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Hi again, Very sorry about the total confusion about this message below, as it was not sent or written by us Elitemilitaria, it was a private e-mail reply to Yuzo from a member of this forum who apologized for the comments that he made on this forum. Yuzo, Thank you for the input. Please know that I meant no disrespect and gave only my opinion on the mei. Truthfully, I thought the sword seemed of a better quality than what I would have expected from Yoshifumi, so I thought it was a mei applied attempting to copy an earlier smith. In my post I suggested that the buyer contact you for more information, as I respect your opinion above that of my own. In conclusion I would just like to say that I am so very happy that Yuzo is now part of this forum, he truly has a great wealth of knowledge. I will no longer enter any comments on this subject, I leave it now to the members of this forum. My sincere apologies to the forum, we at Elitemilitaria pride ourselves on making 100% sure that we only sell 100% original Japanese Swords, we stand by any sword that we sell and offer a life time money back guarantee.

Hi again, I am not sure why the forum locked the first part of this discussion as Yozu showa22 wanted to join this forum to admit evidence, the forum for some unknown reason never gave him the opportunity. I am not sure if he managed to join the forum to submit his evidence under a new topic which he so desperately wanted to do. From the private e-mail that I received this morning, and I hope that Yozu does not mind if I enter them into this forum, it sounds like he posted a message on this forum, however I cannot find it. Hello everybody, This is show22, I sold this Kaneyoshi at the previous auction. I guarantee This Kaneyoshi is made by Kawai Yoshifumi signed Kaneyoshi 兼義. The temper shows suguha temper with ko-nie deki active above the temper and forging grain is clearly visible which are evidence of traditional hand forged and water temper blde. I don`t think it is gimei signature also not necessary to make fake signature of second seat tittled smith. Regards, Yuzo Yuzo, Thank you for the input. Please know that I meant no disrespect and gave only my opinion on the mei. Truthfully, I thought the sword seemed of a better quality than what I would have expected from Yoshifumi, so I thought it was a mei applied attempting to copy an earlier smith. In my post I suggested that the buyer contact you for more information, as I respect your opinion above that of my own. Again, please accept my apologies and know that I meant no disrespect. I personally think that Yuzo is more qualified than most on this forum and deserves the highest respect and I really hope that he joins this forum as he would be a great asset. Regards Elite Militaria Pty. Ltd.

What does the word GIMEI mean? Does this word mean Fake? Did you not say this sword is a Fake in your expert opinion? Hence markc thinks this sword is Fake and has already mailed it back for a full refund. Why don't you admit it, you gave an opinion that this sword was a Fake on yourself proclaimed knowledge as an expert, just don't give an opinion in the future if you have no expert knowledge on the subject. Elite Militaria Pty. Ltd.

This is what this self proclaimed Forum of so called experts did to 'markc' who just wanted some information on a Sword the he he purchased from us on eBay. This is the e-mail that we received this morning that started this whole thing thanks to this forum. I have had some experts look at this sword and in their opinion it is "gimei" or fake made by a low grade showato smith with a fake signature and possibly machine made and oil quenched. in you listing you give 100% guarantee of originality. i have not left any feedback on this item.how do we proceed from here? thanks mark casey Do the members of this Forum now see the error in their ways? Elite Militaria Pty. Ltd.

Hi John The buyer markc, wrote to me this morning that this Forum had advised him that the sword is a GIMEI (FAKE) so he immediately shipped the sword back to us for a full refund. Some members claiming to be experts, should know better. Like SwordGuyJoe who wrote: I don't think this was made by Okada, so that would leave the only other option to be the second guy. With all that said, I think that this is a gimei. I think one of the better references is to talk to the seller and ask him what he knows about the blade. It looks like this was sold by "Showa22" on eBay. He may be able to help. Then another self proclaimed expert Bruno wrote: I think that this is a gimei This is what I thought too. But I dared not to tell it. My reasoning is simple(I know too much ), when a gunto is poorly signed it makes me think of a low grade showato. But if the mei pretends to be a skilled war smith's one, I am always wondering if it is a gimei as I would hardly understand why a skilled smith would have signed its nakago so badly after doing a great job with the blade. The harm has already been done by this Forum claiming to be Experts. Elite Militaria Pty. Ltd.

Below is an e-mail that we just received from Yuzo - Maruyama Antiques - eBay username showa22 Hello, I found Kaneyoshi name in my sword dictionary, His real name is Kawai Yoshifumi 河合義文, born in 1900 and lived in Kajita village, Kamo-gun Gifu prefectuer. He made swords as a Rikugun Jumei sword smith during WW2 and signed Kaneyoshi 兼義 . This is a gunine Kaneyoshi 兼義　sword and they are confused with other same name Kaneyoshi but different Kanji writing 兼吉. Regards, Yuzo I think this Forum owes a big apology to Yuzo and I hope that you all learned a valuable lesson. Don't give an opinion unless you are 100% sure, and even if you are sure double check before dishonoring a seller. I will add the picture once I work out how to do it. Elite Militaria Pty. Ltd.

Hi, We sold this particular sword on eBay, we guarantee that this sword is not a fake and is 100% original. The sword was purchased originally from Maruyama Antiques eBay username showa22, I am sure that you know Yuzo, who has great knowledge in this subject. I joined this forum only to say shame on you all, to dishonor this seller. Who are you to claim to be experts in this field? Give this seller the opportunity to reply. Don't be so hasty to judge and say that this sword is a Fake, you have no right nor the expertise to do so. This is why I hate forums. Elite Militaria Pty. Ltd.