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Thank You Mal. I was just about to ask the question you answered. Has anyone seen any other examples of his work?
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Thank You Jan I agree the Mei is quite unusual but seems to be done well. Eric
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Hello Everyone, Any help with this one would be appreciated. This seems to be a really exaggerated "grass script" which is beyond my level at the moment. Thanks, Eric
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Hello everyone, is this signed Izumi no Kami Kaneshige? Either the translation is wrong or this has some clear differences from examples I have looked at. Thanks, Eric
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Zdraveĭte, za sŭzhalenie izglezhda kato losh falshifikat. Ерик
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Thank you much Ray!
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Could someone help me out with this one? The style and lack of space between kanji is throwing me off. Thanks, Eric
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Thanks for the pics and info Rawa. I won't do the work myself just trying to find all the correct parts. I have been looking for a set of menuki with mon, but so far no luck. I asked the seller of the sword if he had any of the parts and he does not. The clasped hand sarute would look really nice on this sword. If anyone has any of those parts that they would sell for the restoration project please let me know. Thanks, Eric
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A question for everyone. If these are type 94 mounts would the sarute and menuki be type specific or just the standard like on a type 98? I am trying to locate parts for when I have this restored. Thanks, Eric
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I will take some measurements and a few more pictures this evening. I notice both swords also have quite long and curved tsuka. Eric
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Stunning sword John. That one looks impossible to upgrade. Eric
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Thanks John, I will probably send this one for restoration. I may take it to the Chicago show first to have it checked out. It is a beautiful sword to see in person. It will look amazing in full polish. Thanks, Eric
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Here are photos of the Mei. It is quiet a light Mei, but this seems to be quite common with this maker. The hada is almost muji-hada which I think is a kantei point for this maker. It is a rather "substantial" blade in hand. I will try to post better pictures of the blade but this is still something I am learning. Thanks, Eric
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I may be wrong but the centered chuso, sarute barrel that is not connected to the Kabutogane, set screw in the ishizuke, and the overall quality led me to think that these are type 94. I could be wrong. I saw some discussion here about the sarute barrels so thought it may be a good reference. I will have the tsuka re-wrapped at some point still looking around for someone to do this. Thanks
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Please forgive the tape. Lol
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Hello Everyone, I wanted to add my recent purchase. I got this off of ebay from the son in law of a gun collector. It was listed as a "WWII NCO Sword". The price was right and I knew the fittings were special but the blade turned out to be a nice surprise. Oite Efu Chōunsai Tsunatoshi An auspicious day in February, 2nd year of Koka (1845). Thanks, Eric
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Thank you very much Alex. I think you hit the nail on the head. Eric
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On a side note here is the kurikata on the same tanto. Quite interesting I think. Pretty well done although one of the tails is slightly damaged and pushed our of position. Eric
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Dale do you own this tsuba? The small face on the tsuba is very similar to these menuki. Eric
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Thank you very much for all the responses and great examples and information given. Eric
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Also some similarities in the form of the faces on these tsuba from this thread. oni tsuba - Tosogu - Nihonto Message Board https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/724-oni-tsuba/
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I do see some similarities with the form of the faces on the tsuba. I called them Foo dogs because I couldn't find another name for them. They do appear to have more of a lion like appearance than foo dog. Thank you for the great feedback and the example tsuba. Thanks, Eric
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Thank you both for the information. I had not thought about these being tobacco pouch ornaments. They need a very light cleaning they have dirt and grime in all the small details. Thanks, Eric
