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    A little outside my area of interest but to get the ball rolling I recognize some of the characters. 奥刕 = Ōshū. Looks like 仼 but should be 住?
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    @Stegel & @Shamsy Is that atypical for the Pattern 7 handle to be painted olive like that?
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    One of the swords you depict is thought to be for Chinese use with a Chinese made blade and Japanese made fittings. I have knowledge of only two, and one is incomplete. The fittings sometimes show up in Japan. Fairly uncommon to say the least. Please help with translating the writing on sword Attention: @BANGBANGSAN & @Dave R
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    @BANGBANGSAN I have located the same sword on another forum which has a closeup of the Chinese character. Let me know if this changes anything in your opinion. Senior NCO Sword, Post #96
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    Thank you so much Trystan for helping with all the Chinese character identifications over the years. I am kinda leaning more toward 恆 on this one. However, I will need to find you some more examples to compare it to.
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    A 1918 illustration of the general officers sword knot can be seen on the right. The characters in the illustration are reading from right to left. 刀緒 = tōcho = a sword-knot; sabre-knot. 將官同相當官 = Shōkan dō sōtō-kan = General officers and equivalent ranks (medical, etc.).
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    I found you a second sword to take a look at. It was posted by @Stegel back in 2018 and the character on the obverse side of the tang could be the same as the one on @Yoshimichi's sword. Could you please look again and see if you can make out the Chinese character? Need Help Identifying Blade And Sword
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    Cross-Reference Link Theater-made Gunto
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    This is the first one with a 6 and then a number underneath. It does look like 173; but, it would be best to ask @PacificRim what the number is.
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    I can add one more picture to the pile. An officer in the Imperial Guard, the same formation as the officer in @Stegel last picture. Note the wreaths wrapped around the star on the hat insignia. 旧日本陸軍の魂「九八式軍刀」 The picture linked to above was discussed at length at the link below. Short Development History of Type 95 Gunto, Post #318
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    I am fairly certain this sword was made in China during World War 2. The late Bob Coleman even stated as such. In my opinion, there were a couple of factories making these. Later on, the design evolved into the 應刀 [emergency sword] for Japanese use. I think @Shamsy has one of these later versions. Unfortunately, this particular sword seems to have had the brass work polished. ww2 sword?, Post #18
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    I did not have a Murata sword recorded for that year so it is a nice addition. Obverse: 明治廿四年八月 = August 1891. Reverse: 小銃兼正 =Shōjū Kanemasa.
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    A preview of what is to come from John E. Plimpton? New comprehensive book on Japanese swords to be published
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    I am going to have to change your name to "eagle-eyed" BangBangSan! Yes, they are one and the same company. The advertisements up to 1936 used 日本特殊鋼合資會社 and after 1938 used 日本特殊鋼株式會社.
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    Nippon Tokushu-Kō KK used a different logo on manufactured items. See the link below for an illustration of the company trademark. Japanese Military Training Small Arms Companies, Post #52
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    I have never seen this logo before. The character inside the gear is 日 as in 日本 [Japan]. Is there any other markings on the tang or tang top? What is your opinion as to the type of blade, traditional as in water quenched, nontraditional as in oil quenched, or machine made from one piece of steel? Attention: @mecox, @Bruce Pennington & last, but no means least, @BANGBANGSAN.
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    Looking at the pictures I have of the anchor stamp, I noticed that there are two sizes. One is large and the other is small. Yours is the small one. Can you measure the outside diameter in millimeters for me? The subassembly number is オ841. The prefix is the katakana character O.
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    The Type 95 is authentic and was made by Iijima. It is a late war production piece and it is in really nice shape. This was the last production run from this factory and the highest I have seen is 162827. I think @Stegel & @Shamsy would like to look at it too.
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    @BANGBANGSAN Not sure if this helps but some more pictures for you to look at. Be sure to click on the pictures to see full size. Sword Combat Cover
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    This is the only unusual brown tassel that I can recall; however, the tassel is incomplete. The colorization is a bit unusual and kinda reminds me of one owned by John, except his had a distinct zig-zag pattern to it. Nonetheless, it is worthy of taking a look at just in case another should show up. @Stegel & @PNSSHOGUN Short Development History of Type 95 Gunto, Post #225
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    There is one other scabbard that I remember and it is coming via @Shamsy.
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    Hon’ami Kōson 本阿弥･光遜. Guntō no teire-hō 軍刀の手入れ法. Sōgō Keizai Kenkyūsho 総合経済研究所, 1943. Size B6, 44 pages. @BANGBANGSAN A better picture of the copyright page can be seen at the link below. https://funbid.com.hk/yahoojp/auctions/item.php?aID=q406757291
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    Note the statement by a wartime polisher that the anchor mark is an acceptance stamp used by naval authorities. Attention Mantetsu Owners: A Survey Ohmura is somewhat confusing at times but does state Seki provided blades to the navy via the Seki guild. 海軍太刀型軍刀 (4)
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    @PNSSHOGUN I thought you might enjoy this little tidbit about the prescribed location of mons 紋 on Type 97s. Launch documentation for the 1937 introduction of the new Navy Gunto, Post #25
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    @Alban L, below is a link to two of the Toyokawa markings I mentioned above, the anchor and 豊. Note that the primer also has the same markings. Photos of Japanese WWII Navy Shell Casing, Toyokawa arsenal The ト marking for smaller cartridges can be seen over at the IAA Forum link below. See post #8. .303 IJN headstamps
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