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He must have a lots of parts in stock,because it's not that easy to find the koshirae fit the blade though.

Neil I asked few of my friends who own Yasukuni sword,most of saya was metal,rarely has aluminium saya.They also think aluminium saya specail order .

Neil I think aluminium saya was lighter and more expensive than the meatl saya.Your sword has higher grade fitting and the colonel tassle ,I assume it was custom order rather than standard. Very nice!

Bruce Bill's late war type 3 Spg '44 Mnatetsu(セSe 一一四三1143) also flat nakago mune. And Another Late war Type 3 Spg '44 Mantetsu (スSu 二一九）219 ）I found out has same flat nakago mune as well. So,I guess maybe the flat nakago mune was only for Mantetsu in late war Type 3 mount?

Thoes 2 with flat nakago mune were all in late war Type 3 mount.

Bruce I'm sorry ,I thought you already know all the Kanji numbers & have the date base for the years... I would translate for you if I knew it will take you awhile to do it. 1. 昭和甲申春（1944 Spring)滿鐵鍛造之 　 セSe 二五七五2575 (Type 3 Mount) 2. 昭和壬午秋(1942 Autumn) 興亚一心 滿鐵作 ヤYa 七九79 3. 昭和葵末春(1943 Spring) 滿鐵鍛造之 エE 三六七367 4. 昭和壬午秋(1942 Autumn) 興亞一心 滿鐵作 クKu 三二七327(With leather cover) 5. 昭和壬午春(1942Spring) 興亞一心 滿鐵謹作 ウU 九九99 6. 昭和葵末春(1943 Spring) 滿鐵鍛造之 メMe 八七87 My Other 2 at my friend's place that I posted before 1.昭和甲申春（1944 Spring） 滿鐵鍛造之 セSe 一0六六1066(Type 3 Mount) 2.昭和甲申春（1944 Spring） 興亞一心 滿鐵作 （イ）I 一六四四1644（Wavy Hamon)

Neil Very nice!

Numbers

Bruce Here is my other 6 Mantetsu. 1. 昭和甲申春 滿鐵鍛造之 　 セ 二五七五 (Type 3 Mount) 2. 昭和壬午秋 興亚一心 滿鐵作 ヤ 七九(Type 98 Mount) 3. 昭和葵末春 滿鐵鍛造之 エ 三六七(Type 98 Mount) 4. 昭和壬午秋 興亞一心 滿鐵作 ク 三二七(Type 98 Mount with leather cover) 5. 昭和壬午春 興亞一心 滿鐵謹作 ウ 九九(Type 98 Mount) 6. 昭和葵末春 滿鐵鍛造之 メ 八七(Type 98 Mount)

looks good to me

looks good to me so far.

The one in type 98 mount has beautiful wavy hamon instead straight hamon .It also has black scabbard.

You were askin me if these 2 mantetsu both KOA Isshin or not ,so I post the tang to show you, type 3 is not KOA Isshin,98 is KOAIsshin.

I post the numbers on my other post already!

Bruce Type 3 without Koa Isshin.98 has.These 2 of mine are in my friend's place.I will get my others out and take some photos for you when I have time next week.

2 of mine.

Sorry for not reply your message sooner,I was out of country and very busy for about 2 month.

Neil,did you got my message/Email?

Left from top to buttom reads:陸軍卷（Army Wrap）。Right from top to bottom reads?天（Maybe abbreviation for Ten Sho Zan天照山?）and 九（Nine）.

以真铁（Use real steel）正次（Mastsugu)锻之(Forging it)

It is a Mentetsu,but I'm out for biz trip for Month.I can check the Numbers along with my other 5 Mantetsu when I get home.

   

looks like 十二月八日