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Hi Stephen. Is the Jimmy H you are refering to Jimmy Hayashi? It would be nice to find a local Togishi.

I'm not really a tosogu guy, but these are really nice.

Which would be considered more valuable/desirable? An O'suriage naginata-naoshi cut down from a pole arm or a sword designed in the style of naginata naoshi? Would this blade still paper since it is technically not a sword but a cut down pole arm? Thanks -Jonathan

Does this sword have a hamon? If so, when did they start adding hamon to swords in Japan? I was under the impression that swords during the Heian period and earlier were either imported or copied from China. If this is the case, then can we infer that the Chinese were also adding hamon on their swords during this time or was this strictly a Japanese technique? If the Chinese were doing this, then why don't we see hamon on Chinese edged weapons?

I don't believe it does. There is rust at the kissaki so it is a little difficult to tell. But I would say it doesn't have kaeri.

I might just do that. Being located in LA I probably wont get a better opportunity to do so. I also have some other blades I could submit as well. Is there a FAQ page for shinsa here on NMB? I have lots of other small questions regarding shinsa that I would rather not further clog up the board with.

Thanks Thomas, Yeah the hamon is definitely discernable in the right light, except when you get to the boshi which is obscured by some rust. However, I have not been able to see any jigane/jihada for the life of me. Maybe its just my untrained eyes, but I'm afraid it would be a deal breaker for shinsa.

Kind of a newbie question here but can a sword out of polish be submitted for shinsa? I was thinking of submitting the below blade. However, it has some rust and is out of polish. Would I be just wasting time and money submitting this?

This one looks interesting. The mountings are that of a type 98 army officer’s sword. However, the blade inside looks like a nihonto that’s much older than ww2. I’ll let the more knowledgeable ones take it from here.

Wow, the sori on that wakizashi is quite the contrast to the one Alex posted.

Under era it says "Edo period Expo era." Is that a typo? Is it suppose to say Enpo era?

Daoguang ruled in the 1830s and 40s I think.

Pics are upside down but after standing on my head it looks like it is dated December of 1941.

Just found another type 95 with a black saya on ebay. The blade is without fuller which I find very strange. https://www.ebay.com/itm/234006705243?hash=item367be2f45b:g:maIAAOSwNutgjuDj

I remember when I was around 10 I was in an antique store and saw a nice type 95 for sale. At that time I actually knew it was a ww2 Japanese sword somehow, but couldn't afford the $250 on my $10 a week allowance. That was around 2002. Still haven't forgotten about it till this day. I know it is more recent than most of y'alls' story but still a story of missed opportunity none the less.

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Hi Mark, I took three pictures while there. Not the best pictures though.

Bump. Price lowered to $1500.

Yeah I just bought it for the looks not the signature. My goal was to get a blade with o kissaki and a nice chu suguha hamon. I basically accomplished that goal but I had to get two swords to do it.

My haul from the Chicago show. One wakizashi signed Hizen Tadayoshi and one mumei Katana with O'kissaki. Couldn't quite capture the hamon on the Tadayoshi but its a nice suguha with alot of activity. Also bought some other small knickknacks not pictured.

I am seeing similar habaki for sale on ebay being shipped out from China. This one definitely looks nicer though. https://www.ebay.com/itm/254969846915?hash=item3b5d631c83:g:ovIAAOSwu0BfRy6x

Came across this early type 95 for sale. Not sure if this is a "bubba job" or something done earlier.

Sorry for the quality and order of the pictures. This sword has been discussed on this site before. Linked below is the discussion we had before on this LWG.

I have finally decided to part with my light weight/ dress shingunto as seen in Dawson's book Pg. 158. These are very rare and don't come up too often. This one is missing one suspension ring, a small screw on the throat of the scabbard, and the ito wrap is fraying. Other than that it is in good condition and has a kamon on the back of the tsuka. Included is a leather fowl weather tsuka cover I bought separately for this sword. The cover has a rip in the leather. Dimensions: 39.5 inches in scabbard 38.5 inches out of scabbard 31.5 inches blade length 7.0 inches Tsuba+Tsuka length 0.9 inches blade width I am asking SOLD plus shipping and paypal fees or best reasonable offer. I plan on putting it on ebay soon if I get no traction here. If sold here, I will make a small donation to the NMB account. Item is located in LA county California. Any questions welcomed. Thanks -Jonathan

I'm seeing 京屋明信作. Not sure what that means though honestly.