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Kiipu

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  1. As already stated above, it is kosher but repainted. Made by Seki in about 1941.
  2. I no not recall ever running across section 11 第十一條 of Heiki saiyō kensa kitei 兵器採用検査規程.
  3. Hi Peter, not sure if any of this 1937 information helps, but better safe than sorry. Thanks for posting that interesting photograph. 1937 氏名 Full Name: 小宮・四郎 Komiya Shirō. 刻銘 Inscription: 小宮四郎國光 Komiya Shirō Kunimitsu. 住所 Address: 大牟田市東新町二ノ六 Ōmuta-shi Higashishin-machi 2-6. 徒弟ノ数 Number of Apprentices: 一 (1). 製造能力 Manufacturing Capacity: 一ケ月 五 5 per month.
  4. No, he was from Tōkyō 東京. All I have is a solitary reference from 1937. See below. Address 住所: Shibuya-ku Shimodōri 2-11 澁谷区下通二ノ一一. Inscription 刻銘: Fujiwara Yoshisada 藤原義定. Number of Apprentices 徒弟ノ数: 3. Capital 資本: 1、000¥. Manufacturing Capacity 製造能力: 90 per month.
  5. This is what I have for Hirohisa 久廣 in 1937. 氏名 Full Name: 武藤・秀吉 Mutō Hideyoshi?. 刻銘 Inscription: 久廣 Hisahiro. 住所 Address: 福岡縣三潴郡大川町酒見四八六 Fukuoka-ken Mizuma-gun Ōkawa-machi Sakami 487. 徒弟ノ数 Number of Apprentices: 一 (1). 資本 Capital: 2、000¥. 製造能力 Manufacturing Capacity: 一ケ月 一五 15 per month.
  6. The name is 林清 on the tag. The first character is the last name and the last one is the first name. Many different pronunciations for each character though. @Stegel
  7. Based upon the serial number of 110808東, it was made by Iijima in 1942.
  8. Hi Cody and welcome to the forum. Below is a link to a brief introduction to the Type 95 Military Sword 九五式軍刀. Your particular sword was made by a company called Suya. IJA Type 95 NCO Sword Info
  9. Johnson, Larry. Japanese Bayonets: The Definitive Work on Japanese Bayonets, 1870 to the Present. Cedar Ridge Publications, 1988. Hardcover with duskjacket, autographed by author, pictures are in black & white (grayscale), long out of print. I prefer this book over all others, even the later books. I wish more books could be as well thought out as this book. Will post some pictures shortly. US$300. Markham, George. Japanese Infantry Weapons of World War Two. Hippocrene Books, 1976. Hardcover with duskjacket, almost new condition, black & white pictures, about 100 pages, still a useful book after all these years, US$60.
  10. I know of one offshore sword with a name on it. It was made in Indonesia during World War II. A mei, a very odd/questionable Nakago, a weird mark and katakana writing.
  11. Kobayashi, Ushisaburo. Military Industries of Japan. Oxford University Press, 1922. Used, hardcover, US$75.
  12. The Fuller & Gregory book entitled Japanese Military and Civil Swords and Dirks, page 247 & 249.
  13. 枝川 Edagawa or Edakawa. A Japanese last name. Cross-Reference Help authenticating sword and signature
  14. Some additional photographs of 80442 can be seen via the link below. "custom Nco"
  15. Kapp, Leon & Hiroko, and Leo Monson. Modern Japanese Swords: The Beginning of the Gendaito Era. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015. Used, softcover, US$40. Oshigata of 51 swords.
  16. Fuller, Richard, and Ron Gregory. Japanese Military and Civil Swords and Dirks. Howell Press, 1997. Used, hardcover with dustjacket, published in the United States a year after the UK edition, US$300.
  17. Fuller, Richard, and Ron Gregory. Military Swords of Japan, 1868–1945. London: Arms and Armour, 1986 [reprint from 1989]. Used, green hardcover with dustjacket, US$130. This is the first one that came out in 1986, not the later expaned 1996 edition.
  18. Sugawa Shigeo. The Japanese Matchlock: A Story of the Tanegashima. 1991. A translation of Nihon no hinawajū 日本の火縄銃. Used, English language, hardcover, signed, color, around 62 pages, US$200. International buyers, this book will fit in a flat-rate priority mail envelope.
  19. Fimio, Frederick A. Swords and Swordsmiths of the Gendai Period, 1868–1989. The Japanese Sword Society of Canada, 2002. Used, softcover, US$100. Oshigata book with a list of gendai swordsmiths via Hawley.
  20. The handle is a replacement part that an armorer/armourer would have at the divisional level and above. While this part is not common, they do occasionally make an appearance. As you can see, the spare part is not drilled for the mekugi. The area that is not pebbled indicates the approximate position of the mekugi. It is likely your sword was damaged while in service and the armourer had to replace the handle. The most common damage to Type 95s was as follows. Dent/bent scabbard (26.97). Scabbard tip wear & tear (13.48) Blade bent (11.24) Scabbard throat screw lost (10.11) Hilt grommet screw worn-out (8.98) Hilt grommet screw lost (8.98) By far the best source of information about the Type 95 is via the late Nick Komiya. Short Development History of Type 95 Gunto
  21. Babich, Gregory A. Imperial Japanese Grenade Rifles and Launchers [大日本帝國の擲彈銃と擲彈器]. Dutch Harlow Publishing Company, 2004. New, hardcover with dustjacket, English language, US$75.
  22. Does this sword have a star stamp by chance? Maybe Niigata Prefecture タ2197?
  23. The only thing I see is yellow paint. Not much more I can do with this one.
  24. A Kanenobu made blade that is engraved on both sides of the blade. 濃州関住兼信作 Nōshū Seki-jū Kanenobu saku. Translation Help With Kanji On Both Sides Of The Blade Itself
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