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Hi Neil, I'm not sure if the blade is made of stainless steel. It looks stainless but I can't explain the black stains. My other Kai gunto is made of stainless steel and doesn't show the black stains. Regards, Ed
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I will do a search. Thanks for your reply Stephen. Regards, Ed
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Hi Bruce, there is indeed no navy arsenal stamp. I don't know if it is gendaito. Don't know how to determine. Best regards, Ed
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and some more pictures. Best regards, Ed
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Hi to all, Today, I have bought my second Kai Gunto sword. Marked Tenshozan tanrenjo saku, showa 15 nen 11 gatsu kichi (1940 November, a lucky day). It's in perfect condiction. Just to share my excitement. Here are the pictures. Hope you all like it. Feel free to comment. Best regards, Ed
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Hi Stephen, that is a very nice Tsuba. What are the dimensions? Best regards, Ed
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Ww2 Showa Blade And Fittings But With Hamon
EdWolf replied to matthew's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
I’m with Peter and Chris. The blade does look much older. The two mekugi-ani doesn’t make sense when this piece is a ww2 example. Regards, Ed -
Hi Rich, During my search for information I came by this site. A lot of useful information. Thanks for sharing. Regards, Ed
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Thanks Piers for your explanation. Best regards, Ed
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Hi John, After trying a few translations you start to recognize the more frequently used Kanji characters. I find it very satisfying to solve the little puzzles. Thanks again. Al the best, Ed
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Hi John, Thanks for filling in the gaps. Very impressive! This was my first try. It's really fun to do. Thanks again. Best regards, Ed
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Hi to all, Reading sword appreciation papers is one magic thing for me. To upgrade my skills I was practicing trying to read an example. But after a few hours searching the internet and reading books I still can’t figure out the boshi and the hamon part (only a small part). Can someone please help me? Thanks in advance. Best regards, Ed
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Very impressive! Regards, Ed
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Interesting document. Thanks for sharing! Regards, Ed
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What Do You Guys Consider Hq Fittings For Gunto
EdWolf replied to Nihontocollector19's topic in Military Swords of Japan
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What Do You Guys Consider Hq Fittings For Gunto
EdWolf replied to Nihontocollector19's topic in Military Swords of Japan
This Gunto type 98 also with nice fittings is my latest addition. Regards, Ed
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maybe sōshū ju norikuni 相州住憲國 ? Regards, Ed
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I have experienced that removing paint with acetone works best with paint which is not to old. If the paint is applied more than say 20 - 30 years ago the results will be disappointing and the effect will be limited. Regards, Ed
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Hi Marius, Thanks for your reply. Tsuba collecting is a complex world. Next time I will use Shoami You have taught me in another thread that Shoami is a kind of grab bag. That’s why I tried to be more specific. Do you also find the two kogai shaped hitsu-ana fascinating? Regards, Ed
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Hi Gordon, I have managed to take a better picture of the nakago. Hope the quality is good enough. Is it possible to post pictures of the tanto and the katana? I’m trying to find more information about Masashige and I am interested in seeing other work by him. Thanks in advance! Best regards, Ed
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Hi to all, I have found another Tsuba I would like to share with you. Because of the symmetrically balanced shape I believe this is an Owari Tsuba. I can be totally wrong. Please be gentle ???? I found it interesting to see that both ryo-hitsu are Kogai shaped. With my limited knowledge I think this is an Edo period (early?) Tsuba. There are some gold colored markings visible. Hope you like it. Feel free to comment. Best regards, Ed
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Hi Stephen, That Saya looks very nice! BTW, also nicely displayed. Regards, Ed
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Hi Robert, Thanks. Yes, the Kodzuka is sweet. I think the overall look of this sword is very nice. Maybe not for the experienced collectors but I like it a lot. And that’s what counts Go koto? I don’t know. Maybe one of the other members can tell. As a novice collector I’m still confused even after reading several books and a daily visit to this forum. Regards, Ed
