New From China

[Shamsy]

Oh dear. Remember that sudden influx of rare saya mouth caps? This is a piece of of junk, but a worrying development. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Japanese-Military-Samurai-Katana-Sword-Sharp-Folded-Blade-/141922590579?hash=item210b3edf73:g:bzIAAOSwoydWnsGi

[Stephen]

In discussion on MSOIJ about the real deal scroll for sword shop pix

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=489602601237825&set=gm.10153373627796218&type=3&theater

 

[Stephen]

[Stephen]

[Brian]

Very nice. Looks like it was a locking mechanism as well as a closing cover.

Is that Japan Sword Co? They seem to have done a roaring trade during and after the war, even selling a Fairbairn Sykes type knife that was given out to Special Forces in Vietnam.
http://www.fairbairnsykesfightingknives.com/usmc--oss-stiletto.html
Maybe not the same company. But innovative.

[Peter Bleed]

I agree with Brian, The sword shop  is a terrific image.

Steve, please tell us about it.

Peter

[Stephen]

Pete

 

I know nothing other that what was posted on the FB link above

Please let me know what the guy has thats meeting you tomorrow, he had a tsuba with one pix on ebay after Q&A he said he was selling the sword also, talked him out of breaking it up,  seen he was from LN, so sent your way. hope its a nice one, i never did get pix of the sword just what he had of the tsuba

 

[SteveM]

Didn't I read somewhere (probably on this forum) recently where the Iida locking mechanism was developed by the predecessor (grandparent?) of the owners of the Iida Kōendō sword shop in Mejiro (Tokyo), and presumably related to the Iida Sword shop in the photo above?

 

Edit: It is the predecessor of Iida Koendo... I found the same picture on their website.

http://iidakoendo.com/info/history/

(still don't know if they are the origins of the saya locking mechanism)

[Stephen]

[SteveM]

Bravo! That's it! Patent for the saya lid, awarded to Iida Kunitarō, proprietor of the shop above.