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I apologize if I'm posting this in the wrong forum section. I was wondering what this is and particularly what the age of the sword is. There are two distinct types of temper lines on the blade, which seem unusual to me. The nagasa measures 26 inches and the length 34 inches. Thanks guys!
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Hello everyone, I wanted some expertise and more informations on a blade, at first glance it looks authentic for a neophyte like me but some details look strange, what do you think? Thanks. Laurent
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Hi everyone! I'm new to this forum and I wanted to share with you a Mumei I just picked up here at the gun show. Funny when I found it at the show the blade was lathered in cosmoline. No one knew quite to make of it, such as making it out to be a NCO type 95 or something unauthentic. I'm curious if anyone here has any particular thoughts on its origin, swordsmith, etc. I believe it's a Showa era Gendai with a beautiful Kesho Yasuri patterned Nakago. The back of the mune has a couple stamps, but otherwise no Seki, no Showa or Star stamps that I could find. The Nagasa measures 26 1/2 inches and the whole blade measures around 34 inches. The hamon appears to be Suguha with some form of ashi. There is very fine hada, probably itame I would guess. The "type 95 blood groove" was in my opinion hand carved Bohi in Ryo-Chiri.
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Hello. I have this katana since 1994 From the begining it was not clear the sword maker of this katana since the ittosai yasutsuna i found was a Gunto sword maker and the mei is differnt from this since it has 6 kanjis compared with gunto maker that has 5. This katana looks older than gunto swords Also the steel and tempered looks complete different from Ittosai Yasutsuna Gunto swordmaker If somebody could help me i would appreciate Regadrs Javier
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Hello, This sword does not seem to have gunto koshirae; however, it does bear the seki mark. I will appreciate your help with the signature, I would like to lookup the swordsmith if possible. Will also appreciate any opinions and feedback you wish to share. Thank you!
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Hello everyone, i have a few quick questions, first off how old is this sword? second off what is the type of wrapping is the handle and third, is this a samurai sword or for military use. also the price is $700 is this a good price for this sword. I am not sure on the value nor the age on this or the translation. any help would be greatly appreciated thank you.
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Hey all! I picked up this number with another katana about a week ago. After looking at ohmura (http://ohmura-study.net/212.html), I believe this to be "anti-rust gunto," the kind made with chromium alloyed steel during the wartime. I think this one is signed Takeyasu. Some measurements: Nagasa: 64.5 cm. Sori: 1.7 cm. Moto-haba: 3.3 cm. Saki-haba: 2.5 cm. Moto-gasane: 0.8 cm. Saki-gasane: 0.6 cm. Please let me know if my assumptions are correct and what the probable age is. I know he lived well after the war ended, but I don't know if he was still creating after the war. I'd love to hear anything you guys may know or can glean from the pictures! I think its a fairly gorgeous blade, despite not being made entirely traditionally! ~Chris P.S. As for the pictures, I did not take them. The seller did! There are small scratches here and there, but thankfully nothing that detracts from it seriously.
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hello to all. searching the auctions. found this piece. I have two questions. is this a real kanemoto Mei? and the tang looks cleaned off to me. wouldn't that ruin or devalue the blade? sorry for the poor photos. limited access
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hello to all. hope we had a good holiday. came across this piece on a auction site. is it real or fake. I can't tell tsuka looks good the mon looks questionable to me. any comments welcome. thank you in advance
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hello to all. need some help oaths Mei. is it real or gimei? thanks in advance for any input.
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so i find thi one on sale i dont believe that its forgen ouside of Chine like the salesman say... but something else caught my attentio, a seem to be squared tuska?
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Translation Help With Grass Writing Mei Please
matthewbrice posted a topic in Translation Assistance
Hello. I could use help with this mei that is written in grass writing. Grass writing is difficult (or impossible) for most of us--including me! Can someone help? Thank you for your help in advance. --Matthew Brice www.StCroixBlades.com
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hello to all. hoping to get some help to authentic this Gunto blade. please see attached photos. any comments good or bad will help. thank you
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Hello, someone messaged me saying they have this sword for sale. the problem i have is identifying the age and if the blade is original or not. the tsuba is large and the tang doesn't look right to me. also, the pictures are not the best. any help would be great thanks.
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I’m new to the forum. My father was a WWII vet, brought back three swords. Wondered about the translation on the hilt. The blade was stored in a bamboo scabbard.
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Military Collectors -- a heads up, I have listed a rare Iida Lock sword in the For Sale section. These are impossible enough to find, and will be of interest to many military sword collectors--so take a look. Thanks! --Matthew Brice www.StCroixBlades.com
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I could use help translating this mei. The first character is almost obliterated by rust. But enough of the character may be recognizable to make out. Thank you in advance for your help!! --Matt Brice
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Wow i love this blade ... i allready buy a fake one 2 years ago but now i know what real or fake ...Japanese history is so rich ...my grandfather teel my nothing about the war ..he was just a silence man about that..so now i have to learn by my self because is no more there...maybee im to much in love with Japanese history hihi.. have a great day everyone ..life is wonderful https://yuhindo.com/tsukamoto-okimasa-katana/
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Hello all, I'm looking for assistance on authenticating this KYU GUNTO I picked up. I'm looking find if A) It's Genuine B) It's value C) How to take off the handle. I've attempted several times to remove the handle but I have been unsuccessful. I've done research online, spoken to other experts and even read the book Military Swords of Japan 1868-1945by Richard Fuller and Ron Gregory. So far, from my research I've found it's a genuine machine made blade and Toyotomi Hideyoshi Kyu gunto Mountings. Please help me understand more about my sword. Thank you in advance.
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Hello, I am in need of help. I just acquired this from a veteran on the 1st marine division who was stationed in Saipan when he brought this back. I believe it to be a kyu gunto sword, however I am not sure on the age of the blade or why the black ray skin instead of the regular white. Any help is appreciated. Thank you
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I am not a sword collector but have always considered Japanese smithing as the ultimate. I have owned this sword for a number of years and take very good care of it as it was taken care of before me. Almost looks like it never saw combat since the scabbard is in very good condition. It is signed but I cant read Japanese. I tried to take pictures of it's details, but I guess you have to know the proper way to get good ones. I can always add more if requested. No serial numbers, so I'm hoping it's not drop forged.
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All, I have been asked to assist a museum research assistant in identifying a WWII Gunto katana. Based on the overall look of this katana it looks like a special piece. However, this is a small museum, with no knowledge of Japanese swords. The Gunto mounts are finely crafted, with some lotus blossom decorations. The mei is finely crafted and well defined (see image). I would appreciate any translation or help in identifying this sword. I have asked for overall pictures, please let me know if any other motive would be of help.
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I have posted 6 new swords on the website--please take a look! https://stcroixblades.com/shop/Japanese-swords/ Thank you. --Matt Brice
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This sword came from my grandfather who was in WW 2 and I would like to learn about it. He left it to my dad who is now in bad health and so he passed it to me now. I would like to find out what the insciptions say, as well as all I can find out about it, so I can tell my dad the rest of the story. Earl W.
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I posted this in the Military Swords of Japan but I wanted to be sure I covered my bases for help with translating the writing. We used corn starch in the symbols so they'd be easier to see. This sword came from my grandfather who was in WW 2 and I would like to learn about it. He left it to my dad who is now in bad health and so he passed it to me now. I would like to find out what the insciptions say, as well as all I can find out about it, so I can tell my dad the rest of the story. Earl W.
