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Ryuminsai Kanetomo….unusual gendaito? Gunsuihaganane?
BANGBANGSAN replied to Matsunoki's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Do you have the saleroom's link for this sword? -
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Star stamped Ww2 traditionally forged
BANGBANGSAN replied to Pippo's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Yamagami Munetoshi 山上宗利. He was a Rikugun Jumei Tosho from Niigata and the brother of Yamagami Akihisa 山上昭久, who was a student of Kurihara Akihide. He also spent time at the Nihon-to Gakuin training along with his brother. -
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Attention Mantetsu Owners: A Survey
BANGBANGSAN replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Too bad ,the ser# number was scratch off. -
Attention Mantetsu Owners: A Survey
BANGBANGSAN replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Military Swords of Japan
I know, it's hard to judge. It seems the bohi can be added after the blade is done. Let's leave the welded thing out. Is the bohi custom order form Mantstsu or some smith add it later? Pobroly we will never know. -
Attention Mantetsu Owners: A Survey
BANGBANGSAN replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Peter You're right, some Mantetsu does have the cross line on the tang. I also agree anything is possible, but this one with Bohi is in doubt with more than a few people not only me. Not saying we're 100% correct though. -
Attention Mantetsu Owners: A Survey
BANGBANGSAN replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Military Swords of Japan
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Attention Mantetsu Owners: A Survey
BANGBANGSAN replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Military Swords of Japan
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Attention Mantetsu Owners: A Survey
BANGBANGSAN replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Bruce This one is rewelded the cut off Mantetsu tang with another blade like the one I post a few days ago,but better work. -
Your sword seems to made around July 1939. I agree with Steve, that tassel is a repro.
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Attention Mantetsu Owners: A Survey
BANGBANGSAN replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Military Swords of Japan
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Attention Mantetsu Owners: A Survey
BANGBANGSAN replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Military Swords of Japan
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Any comprising photos of the early one and the standard one?
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Kim Jong-un (金正恩)‘s 金 Kim .Could be owner's name .
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Cool!Seems 藤原岸永 use 正清 mei when he works at 湊川神社。Use 正永 at 七生刀鍛煉道場 when making the Army contract sword.
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Help with mei on beat up Type 98
BANGBANGSAN replied to JustinJustin's topic in Military Swords of Japan
昭和十七年 1942 Smith 兼光 Kanemitsu Owner 岡田 Okada -
I don't recall seeing any of Nagamitsu and Emura's swords have Star stamps. Those blades were made by many training smiths under the name of 長光 and 江村, some are better than the others, the quality may vary ,maybe because of that, the Army does not supply them Tamahagane. So, even the swords were traditionally made Gendaito ,it still can't receive the Amry star stamp since not using 玉鋼。
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Attention Mantetsu Owners: A Survey
BANGBANGSAN replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Military Swords of Japan
@Bruce Pennington @Kiipu Found something interesting. This 1941 昭和辛巳春 the 13th series ワ375, has Suya tsuba numbered H 一六二 マ. And the other 1941 昭和辛巳春 the 14th series カ353, it also has Suya tsuba numbered H 二二二 マ, only 60 numbers apart. Maybe they used the same batch parts from Suya. What do you guys think? -
Attention Mantetsu Owners: A Survey
BANGBANGSAN replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Military Swords of Japan
No,I hasn't done that yet. -
Bruce It use the same Chinese Lunar year as Mantetsu,just without 昭和。So,really is 昭和癸未春 Showa 18th years(四月)
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瑞峯造 Zuiho Made 癸未四月(1943 April)
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John I visited the west point museum in 2016. Took some photos of Yamashita's sword, I don't see Kamon on it.
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Bruce Those are Type 30 bayonet