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Absolutely stunning swords Butch. Love the rayskin scabbards on gunto swords ,just never see them come up for sale here that often . The hamon on the Sukehiro is beautiful ,as are the mounts and officers tassel.....great sword . Look forward to more pics of second sword Thanks for sharing them . Ian

Thanks so much for sharing Matsunoki. There are some really interesting swords and rare Japanese militaria that rarely show up in the U.K ,and as you say easier to obtain without the dreaded shipping problems .

Can't help with the mei but really fantastic find Paul and it looks to be in untouched original condition . Such a pleasing sugata Congratulations ..bet you smiled to yourself on that journey home .

Thankyou Bruce for posting these ,really good of you. Regards Ian

Bruce I have a Hizen "Kanemoto "star stamped gendaito .Its dated 1943 with the NA stamp and another on the mune . The tsuba, seppas ,spring catch etc all marked T20 . My pictures are too large to post here so I tried sending them to your email with no success .Have you an alternate one so I can send thrm to you and maybe you can add them here . Real interesting reading ,thanks all of you for taking the time to do this. Ian

Excellent resource Chris,it's a lot of info on swords,sayas etc. Thanks for the link. Hope you're well. Regards Ian Bellis

Would this be carried by a pilot? Or airstaff ground personal,I haven't seen many air related swords, apart from suicide daggers. Who would wear it. Thanks Thomas. Ian Bellis

Never seen it,but glad you posted it,a lovely dirk,thanks for sharing. Regards Ian Bellis

Must have posted wrong, The top sword is by kuniie, it has a leather sword cover,but type 98 saya in grass green,can't upload bigger picture, sorry Thomas,and Kevin for poor photo, It is a leather saya though, then 2 type 98 sayas. It was only to give an idea.

Sorry for poor picture,but leather covered sword. Regards Ian Bellis

Hi Glad you got your sword,a good start. The paint on the nakago,is probably assembly marks,encountered in blue,yellow,red, it helped parts assembly of tsuba, and tsuka,handle etc,at the selected outfitters. I believe this is their purpose. As for parts you could have a leather saya made,it's cheaper and will look good if made well. Leather sayas turn up,but really it's a hit and miss,finding one that fits. I personally think leather sayas are excellent and yours definitely had one, the saya is textbook for leather covering. The habaki looks an older type,than many ww2 swords I have seen,but I don't know, as the smith is unfamiliar. The label you refer to is a sword part shop,they appear on painted sayas sometimes. I hope you get the saya covered, and the sword looks decent. Good luck and best regards. Ian Bellis

I'm having trouble bidding on ebay, I need a good trustworthy nmb member who will buy a sword for me, and ship it here without any trouble, ie with relevant numbers for customs. Please help. Ian Bellis

Excellent work,love the mystery surrounding Muramasa,and the fear ensued in tokugawa ieaysu being cut by a yari..and so on. His swords are beautiful like masamunes purity,muramasas mystical evil gives magic to something already magical,the Japanese sword. Thanks , I enjoyed reading and seeing swords I never hoped to see. Best regards Ian Bellis

Beautiful sword Travis I wish my budget was near this,a lovely shape, and nice write up, Owazamono and high rating,who could ask for more Good luck, sorry I can't afford it. Regards Ian

Price?