Last-Samurai

Thanks Thanks Thanks for your help and spending time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope to give something back..... Greetings from Germany Last-Samurai

So i can be sure that all pieces of this sword were made after 1945, is that right? Thanks for help !!!!!! Greetings

Thanks pcfarrar and Tokaido for helping me with the ebay problem.

I have a german ebay account. I hate this sentence from ebay, refering to see http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190245187155 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear User: Unfortunately, access to this particular item has been blocked due to legal restrictions in some countries. We are blocking your viewing in an effort to prevent restricted items from being displayed. Regrettably, in some cases, we may prevent users from accessing items that are not within the scope of said restrictions because of limitations of existing technology. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause, and we hope you may find other items of interest on eBay. Thank You. Hit the return button to return to the previous page. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Does somebody know how to turn this off???, and to see the item?

Brian, I paid 230 € (340 US $), is it to much? Thanx for help!

The riddle is exposed, a hard work... The oil was not on the tang as i opened it, i used oil. Here are the pics! Seems to me the tang was scrapped off. A note that it was stolen????? Greetings

It is not a wooden peg, it is iron and dificult to put it out. I tried with a screwdriver and a hammer. To understand it the right way, to know if the sword is made before 1945 the mekugi has to be put out??? Is that right??The pics I uploaded gave no answer to the question how old the sword is? Greetings

Sorry, it took a while...looking up the wikiped. Japanese translations How to open the mekugi ? On the habaki and the saya there are no numbers, i never tried to look under the tsuka, i had never done this before...

Hello users! Two weeks ago I bought this sword of a men who told me that this an old Japanese officier sword made after 1904, he told me.I am collecting antiques of all kind since many years. As this sword appeared to me as an old piece, i bought it. Is this a Kyu-gunto russo-Japanese sword made 1904-1945 ????? Naval or army use?? for decorative use? a rare piece? condition? value? It is 86 cm long, and non sharp. Any ideas or informations to this object are welcome!!!! & Greetings Last-Samurai

Thanx Carlo Giuseppe Tacchini! Hope this is defintely!!) Greetings to Italy! I am also interested of other opinions referring the question how old the gunbai is? Maybe the members need better pics?? Let me know Greetings Last-Samurai

Maybe it is a stupid question, but could it be that this metal item is radioactive???? I bought it from a man, who had bought it in hiroshima maybe twenty years ago. Sorry for my bad english! Greetings Last-Samurai

I was there, sorry i had not entered forum for a long time. It was brilliant!The weather was bad. It is worth to go there, big big big fireworks. Greetings Last-Samurai

Does somebody know the Japanese word of this????? Will try to search the internet of items like this, but without a Japanese word for it..... I am not sure if that item shown on the pics is Japanese and also old?,a true war item or replic?,it is about 20 inch long, perhaps somebody could help me? Greetings

Are there any other ideas or facts? Greetings

Have a look at the other pics,below I tried to show them all maybe moderator can help me. I attached all files and only two can be seen at once, for the others you have to click on the download icons,sorry. Has all of it to be polished?? I was thinking only to let the blade be polished.Or isn`t this enough? Greetings

Here are some pics of it, it is 11,6 cm x 28,3 cm I am not sure if has to be polished, and if it is more of value when it is polished. Long time ago i posted it on an german board and a member gave me lots of hints about the origin. The member said: KAEI SHICHI NEN ? GATSU FUJIWARA HISAYUKI SAKU. I had contact a trader of Japanese weapons in germany.For asking what polishing costs. He said he would give me 400 € for the yari, and said yari polishing does cost 1000 €.But I do not trust in him. For 1000 euro i would not sell it!!!! It is in a showcase in my livingroom and sometimes I think of the spirit of that weapon and that times... It is an interesting object ,as it is possible, that this yari was used at the time when the americans landed in Japan. And the fact that Japan is so so far away,and it is of samurai or foottroops use....no clue who was bringing it to europe,and in which case....? It is from Austria. Does anybody has an idea for the line Austria and Japan? Anyway i have no idea of the value, do you think it is necessary to polish it ?? Greetings from Germany and many thanks for helping!

I have a three bladed jumonji yari ,dated 1854,(year of opening Japan)which need to be polished,is it right that it costs around 1000 euro?, is there somebody who knows a good address for yari polishing in germany?? Maybe Düsseldorf,cause so many Japanese people living there??? Greetings Last-Samurai

Thanks for all ideas till this point! Greetings Last-Samurai

Thanx Sorry,what do you mean signing the posts with name, before i posted i looked to other posts, have i something forgotten??? Greetings

Hello to everybody! This is my first post. Does somebody know if this objekt is old Japan or old china? And what is the name for it? In my opinion it is a weapon and not for fishing use, it is iron, three bladed, and 55 cm long (1/2 meter), unsigned. It would be grateful if somebody could help me! Greetings Last-Samurai