Stian

By the way, do you know how old this piece is? The link is not working for me.

That is so similar to mine that one could almost think it was made in the same area or school, or is it just a very common motif? What do you think?

That is REALLY similar! Just wish I had a kashira like that to complete the set. The one that came with my sword was army issue, but has sadly gone missing. Beautiful, thanks for sharing!

Good resemblance in Spartancrest’s picture, and in this old painting.

Thank you Spartancrest! That is interesting, and seems to be the most likely thing it is supposed to depict.

Thank you for the reply Brian! The sword has not been verified, but it is believed to be late Muromachi, or early Edo. Maybe this is the original fuchi? I was wondering what the symbols mean. I can see a bird, but I can’t figure out the largest piece. A boat maybe?

Hi. I inherited a nihonto from my father 2 years ago, and I just discovered that the combat leather on the fuchi was hiding the art underneath, and wondered if anyone could tell me anything about it? It is not signed as far as I can see. All the best Stian

Brian, that is fantastic! Might I ask how you did this? I am a little tech challenged, so bear with me please.

Ok, I’m going to try a link to my dropbox for some closeup pictures in better resolution. There might be duplicates in there, so please bear with me. Please tell me if it doesn’t work. https://www.dropbox....1py43rrfdp04x12&dl=0

Vajo, thank you for the interest, and I will try to get some better pic tomorrow, but I think the limit is 1 Mb pics. I will do my best!

Thank you for the input SteveM. Getting a good pic of the hamon is difficult, but I could give it another shot, but I feel there is a lot of detail that gets lost because of the picture resolution limitation. I will try harder to get a good pic tomorrow, and thank you again for looking at this!

Hi SteveM, I have the measurement. The blade length from tip to machi is 70,5cm, or 27,76 inches. Here is also the pics you requested.

This is very exiting news! I have always thought my dad’s sword was factory made during the war, but now I can see a different, and deeper history come to life! SteveM, I will get pictures and measurements tomorrow. mecox, thank you for filling me in on everything about my tsuba, and more! Great link! lonely panet, your suggestion is appreciated! I thank you so much for your time,and for sharing your knowledge. I have already learnt more in a day than I would dare hope for, and I am exited to see how much I can find out about this sword!

Hi everyone! I recently inherited a ww2 Japanese sword, and this really sparked my interest in Japanese swords. I am a total newbie, but I came here because every little new thing I learned about this sword came from these forums, and I was hoping to shed some light on this sword by posting it here. The sword has been in an attic for 60+years, and is in rough condition, but if it turns out to be a handmade sword, I will consider getting it polished. It has a black wooden Saya with the combat leather cover. The Nakago appears to be Mumei, but has distinct filing marks, but hard to see because of pic resolution. Sadly the tsuka, rayskin, and the tsuka ito has been lost, but I remember it looked like a regular army tsuka with olive green or brown ito. It has been polished before, or during the war judging from the Nagashi stripes. The tsuba is iron, and from similar items I have seen,maybe late Edo period? I tried to get a good picture of the Hamon, but there is a lot of discolouring on the blade. I am hoping someone can help me in finding out what I actually have here. I hope the pictures are good enough to make an opinion, but if not, I will post some more. Thank you for reading!