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Erwin

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  1. Hi all I came across this Gunto but the balde has no arsenal stamp and might be crafted pre-war Can someone help in translating the signature please your help is much appreciated, thank you best regards Erwin
  2. Thank you Grey The sword is not massively expensive i think for the way it looks now. In the Netherlands, private sales works really straight forward. You buy something and quarantee is untill the front door. It intreques me so think I will just go for it best regards and thank you for the advice. best regards and have a great day, Erwin
  3. Hi Grey, thank you for your reply and insights. i have added a few additional pictures of the blade for reference. There is a pretty significant curve on it. hope this helps, I can’t get more decent pictures until i decide to purchase it. thank you so much for your insight best regards erwin
  4. Thank you Bruce , always impressed by you response time…… I do not have the sword in possession yet so will certainly document it further if I decide to purchase it. We are a bit off from were he wants to land. Anyhow, food for thought have a great day and wishing you well Erwin
  5. Hi Chris, wow, can’t believe it is already 4 years ago. I agree with you, all types are getting more wanted but still have the Kai I showed in the pictures. ( and some new ones…) Hard to part from this and luckily there is need to do so. thanks for sharing, itvis a great idea to read back some old posts, need to do the same now. best regards Erwin
  6. Hi all, I recently came across an interesting, what seems to be 17 or 18 century Tachi type sword in custom made WOII mounting. The saya cover in leather looks still amazing Been looking for an old family sword (unfortunately it is not signed) that has been adapted to a WOII style for a while now so interested to purchase this. just wanted to share and if you have thoughts on this, please share. Intersted to hear you opinion best regards Erwin
  7. Hi Dan responses crossed and thank you a lot for the addition to what Ray provided. This is great and much much appreciated best regards erwin
  8. Hi Ray trying to figure out the translation of koku ni sen roppyaku___ so Koku means here Sen is further roppyaku means 600 but how do i put these together or is the image too fuzzy to complete it all? sorry for my minimal understanding best regards Erwin
  9. Amazing Ray and so much for your reply much appreciated and which you a great day best regards erwin
  10. Dear members, can you please assist with the translation of the Mei. i know the bottom mark means Made By but that is as far as my understanding goes the side with the Mei is nice in shape, the other side is affected there is a Seki stamp on the blade as well Your help is greatly appreciated. thank you and with kind regards erwin
  11. Thank you very much John. Have a great day. Just did not look crispy enough and all too blurry so thank you for your input best regards erwin
  12. Dear Members, I hope someone is able to help me with the translation of the Mei in the attachement The blade is in a pretty bad condition Thank you so much and wth kind regards Erwin
  13. Thank you Uwe and I spotted this one as well but to be 100% honest, still hard to tell with what I know The signature does not seem the same or am I mistaken best regards and again, thank you for your efforts, much appreciated erein
  14. Hi there, i am on the brink of extending the collection and would appreciate of you can assist in the translation The seller states Sakai Kiyotsugu. can you help me with as I compared it to other markings I found but see no clear reference thank you erwin
  15. Hi all just used an old japanse worn out butchers table to display love seeing all you pictures, great initiatives have a great day erwin
  16. Dear both, Thank you very much and always so impressed by the knowledge and responsiveness of the members. Amazing and much appreciated I have decided to purchase the sword as well Best regards Erwin
  17. Dear all, In general, I post more in the WW2 shin gunto section but I came across a Katana today, mumei but with some marking on the Koiguchi. I am not to familiar with these types of Katana ( my interest is more in the WW2 executions) but as it is stated by the owner that it originates from the 18th century, I promissed to help and see if someone can help with the translation of the text. What are your thoughts on this? this would be highly appreciated and thank you for your time to do this with kindest regards Erwin
  18. Thank you all for your input, extremely helpful. I was most set off by the replacement of the retention screws, looks indeed like a replacement of some kind. Reason for asking is that it is for sale and I am still missing this Initial type NCO but will pass on this one. best regards and thank you Erwin
  19. Hi to all Recently came across the NCO type 95 as shown in the attachment pictures. Although the marking points to a Nagoya Arsenal Kokura version, there is something strange on the connection of the tsuka. Only the blade has the classification production number, not the saya. Done my best to find a reference with the same front mounting and I read about prototypes being made that served as references for production on other locations. Could also be just an imitation and plane fake. does this look familiar to anyone? Thank you and best regards Erwin
  20. Hi Steve, Attached a couple of more pictures I took of some details and Bruce, also took the Saya throat of for some additional pictures. It is much similar to the pictures you shared Best regards Erwin
  21. Hi Bruce Thanks for your reply and I have not done this so far but for sure will give it a try in the next day or so and provide you with some pictures. Best regards Erwin
  22. The black NCO version I have, just some pictures to show you all, I have no evidence the black is applied post war, nor if it is applied during production. Indeed, book references state that black is rare as shown in the picture. Best regards Erwin
  23. Dear All, Regarding the NCO Black colour discussion, this is the version I have. I understand these are rare as discribed in various books (see attached) but have no evidence this Black is applied post production. Best regards Erwin
  24. Hi Stephan, Still working on the full description of the sword but thought I would share at least the first 2 which I finished today. Thanks again for the help, more details will follow when I have these ready Best regards Erwin
  25. Hi Stephen, I will certainly share photos in due time. Still strugling a bit to get the locking mechanism to work properly but will get it fixed. Once done I will document it properly and will share the pictures. Thank you for the interest and have a great day Best regards Erwin
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