Kiipu Posted January 9 Report Posted January 9 19 hours ago, Rawa said: Fine translation Thanks for checking the translation. I cheated and used "Google Translate" for the English text! Google Translate I have updated the translation to include the corrections above and added English Imperial units. Quote
Scogg Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 Finally found one for you @Bruce Pennington 1 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 23 Author Report Posted January 23 22 minutes ago, Scogg said: Finally found one for you Thanks, Sam! I realize this is at the Vegas Gun Show. Is it too late for photos of the overall blade and fittings for the file? @Kiipu @BANGBANGSAN 1 Quote
BANGBANGSAN Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 11 minutes ago, Bruce Pennington said: Thanks, Sam! I realize this is at the Vegas Gun Show. Is it too late for photos of the overall blade and fittings for the file? @Kiipu @BANGBANGSAN Here you go 1 1 Quote
Kiipu Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 ミ一二九 41st series 満鐵鍛造之 with 南 inspection mark 昭和癸未春 1943 Spring 1 Quote
Scogg Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 Here’s a couple that I took. The only mantetsu that I’ve found here 1 2 Quote
John C Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 @Bruce Pennington I apologize up front if this has been posted before. Thomas sent me a document re: a pic of a meiji 25, however it also had mantetsu pics in it. John C. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted February 1 Author Report Posted February 1 1 hour ago, John C said: mantetsu pics in it. No worries, John! I do have that one already, and really appreciate that your checked with me to make sure. Quote
John C Posted February 2 Report Posted February 2 @Bruce Pennington Bruce: This one just popped up on showa22. You might have it already if he's reselling one. https://www.ebay.com/itm/236612905534? John C. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted February 3 Author Report Posted February 3 15 hours ago, John C said: You might have it already if he's reselling one. Yes, looks like he had it up for sale in Dec '25. Must not have met his reserve for the auction. Thanks, John! Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted February 9 Author Report Posted February 9 @Lawrence_Lee requested the latest version of the Mantetsu Survey chart. All are welcome to it. Over 445 blades now! See attached. kiipu-mantetsu serial numbers (rev1).docx 3 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted Sunday at 05:03 AM Author Report Posted Sunday at 05:03 AM @Kotetsu1959 Thanks Roy! That is only the 4th "HO" series blade I have seen. I appreciate that. Is this yours? If so, could we get a shot or two of the overall blade and fittings? Quote
Kotetsu1959 Posted Sunday at 03:16 PM Report Posted Sunday at 03:16 PM Here you are Bruce! The tuba is the thick, heavy open work style, with only two seppa. There is a leather combat cover, so the saya is obscured. I will post a second Mantetsu I have from Spring of ‘42 shortly. Enjoy your Sunday! Ray 1 Quote
Kotetsu1959 Posted Sunday at 03:33 PM Report Posted Sunday at 03:33 PM This later Mantetsu shows how the solid tsuba details have melted away relative to the earlier open work tsuba example. Instead of a cat scratch habaki, you have a more rudimentary one. Also, the ray skin in this latter example is artificial. Ray Quote
Kotetsu1959 Posted Sunday at 04:40 PM Report Posted Sunday at 04:40 PM One more aspect to note is the sword and fittings all bear the assembly number “13.” The quality of Mantetsu blades remained high throughout production, but early examples do show more individual attention to detail. Ray 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted Sunday at 06:04 PM Author Report Posted Sunday at 06:04 PM Thanks again, Ray! Another good one. Quote
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