TRANSLATION ASSISTANCE FOR TYPE 95 HABAKI STAMPS

[Bazza]

The day started well with a call from an acquaintance saying he had "two Japanese Samurai swords" from an estate amongst a pile of guns.  Hope swells eternal in the human breast, so I had joyous visions as I drove to his house.  Well, would you believe it!  Two of the worst looking Type 95s I have seen.  I don't want to belabour the faithful about the dreadful condition these were in, approaching zero value wall-hangers, but I have a question about seemingly genuine habaki stamps on one of the swords that I think may have been a genuine Type 95, except that the flag reminded me of a Chinese origin?  I would be grateful for an opinion on this as well as a translation of the two kanji under thr flag.

 

With thanks,

BaZZa.

aka Barry Thomas.

 

[John C]

Barry:

Tenno "The Emperor" or "heavenly Sovereign"

 

John C.

Edited September 29 by John C
added info

[PNSSHOGUN]

One would imagine a fake.

[robinalexander]

Also Imo fake Baz.

 

The only numbers I am used to seeing in that area are on the blade just above the habaki but only occasionally on coppers (see Pattern 1 pic). Everything else,  IMO buyer beware and never flags.

 

 

I could list many other 'problems' with it but I think your aware of those.

 

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[Brian]

Very fake unfortunately.

[Rawa]

True wrong bohi 

[lonely panet]

The brass/bronze cast tsuka is the biggest issue. 

 

They where never made in this material 

[Bruce Pennington]

I once started wondering if these could actually have been made/used for Chinese forces in the war, but quickly realized that wasn't possible.  The stamps are clearly fake.  If the Chinese forces were making these for their troops, they wouldn't have put Iijima, Gifu, Kokura, etc stamps on them.  These are trying to claim they were made in Seki by Japanese firms - which is impossible due to everything about them being wrong.

 

So, long story, short - one of the many fakes in this style.