matthewbrice Posted July 10, 2018 Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 $4,500 OBO: 1 very rare South Manchuria Railroad Company Mantetsu World War II Japanese Samurai sword. This South Manchuria Railway Company katana would make an important addition to any collection. The nakago/tang is marked with a rare railroad rail symbol. The reverse side is dated. Here is an excerpt from an article, 'Some of the mantetsu blades made in the Dairen Railroad factory may bear the stamp of the Manchuria Railroad company. These were made in the late 1930's and are considered relatively rare.' This sword was made in 1944. It has the Dairen stamp--with the rare railroad rail stamp beneath it. This stamp is exceedingly rare. The blade measures 26 3/8" (67.0 cm) from blade tip to notch in the blade spine. Condition: This vintage World War II Japanese Mantetsu sword is in good condition. The boshi is visible on both sides of the kissaki (blade tip section). The blade edge is excellent with no mentionable nick. There are occasional tiny finish scratches, and some staining. There is some light pitting on the kissaki. This sword will polish beautifully. The blade is perfectly straight. The fittings are excellent. The habaki and the lock release button are gone. A replacement habaki can be made--let me if you want help arranging that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IJASWORDS Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 So, going through old topics to find out more about the rare "Rail Stamp" on my 1944 MANTETSU TANZO KORE. The only example I found was one I purchased from Matt a few years back. At great cost, I found and added the correct Habaki and Chuso which were missing. The sword is now complete, and is a great example of the Manchurian RS sword, complete with a blade made in China. Whilst these swords may not win first place in a beauty contest, the blade and Koshirae are very rare, and for military sword enthusiasts, an important model, of which little is written, and much is speculated. The sword is as found, with some stains from war time use, but the Nakago is very clean and well cut. Bruce has all the numbers. So I thought I would post the sword with all its components complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vajo Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 Neil you are wrong. This Sword will win every beauty contest for sure I love it. Great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinite_Wisdumb Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 Top Fella Neil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaigunto230 Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 Very interesting! @Bruce Pennington if you haven’t seen this one, all kinds of things here that you’d like: Mantetsu, stamps, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted September 26, 2021 Report Share Posted September 26, 2021 6 hours ago, MichaelSeeley said: all kinds of things here Thanks Michael! I do have that one on record. The stamps at the nakago-jiri are quite rare and not really understood. The unique fittings were dubbed 'Manchurian Rinji Seishiki' by PNSSHOGUN (Neil) and can be found in a discussion here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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