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Thank you, John for that. I will see what I can find, but I know nothing on signatures.
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Do you which era this Tanba no kami Yoshimichi was? I checked Google, and it says there were more than one from 1634 to 1853. I'll show the blade.
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I have a Wakizashi and my computer crashed with the information on my sword. I would appreciate a translation and when made. Thank you
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I have a gunsui katana. Did you ever get to buy one?
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Thank you SteveM and everyone else. Great forum
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The picture of tang at top is the wrong sword. Does the the pictures of signature at the bottom say gunsui and the year made? Thank you
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I think that's what they said years ago on SFI but I lost the bookmark. Is it gunsui and does it say the year? Thanks a bunch
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I think the pictures I posted are from my Wakizashi. I got the sword out took some pictures. The tang is blank on oneside and blade is 26 inches. The scabbard is brown. Here is the signature. Thank you
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I will get it out of safe tomorrow and take new pictures. The pictures here are about 12 yrs old and I did not tag them but I think it is the gunsui blade. Above pictures are the complete inscription of both sides of the tang if it's the right ones. Thank you
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Thanks to all for your help. I posted the sword about 12 years ago on SFI which is gone now I guess. The only thing I remember was the maker not the whole translation but I think they said maker was Kane Kune or Kane Kuni or something like that.
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I posted pictures of the tang on translation page. I think it's the same sword but I didn't tag the pictures so not sure. Thank you for the replys.
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I have a sword that has a gunsui blade that has been remounted. I found some old pictures of the tang and I think it is these. Please translate them for me. Thank you
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When I showed the tang on another forum years ago they said it was a gunsui military blade by Kane Kune or Kane Kuni but they didn't reply on the era of the fittings. I still have the sword and will dig it out of the safe latter and take photos of the tang. Thank you
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I'm not knowledgeable about proper names and meanings. What would that mean in layman's terms. I believe the sword was made 1939 era and I know it is gunsui steel but are the fittings from that time frame or older? Thank you for the help. Also the handle wrapping has a hard black substance on it. Is that for waterproofing?
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Hi, it's been awhile since on was on the forum and was trying to get some information on Gunsui blade and fittings. If I remember maker was Kane Kuni or Kane Kune . I lost the pictures of the signature but have pictures of the sword. Thank you
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Thank you very much Rich S for this information. I will see what I can find out about the smith. D.Ricks
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Hello, Im starting to collect Japanese swords and no very little about them. I have searched on sites to try and read the signature but the characters are so similar I cant tell. I think the one mark is for Showa. Im not trying to get this information to sell the sword but to find out about the sword-smith or if it is a factory blade. Any help in reading the signature would be greatly appreciated. I hope the pictures are good enough. Thank you D. Ricks