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  1. Hello, this sword is not for sale and any information provided will not be used for commercial purposes. I am seeking translation on this sword which I previously posted on Nihonto board. See post on that board for more details. One member on the Nihonto board translated the name as Echizen Yasutsugu. If anyone is able to offer more complete translation. It will be greatly appreciated.
  2. Hello, this sword is not for sale and any information provided will not be used for commercial purposes. This sword is the property of my cousin who is the granddaughter of Lt. Col. Paul V. Davis (https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/163362-paul-v-davis-us-army-1stsgt-to-lt-col-ww1-kw/) Lt. Col. Davis served in WWI, WWII and Korea. He served under Gen. MacArthur (post WWII) in occupied Japan. During the Japanese occupation, he and his wife actually had occasional interaction with the Emperor and the Emperor's wife. At some point during his service in occupied Japan, Lt. Col. Davis had a Japanese official help him select a sword. This sword was recommended to Lt. Col. Davis with the comment that "it had the blood of a young samurai still on its blade". Based upon Lt. Col. Davis' position and rank in occupied Japan and his association with high ranking Japanese officials, I suspect that he would have had access to some very high end swords. I have a fascination with Japanese swords and when my cousin showed this sword to me, I asked her permission to post photos and seek any information that can be provided regarding its age, rarity and....is it really possible that the blade has samurai blood on it? My cousin is not interested in selling this sword but has agreed to allow me to post photos and obtain any information that can be provided by the members here. I assumed that this sword and its provenance would be of interest to the members here who have been quite helpful and informative when I posted my first inquiry regarding a Shin Gunto These photos are not the highest quality. If there is interest in seeing higher quality photos, I could make arrangements to get better photos. Thanks in advance for any information, translation, and opinions that anyone can provide.
  3. Thanks in advance for any help that anyone is able to provide. This is the best photo that the seller of this sword is able to provide me. Is this clear enough to translate? Additional photo of the sword is included. Any advice for me as a potential buyer is appreciated. Just so everyone is aware, the photo of the signature was edited to reverse colors so the signature shows up better. The tang is actually old and rusted.
  4. Greetings from a newbie to you more knowledgeable members. I stumbled across this discussion in researching my first Japanese sword purchase. It is a WWII bring back. Your Seki guild stamp versus Seki arsenal stamp discussion appears to apply to this sword which I have the opportunity to purchase. Please see these photos of this Seki stamp. It is a bit different from any examples I am able to find. After seeing some of the discussions here it looks as if there is a possibility that this blade is traditional? Thank you for any information, opinions and advice you able to offer regarding this blade's manufacturing process. More photos can be seen on this previous post
  5. Thanks to everyone who has replied with this great information. Here are more photos.
  6. Greetings, I am new and found this forum while trying to research a WWII Japanese sword. I have the opportunity to purchase the sword pictured below. This would be my first Japanese sword. Thank you in advance for anyone willing to help out a newbie with information and advice. Is it real? Is it traditionally made?Is it old? What is the value? It is a WWII vet bring back according to the vet's son. Let me know if more photos are needed.
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