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    中沢正一 = Nakazawa Masakazu.
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    The sword looks like a Chinese reproduction. I would wait for @PNSSHOGUN to look at the tsuba (crossguard).
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    @mdiddy has a souvenir sword for sale on eBay. It looks to have three horizontal lines toward the bottom of the tang. *EXCELLENT* WWII Japanese Samurai Sword KAI GUNTO Shin Gunto World War 2 KATANA
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    I figured you were either bolted together or got too close to a mortar round!
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    There you have it, a prototype naval sword that was developed in 1933 for the Emperor's eyes only and not adopted until 1937!
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    A little missive about Japanese versus Chinese characters. Pay attention to the second character in navy below and compare it to the sword above. Hum, I wonder what neck of the woods this sword is from? Hopefully, Mal will enlighten us all about the rarity of this one. Japanese: 海軍 Kaigun navy. Traditional Chinese: 海軍 Hǎijūn navy. Simplified Chinese: 海军 Hǎijūn navy.
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    A magnet comes in handy and is a good start to figuring out what metal is used.
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    @mecox As always, keeping your better interests in mind, I am forwarding you a new addition for your naval monograph. Hope your sitting down for this one! ww2 Japanese sword navy shingunto
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    John C, thanks for the clarification. I think the handle fitting are original but maybe a rewrap and replacement menuki? John (PNSSHOGUN) is correct about the ito wrap starting on the wrong side and this reinforces the notion it is a rewrap done in the States. Below is a link to another 29th series and the only other one that has the knot tied around the kabutogane. Imperial Japanese Army Officer Sword JS23
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    ㋕ W 京
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    Well I be darned, that is his signature below that of Vice Admiral Ugaki. The plot thickens! 星野利元 Fiftieth Army (Japan)
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    Could it be the other way around? In that the cord wrap was over the original fittings and protected them all these years. Did you ask @mdiddy about this as he was the seller the second time around?
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    The surrender took place on USS Panamint (AGC-13) on 1945-09-09 at Ōminato, Aomori Prefecture The links below will provide background information and pictures of the surrender. Vice Admiral Ugaki can be seen at the crew photo link along with his signature at the bottom link. USS Panamint (AGC-13) USS Panamint (AGC-13) Crew Photo Collections ORIG WW2 Japanese Surrender USS PANAMINT Navy ship booklets-1945 Japan-vtg-photo
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    If the press release and plaque is correct in that it is coming from the Commanding Officer of Japanese Naval Forces of Hokkaido and Northern Honshu, then the sword belonged to Vice-Admiral Ugaki Kanji 宇垣完爾, commander of Ōminato Guard District 大湊警備府 from 1945-03-15 to 1945-11-30. Ōminato Guard District
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    The museum has a picture of the fittings and they depict a Naval Type 97 Guntō. The picture is large enough to zoom in and read the plaque. However, Admiral Ugaki could not have surrendered the sword per se as he was already deceased. He made one last flight on 1945-08-15 and did not return. Possibly the sword belonged to someone else? American Merchant Marine Museum History
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    Reportedly, one of Admiral Ugaki's swords is on display at the American Merchant Marine Museum. It was donated to the museum by General MacArthur in 1945. Surrendered Sword of Vice Admiral Ugaki Awarded to Kings Point Academy World War II Japanese Surrender Sword Analyzed by Metropolitan Museum of Art Expert
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    Barn Find

    Kiipu replied to Noah's topic in Nihonto

    I agree but need a better picture. It starts with a name of a ward 区 so it is coming from a large city. 四Ｘ区南Ｘ通二-二〇?
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    Red Paint ロ = katakana character RO. 二 = 2. 一 = 1. 九 = 9.
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    Dialing 1-800-@BANGBANGSAN.
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    Arnaud, I have not read it; but, I will post a link for others to take a look. Nagaoka Tsuneyoshi 長岡恒喜. Sensō to Tsuba 戦争と鐔 [War and Tsuba]. Bijutsukurabu Shuppan-Bu 美術倶楽部出版部 [Art Club Publishing Department], 1942. https://ndlonline.ndl.go.jp/#!/detail/R300000001-I000000684581-00
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    Did BaZZa say old guns? Well then, how about this! Start at page 66 for the Japanese matchlocks. A.E. Brooks's Collection of Antique Guns
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    In the spirit of one-upmanship, try beating that BaZZa! https://library.si.edu/digital-library/book/japaneseswordits00coop or The Japanese sword and its fittings
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    The webpage states the book will start to ship in March 2023. Swords Of The Emperor
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    Little is known about the forge other than it started as a shrine and later a forge was established to help with the war effort. The location is known and the gate is still standing at the school. However, the rest is long gone. Exactly who the master swordsmith was, I do not know. Have you tried contacting Chris Bowen about this? He specializes in the swordsmiths of Tōkyō. So far, your blade is the only one I have seen. Hopefully, more than one blade has survived the ravages of time.
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    The swordsmith Fukuda Zenshirō 福田･善四郎 from Saga Prefecture 佐賀縣 also used Sadamitsu 貞光 as a mei in 1937. He went by either Hizen no kuni Masamitsu or Hizen no kuni Sadamitsu 肥前国正光又ハ肥前国貞光. It is doubtful that this is him, but it does show just how many swordsmiths were using the mei of Sadamitsu 貞光.
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