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Hi Gordon, For now, the best I can do. Regards, Ed
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Hi Gordon, I'm currently not a home. I will try to make some good pictures and will post them soon. Regards, Ed
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Very nice sword. Regards, Ed
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Hi Mark, Thanks for your opinion! I agree with you, beautiful made rim. I am very happy with the Tsuba. Regards, Ed
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Marius, Thanks again for your advice! Best regards, Ed
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Hi Marius, Thanks for your opinion. It’s highly appreciated! The color of the tsuba is not black, only in the pictures, like you already mentioned. I like the basic style and the heavy weight. Best regards, Ed
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Hi to all, I have bought a tsuba with a three-day evaluation period. So I need some advice. It’s a heavy iron tsuba. I like the basic style of it (shoami ?). Dimensions: 7 cm diameter, the Mimi (rim) is 9 mm thick, the Hira is 4 mm thick. The asking price is 75 Euro. I have tried to take some nice pictures but the weather is very bad. Hope the quality of the pictures is good enough. What do you guys think of this tsuba? Is it a keeper or should I return it? Best regards, Ed
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Hi Chris, the only indication of a Japanese blade is the marking. Maybe other countries also used a similar type of marking and is the blade not a Japanese blade. Regards, Ed
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Hi Luke, do you think the hi is removed from the blade? Hard to tell from the pictures. 6 inch is very short.
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Maybe someone can tell if there are nco blades with a 6 inch hi. Regards, Ed
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Maybe you are right. Maybe the length of the hi can bring some light. Regards, Ed
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Hi Uwe, I’m not so sure. The marking on the blade is typical for Japanese bayonets. See added picture. I don't know if other countries also use these marking. I think the blade is reshaped by a handy guy. Regards, Ed
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Thanks for sharing! Regards, Ed
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True Deep Red. -
Thanks for your opinion. I'm glad I was on the right track with the Kyo shoami school. Regards, Ed
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Maybe the more experienced collectors can jump in? Regards, Ed
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Hi Matt, Thanks for sharing. That’s also a very fine sword. So, circular shape is a family crest, rectangular shape kanji family name? Regards, Ed
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Hi Malcolm, Thank you very much for posting. I find this very fascinating. Regards, Ed
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Thanks for all the kind replies. The quality of the fittings is beautiful and high grade when compared to my other army sword. Also, the blade is almost 5 cm (2 inch) longer. @Malcolm Do you mean that the family name of the officer is written in kanji on the mon? Does anyone have a picture of this? Regards, Ed
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Hi Brian, Christian also helped me a lot. After seeing some high resolution photos he also thinks it's an original one. To all, thanks for all the help! Best regards, Ed
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Thanks Brian!
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Hi Bruce, thank you very much! I have heard about it but for me this is the first sword where the the mon is defaced. Thanks for bringing this up. Regards, Ed
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Hi Pete, Thanks for your opinion. Regards, Ed
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Hi to all, Something to share with you. I have recently bought this Type 98 army sword. The blade is an old traditional blade, signed Bishu Osafune ???. The last part of the Nagako is cut off to fit the military mountings. On the Tsuka is a family crest but the symbol is removed. I hope you all like it. Feel free to comment. Regards, Ed
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Hi to all, As promised some better-quality photos. Still not the best quality but it’s best I can do. Regards, Ed
