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Wes where are you located? maybe one of us are near by or maybe there is a club in your area, if so we could help you hands on
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the top one is a late WWII army sword, the blade is machine made and it is worth a few hundred in that condition. The bottom one is an army officers sword that was made in the late 30's or early 40's, it may have a machine made blade or a handmade blade, the value will depend on the quality and condition of the blade. No way to tell about the blade from those pictures
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Hi Dean It means there were 2 people who used that name, father and son. They were in a group of makers that learned from Suketaka (he was sort of the master smith). I can take a look at it and help you understand it, I missed you last weekend as I was in Baltimore for the sword show. Let me know and we can get together. The value is more determined by the quality and condition, he was not a "famous" maker but may be a nice sword. Mark Jones nixe@bright.net
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yukiyasu
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oks like you have it, good job. Kanemune 1944, the month is hard to make out but it may be 12
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I see some disorganized marks. Maybe someone can make something from it, but the poor yasuri make me think it may not be Japanese. Do you have a picture of the blade and a picture of all the nakago? those may help
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Danny has posted here, not sure how often to checks in. I have dealt with Danny for years, I have found him one of the best to deal with, descriptions are accurate and he has treated me well. If you do not like an item he has an inspection/return.
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if it is mint I can get $12-1500 if I wait and find the right buyer
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my guess for age is 1880-1900, might be cast
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I have a sword by Sukemune and have owned a Sukenori, I do not know of Sukeyuki but the way he signed I too assumed he must be related thanks
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they are saying Shimosaka school without specifying any individual smith, probably Shinto period
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maker looks like Masanaga, I am away will look again
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I see the left kanji say Bizen Osafune Yokoyama ????? Sukeyuki saku (kao) I am not sure about the row of kanji on the right All help appreciated Thanks!
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think you have it, Nobumitsu Dec 1944
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hard to say about the scabbard as someone has wrapped it. If the scabbard is ok and matching the sword would sell in the $175-250 range in my area. The leather knot looks like an NCO knot, it should be worth $100-150
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smiths name looks like Katsunori, maybe you can use that to find the personal name
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I listed a wakizashi on eBay. It is nothing special and I did not want to offer a mediocre item to members. Check it out, at least it is a "real" Japanese sword http://www.ebay.com/itm/221267970692?ss ... 1555.l2649 thanks
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if you like military swords buy the navy sword, it looks to be in decent condition
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it is upside down. I can hold my laptop upside down but it gets tiring. It says Bizen Osafune Ju Sukesada. no yokote because someone sanded it (and other lines etc) off. It is real Japanese but not worth much.
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I read Ishihara Yoshisada Saku
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Markus, Thanks! I appreciate the translation, it is always interesting to see what Mr Tanobe says and I may be able to work out the technical parts (attribution length etc) but not being a fluent in Japanese the meaning of his thoughts is beyond my grasp Mark
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Just received a sword back from Japan. It is attributed to Ko-Mihara. I think the sayagaki says O-suriage Mumei and then maybe nabukcho jidai and then maybe Joji (1362) but I may be wrong and the rest I am lost. Any help appreciated! Thanks Mark
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Can somebody estimate my Katana's value
Mark replied to jsdavisjr's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
it is a waste of money to have it restored unless you do not care about cost, when done it might be worth around $1500 so you would lose. Hard to say exact value without seeing the sword in hand, also the market and how long you want to take to find a buyer makes a difference -
Can somebody estimate my Katana's value
Mark replied to jsdavisjr's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
in my area they sell in the $600-900 range -
it is not the correct saya. It belongs on a civilian katana. I have heard from vets that at times there would be a pile of swords and a separate pile of saya and you picked a sword then went to find a saya that fit. Seems a strange thing to separate them but I have heard it from vets more than once.
