Hastur
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Ya the coloration would suggest some serious heat was applied, interestingly more so on one side then another. Patina solves all problems on that note, true enough
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Thanks it seems pretty good for such a late date. I would probably not trust the steel quality if it wasn't signed XD.
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New term for me I'll have to research it thanks for the heads up. It's too bad scabbard fittings for this type are a pain to find. The only showato I have ever owned to show off the kissaki prominently anyhow, So it has its purpose.
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Pictures up! note the non sharpened first few inches of blade, not as crude as my field sharpened type 32 though.
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Interesting, Would they soften the steel to reshape it usually? Would that severely weaken the steel in that area? The tsuka has no burnt smell whatsoever and seems to be fitted decently.
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Don't worry pics will be incoming anyhow XD, it's in decent shape other than the odd polish (blade sharpness only starts about 4 inches past the habaki and it a plateau) before that. Thanks for the translation and discolor source guys!
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Ah sorry about that, I'll try to get better pictures tonight.
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Its the greenish blue line that runs about midway down. marks the difference between the "burnt" end and the regular colored part.
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Hello! I noticed that the tang on this late war gunto has what looks like heat discoloration on the Nakago, I have only seen similar marks on Kai gunto Nakago before. Does anyone have any ideas on the reason for it? Reshaped Nakago perhaps? Also it is a bit hard to see but is anyone familiar with the makers signature as well? Cheers guys!
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Thanks all I'll start researching from there!
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No worries in that regard I have no intention of polishing it in my lifetime (too many machined gunto to collect) but as the best in my collection I like to know what lifespan the blade has. Anyhow I am researching the hamon and am guessing Notare but I'm a beginner. Any thoughts on a time period and smith or smith style? The rest of the signature is cut off so are there other trademark identifiers on the blade itself that could help? Also there are small black spots on top of the yakiba, is this a form of nie?
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The polish is pretty good there are just a few micro nicks on the edge and the tip is a bit rounded (about 1mm or so), so if any get bigger it is comforting to know I have a few polishes left to go as far as the future goes.
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Alright I tried my best to get some better pictures of the Hamon and some of the trouble spots where the yakiba gets close to the edge. I am wondering if it looks polished down and whether it is on its last life polish wise or if the distance between the edge and the untempered part of the blade is normal for its size (16 inch).
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Also does the blade look tired to you guys? There seems to be a decent shelf on the ha machi but the mune machi is extremely short.
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Interesting, would any certain pictures paint a clearer picture? There are these barcode like marks on the nakago above the signature, are these the polishers marks?
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So does anybody have any way to help identify? I can provide more pictures if you let me know what you need.
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Thanks, I was glad the polish survived the journey. What kind of hataraki would you label it as? I am trying to find some way to identify the specific smith by style since the name is cut off... all that is left is the Bizen marks.
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Here are some close ups of the blade along with the flaws it has. It seems mostly to be bad welds and a small blister. Hopefully you can see the activity too.
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Other than a few specks of wear that did not survive the bone scraping technique under the Habaki it was quite good. More pictures to come any tips on getting correct lighting and angles to show activity?
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Hello all, Been a while since I last posted but here are some more pictures of another sword in my collection. A Bizen sword I believe that was remounted during the war by a well to do officer. Let me know what you think, one point of note is that the back notch is extremely small; perhaps a few millimeters in height.
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they handle well and are very stout for a calvary sabre, very little flex in them compared to my European examples.
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The blade seems pretty good, has the same sharpening marks on my type 32 as well. The nut and sheath utterly confound me but the tip on it seems undamaged at the least and I have owned far worse "repair" jobs... one of my previous buys had someone take a belt sander to get rid of a nick... but only sanded that one section leaving a noticeable dip in the blade
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Thanks for the tool name IJA, and ya they are pretty well made as far as sabers go. Very stout compared to some European ones in my collection and the checkered grips are a nice touch. I heard that the models with blued grips saw active service in ww2 although I may be wrong on that.
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Do you know why that tool specifically is called? Thanks.
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Ohmura has great articles on these as well, I can't for the life of me find out how he took apart the crab eye bolts in the handle. I wonder if there's a tool for the job.
