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    Yep, it will probably buff out.
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    Yep, Yukinaga 1658-1661. My guess is that the Koshirae being easily damaged, would not be practical in a combat environment. So my guess is an officer with a desk job may have owned it. And used a family blade.
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    David, you have a painted wood 98 Saya, that are not common. They have a cloth wrapping over the wood before the thick paint on layers are applied.It acts as a reinforcing. One of my painted 98's pictured.
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    100% correct Brian.
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    Bruno, this Kanetoshi has only a single button, and none on the kuchigane. The Saya is salmon pink painted steel, the tsuka is not the premium wrapped and lacquered variety. Every component has matching numbers, that matches the painted assembly number on the nakago. One metal screw and one bamboo mekugi. If you want anything photographed, happy to oblige.
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    Welcome to the (Murayama) Kanetoshi fan club! Here is a July 1944, in RS mounts, with RJT star stamp. The Hamon is indeed flamboyant.
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    The Kanji on the suspicious sword are stamped in with tool like a screwdriver point, not cut or chiseled as is normally done.
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    Trystan, both the mons are on old blades. One of them has the rare extended drag.
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    A Kanehiro (Goto), no date.
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    Ok, did a double check on my Kais, and found a another mon on a menuki.
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    Dave, I can't disagree with you, but following your explanation, surely a Navy officer from a Samurai family would be more inclined to put his clan mon on his sword? None of my Minatogawas have mons, and these are senior officers that could afford it. Any way here is one of mine, on a family blade.
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    A Kai Gunto, Kanemichi, no date.
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    A Hattori Masahiro, no date, Kai Gunto.
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    I have only one Kai Gunto with a silver mon. I will photograph it tomorrow in sunlight. My only theory is that Samurai clans were land based warriors, and maritime personal were more traders and merchants. So they may not have needed mons for battle dress, as was the case for Samurai warriors.
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    Two character Nagamitsu, in 98 mounts, no stamps in date, no mune stamps .
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    Another Nagamitsu. At least the assembly number does not match the mune number 3978.
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    Bruce and Bazza are of course correct, at least keep the shingunto koshirae for the next owners. Together they are more valuable to collectors, both financially and historically.
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    Not a good idea.
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    Not picking sides, but I learn from these discussions. I don't use auction sites, unless there is guarantees, and restrict my purchases to people I trust, and preferably look at the goods in the hand.
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    Tsugunobu
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    An example of Dave's article. Shorter family blade, kurikata still in place, a suspension ring nailed on the wood saya, and would have had a leather cover over the antique saya.
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    This is a typical lower screw design, screw head one side, no corresponding hole the other.
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    Mark, thanks for reconnecting with this topic again. Your earlier research was interesting. Here are some photos that may help.
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    Bruce, could this be the same star?
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    Bruce, these 3 mune stamps are on a star stamped 1944 Kanetoshi in RS mounts. What are they?
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