BANGBANGSAN Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 (edited) Type 25 Edited February 4 by BANGBANGSAN 2 Quote
John C Posted February 4 Author Report Posted February 4 (edited) That's interesting. I'm curious if any particular stamp, mark, or design feature was included to differentiate those from ones used in Japan. And are these counted in the 17,000 or so specimens that are commonly associated with the Meiji 25 serial number range? John C. Edited February 4 by John C added content Quote
Kiipu Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 John & Trystan, those Australian swords were made to a British pattern. See the 2nd edition of F&G way towards the back. Will get a page number later on. 1 Quote
John C Posted February 5 Author Report Posted February 5 Thank you, Thomas. I briefly thumbed through my 1st edition and could not find a reference (probably just missed it). Let us know the chapter or page number when you get a chance. John C. Quote
Kiipu Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 See "Japanese-made sword for Australian military use" on pages 276 to 277. Fuller, Richard, and Ron Gregory. Japanese Military and Civil Swords and Dirks. Howell Press, 1997. 1 Quote
Scogg Posted April 12 Report Posted April 12 Another example on eBay https://ebay.us/m/Ox8mXy 3 Quote
John C Posted April 12 Author Report Posted April 12 Thanks, Sam. He must have just put it up because I checked yesterday! 5406 is new to the list. Interestingly, it's closest number, 5419, uses the same stamp. John C. 2 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted May 2 Report Posted May 2 John, After re-reading Nick's document, he mentions that after 2 years, problems with the 25 were identified and fixes proposed, but he says that he didn't know if any of them were actually applied. I have not looked at the 25s enough to say for sure, but I think the first one was never made, right? "Improvement request 1 A button to free the sword from the scabbard was located on the backstrap of the grip, but this position being exposed to falling rain, let the rain seep into the grip from around the button, which further led to the scabbard filling with water and causing the blade to rust. In addition, the spring effect of the Chuso lock got weaker and soon would not suffice to hold the blade in the scabbard. So the idea was to eliminate water entry by discontinuing the unlock button and instead adopt leafsprings attached to the mouth piece of the scabbard, like the construction applied to bayonet scabbards, which hold the blade and prevent slipping out of the scabbard." Quote
John C Posted May 2 Author Report Posted May 2 To my knowledge, this never happened with the Meiji 25. Instead, they added those features to the new Type 32 as a replacement. I have a snippet of an article that describes the release button still being at the top of the backstrap as late as serial number "16xxx." John C. 3 Quote
Kiipu Posted May 2 Report Posted May 2 3 hours ago, John C said: I have a snippet of an article that describes the release button still being at the top of the backstrap as late as serial number "16xxx." FYI, Eric's sword is serial number 16416. Extract of his postmarked letter of 1999-0202 is below. Hope this helps in your research. Quote The serial number of my Type 25 is 16416. I found it in a junk shop about three years ago, you never know what you’re going to find! 1 Quote
John C Posted May 2 Author Report Posted May 2 Thank you, Thomas. Yes. I have it recorded as 16416 with copies of the stamps that were also in the Banzai newsletter. John C. 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted Wednesday at 01:45 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 01:45 PM John, Won't add to your survey, but I thought it interesting to maybe see a guy with a 25. Posted by @Nazar HERE. 1 Quote
John C Posted Wednesday at 02:37 PM Author Report Posted Wednesday at 02:37 PM (edited) Kind of thought so too when I saw it, Bruce. John C. Edited Wednesday at 02:39 PM by John C 1 Quote
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