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SOLD! With donation made to the board. Will archive in a day or two. Thanks to the buyer, and to those who showed interest, All the best, -Sam

1 old Japanese tachi available. This fine tachi would make an important addition to any collection. This 17th Century tachi is adorned with extraordinary kinzogan (gold inlay) fittings. The tsuka has a fine leather wrap instead of silk. The large iron tsuba has stamped designs. The blade is papered by the NBTHK. This suriage tachi is attributed to Echizen Kanenori. The paper was issued Oct. 14, 2022. There are 4 mekugi-ana in the nakago. The blade nagasa is 26.7 inches (67.8 cm). Additional photos available. CONDITION: This old Japanese tachi sword is in perfect polish. Included in this package is the original tachi koshirae with wood tsunagi, and shirasaya. $7500 obo (plus shipping). shipping available to anywhere in the world --Matthew Brice https://stcroixblades.com/product/old-Japanese-tachi-sword-antique-samurai-nihonto-nbthk-paper/

Hi Yonie, welcome to the forum. There is a useful instructional video on how to remove the Tsuka, make sure the small peg is removed and go slow without using excessive force.

Hi, I phoned Czerny’s, and they explained that shipping antique items abroad from Italy requires permission from the Ministry of Culture, regardless of whether the destination is inside or outside the European Community. So don’t worry, it’s just the Italian bureaucracy...

Can someone help me identify the value of my sword,i can't take off the handle its too tuck in. Thank you.

OMG - from the Stevie Wonder school of tsuba decoration. I love the lopsided seppa-dai [Not] Well it is a lot cheaper than the estimates, but still way over the odds, on Mercari https://jp.mercari.com/item/m52104238755 identical images.

Mark I will take the hard bound one that you have for $250. Please contact me when you get back home. Thank you. MikeR

It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that a shingunto enroute to me from Japan has been stolen from the USPS Chicago Distribution Center on April 20, 2026. The package left US Customs on April 20 at 9.16am, and into the USPS Chicago Distribution Center. Progress with the delivery stopped after that, and the USPS isn't able to find my package after over a week. What's ironic is that this sword was ordered before the Trump tariffs of April 2025, and was stuck in Japan due to EMS being down for the last year. So I've been waiting for it since then, and my first sword delivery since EMS resumption gets stolen at USPS. So, I ask if you could all keep an eye out for a long 28.5" mumei shingunto with papers to Dotanuki. The sword description and photos are as follow: Nagasa = 72.42cm or 28.51" Base width: approx. 2.9 cm Base thickness: approx. 0.6 cm Tip width: approx. 1.9 cm Tip thickness: approx. 0.4 cm Blade weight: 703.4 g Curvature: 1.21 cm The hamon is a subtle wavy gunome, and the tang has 2 mekugi ana. Most importantly, the seppa and tsuba all have a kanji eleven "十一" numbering on them. It also comes with a gold foil 2 piece habaki. Please inform the police that this is stolen property if you encounter this sword on an online listing on being sold in a store or trade show.

Mods ok to close this, as a board member was kind enough to send me the required info. Thanks again to them for being so helpful!

Ed, that is probably a question for the military members, not so much for the translation section. Generally, a dark background is providing a better contrast.

Nothing unnormal there. Just the nakago with some welding flaws or some of the nickelplating. Its paper under the samegawa.

Hello to all. Just joined the site and am looking forward to learning more about Japanese military edged weapons.

Just a short follow up, I agreed with Samurai Museum Berlin to display the blade for two more years (until June 2028) in there so that you all have the chance to see it .

To go along the lines of my post in the General Tassels thread, I have done the same for the other tassels, hopefully this will help when determine real vs fake.

This mess is up for auction with an estimate of $1500- $3000. It already has three bids. You can see the whole listing here: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/231078630_sword-fittings-tsuba-sword-guard-inscribed-with-made-by-omi-kami-goyo-with-a-copper-base-osaka-osaka

Good luck