Stephen Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 I had so intended to win this even over my budget. Life seems to always throw me a curve ball when ....or maybe just saves my azz. Think ive seen this set up once before. Enjoy https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/k1029473242? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 That's the most pristine example of a blackened set of fittings for a Type 98 I've seen. Posting this on the Type 95 Black Saya thread where we have both NCO and officer examples. Ohmura has almost identical examples on his site: http://ohmura-study.net/906.html But you're right, you don't see this very often! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNSSHOGUN Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 More here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Excellent one John! We need a pinned thread indexing these, like Warrelics has for Nick Komiya's threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bencld Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Hi all. Another one. Civilian hand guard, ito maybe replaced ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNSSHOGUN Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 There have been a few like yours with older Tsuba, so could be original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IJASWORDS Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Found this one lurking in a cupboard, even has a real gendai blade. All matching numbers. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiipu Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 9 hours ago, IJASWORDS said: Found this one lurking in a cupboard, even has a real gendai blade. All matching numbers. Out of curiosity, is the crossguard [tsuba] made of brass? If so, how would they go about darkening it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IJASWORDS Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 The fittings and tsuba are brass. My understanding is that they are plated with silver, and the silver is chemically blackened. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anfoz Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 I love the look of these silver platted fittings they are beautiful. Anyone who has one in there collection are very lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNSSHOGUN Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 A silver Kai Gunto version, haven't seen one like this before: https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/e1018268087 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smee78 Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Wow, That is very interesting. I guess I learned something new again, every time I get on the board I seem to learn new interesting things about Nihonto. So does anyone have any ideas on why they would darken the fittings on these swords? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kolekt-To Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Were darkened fittings more of a late-war phenomenon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 @PNSSHOGUN and @IJASWORDS this one at the Lanes Armmoury site seems similar. Yet the fuchi isn't blackened. From the edge, the tusba looks painted a shiny black, but with it removed, you can see it might be the silver coating you're talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNSSHOGUN Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Looks like a Bronze Tsuba, not sure about the other darkened fittings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNSSHOGUN Posted January 7, 2022 Report Share Posted January 7, 2022 8 hours ago, Kolekt-To said: Were darkened fittings more of a late-war phenomenon? Just about all examples have been in Type 98 mounts of good quality, so at least since 1938. This writing on the Tsuka is interesting: "Ginkome Nuki" - 銀古目ヌキ. It may lead to more information. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted January 25, 2022 Report Share Posted January 25, 2022 Here's one from an old post - Inherited Sword - owned by @wgt63 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 Not in great shape, and the tsuba wasn't darkened, but all the fuchi and koiguchi appear to be the darkened silver, on a custom 98. It has the flat, untwisted ito wrapping style. Not common for Army, and a nice rayskin saya cover. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oli Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 Hi, here is another: https://nihontou.jp/.../katana/1604/00.html Very exepensive 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontario_Archaeology Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Oh my why havnt I added major kawadas wak to here 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Adding a couple pics from Oliver's link: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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