I was looking at as the pictures above don’t really do it justice and show its beauty. I tried doing searches here and on the web but little information was found. It would be nice to see if anyone has one that they might share. MikeR