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    poorly treated as a pow he refused to cast himself as a victim and became know in his home of coventry and internationally as a force for reconciliation particularly towards Japan
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    Les dennison
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    Dennison was a prisoner who work on the Burma railway during ww2 could be your man
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    Thanks Alexi there's a few there I have not seen I've seen iyetsugu and thought it could be ietsugu of the 3 smiths I found iye358 signed with small mei I think the mei on my blade is quite small.its a shame the blade is out of polish and not revealing any more info.this is the first translation I've got right and no one's said gimei so a good day for me.thanks again for you help
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    3 but they were active in 1300.im not sure the blade is that old.gimei maybe?.thanks
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    I've been researching this as bitchu kuni ietsugu it appears there's quite a few ietsugu's so I thought it would be wise to check with you guys .thanks
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    I feel I should apologize I'm so sori
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    Yes Chris I bought it well over a year ago I'm quite fond of it
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    Thanks brian. I was reading a article on kodachi I thought It might be one. small blade like a wakizashi dressed like a tachi .I was hoping the brass number tag might be familiar to someone.thanks again
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    Thanks Ron .hope this helps
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    I would love to know what you guys make of this.it was advertised as a shinshinto wakizashi.nagasa 20"/510mm .sori 1.772"/45mm.it seems to be part of a collection no'50.
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    Thanks for the advice Franco my confusion was with the word size and not length. size made me think maybe width
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    17.5 is correct Steve there's no ridges across the width it's smooth and no hamon is visible thanks for the info
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    Thanks
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    I'm not sure what you mean size of cutting edge.the blade is very thin and very sharp
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    I gave up researching this a while ago no matter how long I look at it I still have no idea what I see.ive since learnt a lot can be learnt from blade shape ingraving style ect .I'm so grateful of you guys taking time out of your day to help me. you really are on another level
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    I think the last one is michi I've spent ages looking that one up and I've been told it's michi by the legends on here
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    Thanks Steve
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    Apart from the surface rust the blade looks good no chips on edge for a blade that's been refitted with new handle I would expect to see a bit more damage it looks like it's hardly been used
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    Can you make any sense of the other side maybe it could help with that last character the one that looks a bit like 33.thanks Bruce
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    Thanks raaay.i only paid £150 so it's all good
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    Gibberish was my conclusion.thank you
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