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  1. John C
    Lance: Probably silver. It's a family "mon" or clan association. John C.
  2. John C
    Hello: This is indeed a legit sword in navy kaigunto fittings. Not sure of the smith name (kane something) so you'll have to wait for a translation. The stamp just above the hole in the tang is the Seki inspection stamp, indicating it is not traditionally made. But still, a nice piece of ww2 history. John C.
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    The single hanger suggests type 98. In that condition (see the reproduction brass seppa?) I would not go anywhere near 3000 AUD for a non-traditional blade. You can get a star-stamped gendaito for that kind of money. John C.
  4. John C
    Moriyama-san wrote it correctly in kanji so probably just a mis-type. John C.
  5. John C
    Ah. So it could be gannen, just stylized quite a bit. Thanks for the confirmation. John C.
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    Hi folks: I'm trying to figure out the highlighted character, which I assume is "year one" somehow, however I can't seem to find it in any of my reference charts. The closest I can come up to is: 元 (gan): "original" or "first". The smith died in Heisei one (1989), so it can't be year two or other. Any help is appreceiated. John C.
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    Thank you, John. John C.
  8. John C
    Update: Tom - I found the auction and got a picture of the marks on the ricasso from him. Thanks again. For those interested: We now have 41 Meiji 25 (1892) serial numbers; 9 different inspector stamps. Still working on deciphering the the stamps to get a list of potential inspector names. John C.
  9. John C
    As Sam indicated, yes. Indeed, you almost have to if posting a picture from the auction to "cite your source" according to Fair Use Doctrine (you can use it for research or education, like in this case, just not commercially). John C.
  10. John C
    That's excellent, Tom. Didn't have that one. Do you have the link or title of the auction so I can check for stamps on the other side of the ricasso? John C.
  11. John C
    Showa22 has a Tadayoshi with the polisher mei, Yasukuni, if anyone needs this type of info. https://www.ebay.com/itm/365977509833? John C.
  12. John C
    I just had some books delivered from Japan, though books are exempt from tariffs. But they used DHL and it took only 4 days. John C.
  13. John C
    Hello: I have a Ryuundo-zo yatate that has what could be a scratched owner's name but I'm not sure. Any help would be appreciated. John C.
  14. John C
    Hello Piers: I found this pic of a yatate that has himotoshi built in. So I suspect that would be one of the purposes of the cord - to secure the lid even without himotoshi, though I'm not sure why more examples don't have this feature. John C.
  15. John C
    Yes. Everything is taken directly from Eric Mollinier's site. John C.
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