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    What does the blade look like? Does it look like a typical water quenched blade using tameshigiri or does it look like a well made oil quenched blade? Could say a lot about whether or not the star is legit. John C. p.s. probably just the camera angle, but the star looks a bit small and chunky relative to the size of the mekugi-ana.
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    Matt: I've been burned several times on Ebay, even though I tried to be careful. But I do have a question: Is the picture yours or from the seller? I was wondering what the measurement would be from the tip around the curve to the ha-machi. Although incorrect, maybe that is how the seller measured it. John C.
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    Bruce: Thank you and Austin for your efforts. Maybe I will try to research these numbers and hopefully come up with something that will add to our knowledge base. But either way, it seems as if there weren't that many swords lost relative to the production numbers. John C.
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    David: Dare I ask how you would know this? John C.
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    A: Another consideration is not knowing what caused the mune-gire. There could be something structurally wrong inside the core of the blade you cannot see. So a determination as to whether or not it is fatal probably cannot be made without expert analysis. John C.
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    As a former tank commander (M60A3 TTS) I can say there is plenty of room to stand up in a tank so a full-sized sword should not be a problem. John C.
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    If the OP information is correct, it seems to have come from Malaya. Could this style have been produced there from broken parts? John C.
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    I couldn't find that either so I was hoping you might know. The answer, along with overall production numbers, may get us closer to knowing how many could exist. John C.
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    Bruce: Found this old thread and it got me thinking. Without trying to be morbid, how many kai gunto do you think were lost at sea? I know roughly 300 thousand Japanese sailors and officers were lost, however I'm not sure how many would have had swords or even if swords were on the ships. John C.
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    Just a question...seems to be a lot of well defined ashi. Is that typical of oil quenching or does it have more to do with the application of clay? John C.
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    Steve: In the knife world, it would be a stacked leather handle. Common with knives. You may find the rings will tighten or loosen based on the humidity level, unless glued. Is there a mekugi (pin) or screw holding the handle on? John C.
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    @GoldenDrachen Just for additional information, the pic is from Fuller and Gregory "Military Swords of Japan" page 66, and shows the police badge. Note the extra small rays in-between the larger ones. May help for future identification. Regards, John C.
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    Actually, Chris, I think your first instincts of the OP type 95 being fake were right on the money! But the dimple pattern does give us another detail to separate real from fake on these, since the fakes are getting better. John C.
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    Chris: I have attached a pic of a real type 95 tsuba. Note the pattern of dimples match the shape of opening in nice rows. The OP pic seems to be much more random. What do you think? John C.
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    Craig: The skinny one in the middle of the original picture looks like the kind used by The Mason's. Many are from the 20's and 30's; many have the owners initials. John C.
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    Bruce: Are these both art names or could one be a family name? John C.
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    Colin: I think you are right. These look more like blobs than a well defined node I have seen on samples posted here. A tumor perhaps? Probably celluloid made to look like nodes. John C.
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    Chris: I know ara-nie is sometimes done intentionally, however could this also mean the blade was too hot when quenched? John C.
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    A: You could contact the seller directly and ask him if he thinks the signature is legitimate. Here is the reference auction: https://www.ebay.com/itm/165902378189?hash=item26a08d64cd%3Ag%3ApxcAAOSw5AZjzy74&LH_Auction=1 John C.
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    Maybe @Bruce Pennington can shed some more light on the kokuin. His stamp document lists a hot stamp for Sadakatsu which is a close match but not Sadakazu. Did Sadakazu have a kokuin? And if this kokuin is not legit, I suspect the tang would have to be reheated to press it in. Would that leave some sort of tell-tale sign? Just spit-balling, John C.
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    Dan: Thank you for the tip. When I get it cleaned up I'll take another look. Right now, it has been lacquered and is covered in mud. John C.
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    Paul: Without seeing the sword in hand, this is just conjecture. But the signature does not look like the Showa smith Kanehide. The pic below is his actual signature. There should be a star stamp and either a two seki or two nagoya stamps on the blade as well. Now, he also made non-traditional blades as well so the star stamp may be missing. But in general, I would say this is not a traditional (gendaito) kanehide sword. John C.
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    From my experience, albeit a minority opinion, I would ask the buyer what they prefer in case their delivery options are sketchy. For example, I live in an area where the US mail is completely unreliable. It took me 11 days to get a sword shipped from the midwest; they have lost several of my packages; and the mail boxes were broken into and the postal service refuses to replace them. Conversely, fedex is completely reliable and timely, which is why I always ask shippers for this option. Just MHO John C.
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    Thank you all. Based on what I am seeing here, I think probably celluloid samegawa. Would make sense as it is a late war (1944) model. Regards, John C.
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    John: Is there any way to tell? It looks correct up close but is extremely dirty. John C.
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