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  1. 國宗 Kunimune
  2. From the markings found on Type 95 swords and other gunto, it can be observed that many sword shops holding military contracts used marks consisting of a cherry blossom outer border combined with their own symbol or abbreviation. The Nakano Shoten mark appearing here, along with the anchor mark within a cherry blossom, indicate that this was an order connected to the 水交社 (Naval Officers’ Club).
  3. 濃州住井戶秀俊作之 Nōshū jū Ido Hidetoshi saku kore
  4. 極月Gokugatsu= The last month of the year (December).
  5. It was sold for 4.2 million yen, or roughly $26,000.
  6. looks like Type 95 with iron guard.
  7. 和平以靖国 Peace through Yasukuni/For peace through Yasukuni
  8. 為” (traditional Chinese) and “为” (simplified Chinese) are two forms of the same character. You are right,the inscrib one the tang should be traditional Chinese "靖國為和平“。
  9. Hanwei(汉威) Yasukuni guntō replica by Paul Chen (陈朝波). The tang is inscribed with “靖国为和平” (“Yasukuni for peace”). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalian_Hanwei_Metal Here is one of sword with his mei
  10. Hiro arsenal's mark is kind of like gourd.
  11. Ron Here are a few examples of police gunto for your review—this type is also documented in Dawson’s book.
  12. This is an introduction to the Hiro Naval Arsenal, and it does not mention sword production. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Naval_Arsenal
  13. @Scogg @Kiipu Yes,it has matching nuimber 80849,but Dave did'nt post any photos of ser#
  14. Dave What's the ser# of your nco?
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