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Post by shurite7 on Dec 25, 2023 5:01:01 GMT
Thanks in advance.
Chris
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Post by mrstabby on Dec 25, 2023 8:51:25 GMT
Hi, welcome. You have posted this in the wrong subforum, next time post it in "general discussion/japanese swords", more of the right people will see it there. I have already asked the mods to move the thread, so it should appear in the right spot soon.
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Post by Jussi Ekholm on Dec 25, 2023 9:34:17 GMT
I believe it would be 昭和癸未春 - 1943 spring
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Post by shurite7 on Dec 27, 2023 4:58:02 GMT
I believe it would be 昭和癸未春 - 1943 spring Thanks for your reply. Do you know of anyone who can possibly give more information? If need be, I can take better pictures.
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Post by yose on Dec 27, 2023 10:47:53 GMT
What about the other side of the tang?
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Post by shurite7 on Dec 31, 2023 4:08:51 GMT
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Post by shurite7 on Dec 31, 2023 4:24:25 GMT
Hopefully this helps
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Post by milkey1126 on Dec 31, 2023 5:38:26 GMT
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Post by yose on Dec 31, 2023 15:44:53 GMT
満鉄 鍛造 之 mantetsu tanzō kore
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Post by shurite7 on Jan 1, 2024 5:40:14 GMT
Thanks for the replies.
Is this blade a Kōa Issin-tō or Amakusamaru? According to this website, ohmura-study.net/712.html, it looks like it was an officers blade.
Does anyone know of a place that sells the grip and guard assembly?
What does the character mean in this pic? It looks similar the character for "death".
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Post by larason2 on Jan 2, 2024 21:21:52 GMT
It would use standard gunto mounts, as they're called. You can get authentic ones, say on ebay, but they'd be fairly expensive (but not terribly), and usually they need some restoration to look good. Then you would also need to adapt them to your piece. You can also buy modern reproductions, these would look new, and would be much less expensive. However, you'd still need to adapt them to your blade. It is a skill to restore these pieces, then repatinate them authentically. Ford Hallam has a number of videos with tips and tricks for doing it. I can help a bit with the process too. Usually the pieces are brass, and they just need to be cleaned down to bare metal and repatinated, say with some fine charcoal. You can use the Japanese Iron patina, which isn't too hard to mix up. Of course, you can do this with reproduction pieces too. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GuntōNot necessarily endorsing True Katana (don't have any experience with them), but this is what replica koshirae would look like. All entry level Chinese swords use the same koshirae, which can sometimes be ordered independently. www.truekatana.com/products/20981/wwii-japanese-type-98-army-shin-gunto-officer-s-swordI'd redo the tsuka with proper wood, rayskin and silk ito/wrapping, but here's an example of what is available: www.aliexpress.com/item/32272435596.html
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Post by yose on Jan 3, 2024 10:24:51 GMT
Thanks for the replies.
Is this blade a Kōa Issin-tō or Amakusamaru? According to this website, ohmura-study.net/712.html, it looks like it was an officers blade.
Does anyone know of a place that sells the grip and guard assembly?
What does the character mean in this pic? It looks similar the character for "death".
The photo is quite blurred. A focused photo may help in deciphering the writing. NMB might be a forum to ask such questions as well.
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