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Wifey decided to get me a real Christmas present this year - a really nice Type 8/19 with a Naohiro combat blade! It's the one John showed us on another thread, but don't worry, I didn't pay that price! Just a normal market price. I love the finely done double bohi. The blade is immaculate, and I like the double ashi.

 

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One down, one more to go!  Do I detect a master plan at work here?  Let me guess, a stamped Masayuki?

 

Apart from this Naohiro, the WWII tosho Iijima Masayuki of Yamanashi and Tokyo is the only other smith that I know of who used a stamp for his mei.

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Very nice! I like that it has a traditional blade in it. Most of those I see for sale have machine made blades. This one shines... on every level!

I don't think it's traditional.  Ohmura calls them Zohei-to, which it think literally means "factory sword."  But at the time, late 1800's to early 1900's, they were state of the art, and hardened edge.

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Very nice! I like that it has a traditional blade in it. Most of those I see for sale have machine made blades. This one shines... on every level!

Not traditional but of a superior grade of machine made, the overall finish and Horimono are good enough to be on a traditional blade but that was simply the standard of the day. I'm not sure when "Zohei-To" production ended for officer blades but all I have seen were either in Kyu Gunto, higher quality Type 94 or early Type 98 koshirae.

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Very, very nice piece Bruce! For a machine made, that blade looks well crafted!

Yes, the smith obviously put some time and effort into it. I'm just really happy it was available right when I was looking for one!

 

BTW - the seller was Sohei Swords. Anyone know who he is? Is he an NMB member?

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