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  1. Conway S
    Thank you for the assistance Moriyama san。
  2. Conway S
    This one really has me stumped. I think it’s “Minamoto ju X kitae kore.” 源住X鍛之。 I thought maybe the missing character is 助 or 功, but cannot find any Showa smiths by that name. Any help is greatly appreciated! Con
  3. Conway S
    The sword is authentic. It is what is referred to as a zohei-to and the mei reads “Zoheisho.” See the below link with good information. http://ohmura-study.net/206.html Per forum guidelines you should also sign posts with a first name. Conway
  4. Conway S
    The stamp is the katakana ス and is sometimes a production sequence prefix. 112 could be part of the sequence, but it could also just be a number used to keep the koshirae and blade together during assembly. I would like to see more pictures of the whole sword, once you have the photo re-sizing figured out.
  5. Conway S
    The mark on the tsuba is the trademark of the company Suya Shoten (listed in figure posted above by Bruce). The second stamp on the tang looks like it could be a “to” stamp 東 for Tokyo First Arsenal. Does this sword by chance have a fullered blade also? A better picture would help in correctly identifying the stamp.
  6. Conway S
    Good idea, Bruce! The Meiji period NCO swords are really quite interesting to me, like the Type 25, Type 32, and other lesser encountered swords (ex. Type 8 riding swords). I am glad enthusiasts here, like @John C, are compiling records on some of them.
  7. Conway S
    I have a few thoughts: - Limit the number of total posts a non-paying member can make per month. - I know logistically it may be hard for the moderators to mail out NMB merchandise to gold members, but maybe club merch could be designed and gold-members receive a link to go to a third-party website where they can purchase/claim NMB-branded merchandise.
  8. Conway S
    @Bruce Pennington it’s the same sword Steve posted here:
  9. Conway S
    @Scogg Here is a pattern 5 with bohi:
  10. Conway S
    Bruce, The mei is Ando Kanemoto. Conway
  11. Conway S
    Hi Amie, Your sword is signed Inaba no Kuni Ju Fujiwara Kanesaki. Here’s a recent thread where some good information was provided on this line of Swordsmiths: Conway
  12. Conway S
    Just noticed the “w” yamagata chevron at the bottom of the nakago too.
  13. Conway S
    @Bruce Pennington
  14. Conway S
    It also has a “Nan” stamp 南 hiding up by the fuchi.
  15. Conway S
    It’s Spring 1943… Don’t you have your own Mantetsu? You should know the signature by now!
  16. Conway S
    Thank you very much @SteveM I appreciate your assistance. I found that the 2nd Field Artillery Regiment was part of the IJA’s 2nd Division. Maybe the same unit, but I’ll need to confirm.
  17. Conway S
    Greetings, Any help would be appreciated with translating the inscription. I’ve made an attempt to translate, but I probably need some fine tuning: 寄野戰重砲兵第二 贈聨隊捋校團 “Presented to the 2nd Regimental Field Artillery as a gift from the command school"
  18. Conway S
    Greetings, I believe you’ve been misinformed. Jim is very much alive. I just exchanged emails with him a few days ago….
  19. Conway S
    @NicholasCould you post more pictures?
  20. Conway S
    Hello Ken, The smith is Nagata Sukenori 永田祐則.
  21. Conway S
    Don, The pictures posted are not very clear. Maybe try taking a picture straight on instead of at an angle. Could you also post pictures of the whole nakago?
  22. Conway S
    Here is an example of this smith’s signature similar to the OP found on the forum:
  23. Conway S
    @Rawa Here is an example: Small Seki and star stamps. The large seki stamp is the one associated with showato. The small seki is an arsenal inspection stamp, like the 名- na stamp.
  24. Conway S
    Anything on the nakago mune? I’ve viewed two in-hand and both had a sho stamp. The price wasn’t to my liking so I passed on them… hoping to have better luck next time. Congrats on the pick up! edit: May have been the Seki stamp I observed.
  25. Conway S
    I would say if you have $3,000 to spend on swords and you want to be selective in what you are buying, I’d either save your money for something nicer or buy just one of the two. Something better always comes along….
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