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Yes I was mentioning it exactly. Look on scratches near end of nakago. Compare 1 and 3 and 2 and 3. Inflation hits hard out there

If you speaking about one with niji mei in T98 it's same sword. Nakago jiri same as majority posted here already.

He already linked new for 715$. But this short bohi and second unused hole for mekugi? Could blade itself be swapped into this mounting? Is it normal to see 2 mekugi ana with only one visible while mounted? Site shows example of normal full length bohi.

I see only one but on tang is another hole.

100% not a 100years old. Look on grind signs on nakago. How you got it? Some sellers based in Japan doing something in a "from Japan so Japanese" manner.

Yes it was signed and stamped by maker so blade wasn't made to deceive buyer.

Bro here is my ryan sword I bought 20 years ago. Ofcourse chinese but I like it. What you call as real? To be traditional made it must be layered steel. Not maru. And that's only start.

Would you order being Japanese company manager blade with that kind of bohi? Also second mekugi ana appears not to be visible with second mekugi.

Fresh Chinese. Bohi, mekugi ana, writing. Fresh batch of laito. It isn't sharp I suppose.

So star stamp predates RJT program? Ok 1942 officially with testing before. As star is material indicator [army tamahagane] looks like Emura was creating his own steel.

They were running blades only for 3 years? Emura was appointed there in 1940 so it didn't started immediately as inmates had to be trained.

I know but it's proof that there was connection with IJA. Wonder if those blades were sold [prisoners made them afterall]. There is plenty of them. He was warden in 1940-1943 in this period was strict reglamentory of resources? Maybe someone saw star stamp on any Emura? What is your earliest star stamp? 1943?

Where Emura got his tamahagane? He build his own tatara? He wasn't RJT, so why so many in gunto koshirae? Nagamitsu happens in cyvil very often.

"During wartime, Shigetaro Emura, the warden of Okayama Prison, aimed to rehabilitate well-behaved prisoners by having them craft swords" I'm quoting from aoi Japan this year's description. Mei type "E" - I posted 3 examples [Emura saku] have variations so even this sanji mei was done by different hands. Reposting 4th one from older thread.

@Bruce Pennington and rest of collective looks like full IJA wakase but which type? Double haikan with offset chuso + sarute barell connected. https://www.aoijapan.com/katana-izumo-daijo-fujiwara-yoshitakenbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-token/

Kevin I'm going to post here whatever I find. I don't have those items etc. https://daimyou-armor.com/nagamakinaoshi-katana-sword-w-nbthk-hozon-judgement-paper-w-koshirae-a5-573/

I already posted it Sept 04. But thanks easy to miss. Here we go with Mr Ray's example [I hope he don't mind] https://swordsofjapan.com/product/emura-katana-in-shirasaya/

@Eric_P yahoo Japan please. Just maybe pm someone for opinion before you bid. I won't propose them here. And you are USA resident, sometimes I can get the feeling that more gunto is in states then in Japan currently.

For sarute your choice http://ohmura-study.net/906.html

Dunno if you want to restore it by yourself. Guess not. As you commited to put more money go a little bit more. Nice idea would be set of menuki with one having mon. And one mon is enough.

One in Kyu-gunto mounts.

Another example. Looking on 2 mekugi ana it's remounted from T3. https://www.Japanese-sword-katana.jp/未分類/1910-1122.htm Next with new koshirae. https://www.Japanese-sword-katana.jp/katana/2310-1025.htm

Blade is now sold I suppose.

Thank you! Share any info you came across. Akihide from self taught smith over couple of years turn out to have many teachers way before establishing Nipponto Tanren Denshu Jo. With Emura having so many different types of mei in multiple examples we have a lot to unravel.

Third example with same nakago jiri. Mine 4th niji mei is different here which is disturbing [yasurime mached at least] and here comes Nagamitsu... "During wartime, Shigetaro Emura, the warden of Okayama Prison, aimed to rehabilitate well-behaved prisoners by having them craft swords. He invited Ichiryushi Nagamitsu, a swordsmith from Okayama, to supervise and teach the inmates. Nagamitsu, known for being a Rikugun Jumei Tosho (army-appointed swordsmith), guided the prisoners, leading to variability in the craftsmanship and sometimes rough finishes. However, well-polished examples reveal high-quality jigane. Nagamitsu's signature can vary, including "Nagamitsu," "Ichiryushi Saku," "Ichiryushi Nagamitsu," and "Bizen Kuni Oju Ichiryushi Nagamitsu Saku."