Greetings all,
I acquired this Type 94 mounted sword recently with an extended ishizuke. Usually these have the same markings and the patent number "213917," associated with the Wakase shop in Tokyo. F & G say that "all examples found ... have identical markings."
Well, here's one that's different -- in both shape and markings. One side appears to have an abbreviated version of the usual Wakase script, the other side is unmarked. There is no patent n