CrosshairOmega Posted April 20 Report Posted April 20 Hi there. I have this type 95 blade with the fittings. The blade was acquired in the 90s from an older gentleman and is in great shape, still sharp. Was put into a different tsuka and used for kata, no backyard cutting. What you see in the photos is what you get. Please let me know if you have any questions. I'm located in Columbus, OH but I am an experienced shipper so I'm willing to ship wherever. I'm looking for 800usd before shipping OBO. If you're in the US and want to text questions, I can be reached at 614 five three seven 3386 Quote
Scogg Posted April 21 Report Posted April 21 What happened to the original and matching Type 95 fittings that this sword came with? They were with this sword very recently, but are now gone? (Tsuka, Ferrule/Fuchi, Matching Scabbard with stamp on the drag) 1 Quote
2devnul Posted April 21 Report Posted April 21 39 minutes ago, Scogg said: What happened to the original and matching Type 95 fittings that this sword came with? They were with this sword very recently, but are now gone? (Tsuka, Ferrule/Fuchi, Matching Scabbard with stamp on the drag) Stripped and sold on eBay? 1 Quote
Scogg Posted April 21 Report Posted April 21 7 minutes ago, 2devnul said: Stripped and sold on eBay? It looks like it was bought on eBay just a couple months ago in Febuary; was then stripped or parted out, and now is being sold here 1 4 Quote
Lewis B Posted April 21 Report Posted April 21 (edited) And whats up with that offset munemachi and hamachi? Edited April 21 by Lewis B 1 Quote
Scogg Posted April 21 Report Posted April 21 4 hours ago, Lewis B said: And whats up with that munemachi and hamachi? Believe it or not, that's actually correct for the aluminum hilt and wood hilt Type 95 swords. The only Japanese Sword that I'm aware of where this isn't an automatic fake identifier. It's not super well known, because it’s generally recommended that you do not take these swords apart. All the early, copper variants had aligned machi. Best, -Sam 2 Quote
Lewis B Posted April 21 Report Posted April 21 Looked like a nice package back in February. Now not so much. Sad situation if the mounts were original to the blade. 1 1 Quote
Scogg Posted April 21 Report Posted April 21 They were original Amongst the last batch produced by Iijima and one of the last few produced with a brass tsuba. The scabbard also had matching numbers. Kind of significant to someone like me... Once they get parted out and sold separately , there's no getting them back together again. -Sam 2 3 Quote
LastSamurai Posted April 21 Report Posted April 21 (edited) I really hate when people do this kind of thing! It happens on nihonto as well - recently one relatively known re-seller in the USA had stripped a sukashi ryu tsuba from authentic ryu koshirae built around, it just to sell it somewhere else... for a bit of a side profit. I understand that modern world revolves around money and samurai values are long gone, but still I believe we can agree that some things have to be appreciated the way they are. I don't mean my post as an insult to anybody, just stating the obvious. Edited April 21 by LastSamurai 1 Quote
robinalexander Posted April 21 Report Posted April 21 @CrosshairOmega Hello Zack, the OP and following member comments certainly are of interest to many on this site. Probably because we all have fundamental interest in the continuing care and preservation of all Japanese swords. And for me and many others Type 95's hold a special place. Clearly, you are free to advertise as you have, and of course you are under no obligation to provide further information or comment. That's up to you, but I for one would really like to know what happened to this sword in its recent history in the context of the above. Every pancake has two sides. Regards Rob 1 1 Quote
CrosshairOmega Posted April 22 Author Report Posted April 22 Oh wow, hi there. I didn't even see all this. A friend of mine drunk bought this off eBay a few months ago, tried to get the replaced tsuka off to put it back in the original, couldn't, sold the original tsuka, tsuba, and saya(because "the blade is glued inside", he said, wth?), told me about it recently and asked me to find a replacement for those parts because he regretted selling them and was going to have me put the blade in the repro tsuka. I got the wood tsuka off no problem, and then he told me he doesn't want to deal with it at all anymore and is having me sell it for him. Once I told him the tang doesn't have any engravings on it he just wanted to write it off completely. I told him that the mass produced models won't have that on there. So, here we are. It's pretty sad but he's a bit of a weeb and an idiot so I wasn't surprised when he told me the story. 1 1 1 Quote
robinalexander Posted April 22 Report Posted April 22 thanks Zack...appreciate your openness and honesty. My unsolicited advice? If your friend has asked you to sell it then do everything possible to make contact with the person who bought the tsuka etc and do a deal (this seems to be the universal term these days ) As I see it, what you are selling now is really not worth much. A collector won't be interested unless they have all the missing parts (UNLIKELY) and even then, its mismatched. A sword enthusiast is better buying something recently made and cheap, at least the bits would have been made together and it will cut (unlike a Type 95 blade). The person who bought the tsuka etc would be crazy not to pay a good price for the matching blade etc given they can put it all back together (or find someone who can/NMB will help there) and it will be worth a squillion more than it is now in two houses with two different people. and....you would be doing the collecting world a big favour! Rob 2 2 Quote
CrosshairOmega Posted April 22 Author Report Posted April 22 52 minutes ago, robinalexander said: thanks Zack...appreciate your openness and honesty. My unsolicited advice? If your friend has asked you to sell it then do everything possible to make contact with the person who bought the tsuka etc and do a deal (this seems to be the universal term these days ) As I see it, what you are selling now is really not worth much. A collector won't be interested unless they have all the missing parts (UNLIKELY) and even then, its mismatched. A sword enthusiast is better buying something recently made and cheap, at least the bits would have been made together and it will cut (unlike a Type 95 blade). The person who bought the tsuka etc would be crazy not to pay a good price for the matching blade etc given they can put it all back together (or find someone who can/NMB will help there) and it will be worth a squillion more than it is now in two houses with two different people. and....you would be doing the collecting world a big favour! Rob 52 minutes ago, robinalexander said: Thanks Rob! I'm going to see if I can get the buyer's info and reach out to him. Hell depending on if he'll sell it back rather than buy the sword I might just see if I can get my bud to cut his losses and reunite the sword myself! 1 Quote
Scogg Posted April 22 Report Posted April 22 With the parts you have, plus the parts pictured below. You should have a complete Type 95 gunto. Scabbard has likely been repainted since the war, but otherwise original. Like Rob has said, you would be preserving some history, it will be much easier to sell, and for more. Best of luck, -Sam 1 Quote
CrosshairOmega Posted April 22 Author Report Posted April 22 Small update. I managed to contact the buyer other pieces and offered to sell him the blade. He's going to get back to me a bit later. Fingers crossed! 2 2 Quote
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