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Kashira: the end cap? It is very simple.

Habaki update: Removed the habaki. I can’t see a stamp. (I know you also want a picture of the blade. I should have been clearer with my request for a picture of the “entire sword.” Will work on blade pictures tonight! Thank you!

Sam... The habaki comes off! The habaki is the brass-colored piece next to the Tsuba, right? Dang the sword is in Wisconsin. I thought I completely took it apart and photographed all the pieces! (Ha, when I researched my dad's Japanese rifles, I was forever finding another place to look for a stamp!) Will get my lil' brother on this right away! Im very interested in your December meeting. Will look into getting the sword shipped. thank you.

FYI, I have found the "Downloads" section of the group. Found Primer on Shingunto; and am starting to read Japanese Military and Civil swords.. Fuller /Gregory. Any suggestions are very welcome!

I started pulling information together on this sword 3 years ago - and got pulled away. Folks here helped with the translation on the meh of Seki jū Okada Kaneyoshi saku” (関住岡田兼義作). I have been staring at this all day and the numerous support tables and my brain just doesn’t do well with kanji. I promised my family I’d put together a little write up on dad’s sword. He brought it back, like many, from Japan in 1946. Can you tell from the pictures if it’s a fake? Manufactured? I did not find serial numbers or arsenal stamps. There is the number 26 on the collar Tsuba. Thank you! Sword (1080 x 1350 px).zip

Thank you Steve. I will read the thread.

Picture of sword…

My family has a Japanese sword that my father brought back with him from WWII. We are not looking to sell this. We are trying to understand what it is. I have tried to translate myself and I’m not having much luck. Thank you! Sara