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  1. Brian
    Even mass produced Gunto were still hammered/individually constructed by smiths. Only the Type 95 was machine made and stamped out and fairly uniform. The rest still vary and you can't just interchange parts and scabbards.
  2. Brian
    No need to get them authenticated. They are real. No real benefit to getting papers imho. 1st one...yes ko-kinko I think. Right Curran? Both tsuba appear to be legit and decent. Nothing too high end, but not low quality
  3. Brian
    Nice clear and well definite close-ups. Flaws always look so much worse in photos.
  4. Brian
    Has the tsuba and blade been varnished?
  5. Brian
    Not AI, they are hosted by Imgur. I am guessing it's just your wonderful Govt and their wonderful OFCOM making sure you are protected from nasty things such as images of weapons. I'm still supposed to fill in forms and checklists and make sure UK members can't buy "weapons" via pm messaging etc. You can imagine my thoughts on that.
  6. Brian
    Oh grief. That poor sword. Kids play fighting. I lean towards repro now, seeing the additional pics. The fuchi is definitely not even close to real, the blade has an odd look. Even if real, afraid it's toast now. There is no way to save this one. I actually hope it isn't real, because a long ken like that, if it was real, would have been worth a bunch before someone destroyed it. Sorry.
  7. Brian
    More pics of the blade please. It's a ken. A ceremonial type of tanto.
  8. Brian

    "Kakushitogane"

    Brian replied to Sukaira's topic in Nihonto

    That's filed, not carved, and I am pretty much 100% sure it's got nothing to do with Ichi. Likely just a marking the smith used to identify it, maybe from others while finishing it.
  9. Brian
    Phew. I was waiting for the flames
  10. Brian
    Thank you Peter, Maurice and Moriyama san!
  11. Brian
    If you check out the for sale section here, or post WTB ad, you'll likely pick up a Gunto (Showato) for that price.
  12. Brian
    Not sure when the price of Type 95's became higher than average Type 94's but proof that militaria collectors are more active/common than Japanese sword guys. That said, you could probably pick up a decent Showato that is forged but not traditionally made, for around that price fairly easily. So unless you particularly want a machine made billet sword, you may want to expand your search to the other Gunto from WW2
  13. Brian
    Has the look of decent age, no immediate red flags
  14. Brian
    Ugh....typo. Edited to shilling. Autocorrupt.
  15. Brian
    Sorry, yip...Bishu. I think this is likely Sukesada?
  16. Brian
    Pretty sure shilling is a standard practice in Japan on most auctions. Not nice...but more accepted there for some reason.
  17. Brian
    Check the top of the forum for the link to free image resizers
  18. Brian
    Bizen Osafune ju nin... Rest will be on the other side
  19. Brian
    Quite entertaining, especially for novices who don't know much about Nihonto.
  20. Brian
    Pointless giving it to any museum. They are not scarce enough to be unavailable if they want one, and most museums let items rot in the store room. That's the best way to make sure an item isn't appreciated. You'd be better off keeping it, or selling to a collector where it would be appreciated and preserved.
  21. Brian
    Agree 100% with what Sam said, also been following his stuff for a while now.
  22. Brian
    Yes...Gold membership articles are definitely a useful and likely outcome. Although people will likely share them anyways, it would be a very helpful thing. We just need some that would be enough of an incentive for people to take up the membership. Sam, I'm pretty sure your document is going to be awesome. Currently we are saving up for the $500+ needed to pay for the major update to the software. But I think that is going to be an amazing experience for everyone once done.
  23. Brian
    Fittings possibly Satsuma Rebellion?
  24. Brian
    Agree with Ray (As usual :-) )
  25. Brian
    Don't like the "pointy" end to the nakago on the one...this is usually a sign of a fake. But we would need more pics of the tang and blade to tell for sure. Left one appears genuine and old, but we do need far better pics.
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