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PNSSHOGUN replied to Elias6677's topic in General Nihonto Related Discussion
There are many options at this price, if you're prepared to pay that amount it could be a better idea to travel to Japan to inspect some first class swords in hand. -
Yes, it is indeed a Koa Isshin Mantetsu sword. Nice to have the surrender label still mostly intact.
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My only thought is a field made example.
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Hi Yonie, welcome to the forum. There is a useful instructional video on how to remove the Tsuka, make sure the small peg is removed and go slow without using excessive force.
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There are some better photos and discussion over on the WA forum, it's rather unlikely to be a genuine Rai Kunimitsu sword: https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/forum/ken-jasper-international-militaria-forums/Japanese-militaria-forum/15628044-thoughts-on-this-bring-back-sword
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https://www.samuraishokai.jp/sword/19166.html
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Nice looking sword, my immediate thought was also Sue Bizen from the Sugata and Nakago-jiri. It seems these short Gunto were not always for pilots, tank crews, submarines, hot air balloonists etc etc, and were simply made to the whims of the officer. In the thread below you can see many period photos showing full size swords being used by pilots and tank crews.
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An example with five strands, not sure what dictated the number of chains. One imagines these multi strand examples were inspired by old Tachi hangers, like on the National Treasure Hojo and Uesugi Tachi Koshirae.
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Great to see you back
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Appears to be a "Sam Browne" clip type from the missing bottom attachment. It's difficult to say with these as original Japanese types have been found with the clip.
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That may have been a trick of the light/frame rate, in other slow motion videos of cutting the blade only flexes side to side once it contacts an object.
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Let's not get too carried away, it's clearly the number "8" used as an assembly mark.
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Unless it is really cheap (hundreds of dollars), best to wait for something better to come along. This is really crude and doesn't really offer much else beyond the size.
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Hi Bruce, the full inscription reads 夛賀大明神 - Taga Daimyōjin and the blade was made in the mid 1930's by Kojima Kanetoki.
