DanielGJ

I know that Australian troops used Jeep springs to make 'fake' swords with the sole intention of making money from understandably gullible G.I's newly arrived in the region, during, and after the end of hostilities with Japan. I have a picture somewhere, but wasn't able to find it just yet, but will post it when i come across it----promise. However, i do have a some pictures i found of PETA from Indonesia, who went on after the war to fight another 4 yrs against the Dutch who were trying to retake their 'Colony' back after losing it to the Japanese. These Collaborators welcomed the Japanese and saw them as liberators from the chains of Colonialism. Quoted from Wikipeadia: "The Japanese military also provided Indonesian youth with military training and weapons, including the formation of a volunteer army called PETA (Pembela Tanah Air – Defenders of the Homeland). The Japanese military training for Indonesian youth originally was meant to rally the local's support for the collapsing power of Japanese Empire, but later it has become the significant resource for Republic of Indonesia during Indonesian National Revolution in 1945 to 1949, and also has leads to the formation of Indonesian National Armed Forces in 1945."

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Translation Mei signature and opinions blade ,last war? Early blade? ThanMany thanks for your contributions, Daniel.

Translate Thais poem. This is so old phrases, I try to translate but uncertainty, 「Monk Saigyo spirit goes God」??

Thank you very much for your opinions, I enclose some photos without the habaki where you can see the whole nakago and measurements in centimeters that is as measured here, thank you.

hello, the blade has NIE from what I read, only the artisan blades have NIE, this is why I doubt it is a bad blade, thank you

Thanks Geraint, could it have new and old parts? I bought it a couple of years ago, I assure you that the tsuba nakago and the menukis of the hilt had green rust and I cleaned it, I know that I do not know why I call it "la patina", but as I do not think sell it, so I cleaned it and the blade polished it a bit with Japanese hazuya stone because it was pretty bad. The tsuba of cherry blossoms is not very common because of what I have seen in the original shingunto nor in the replicas they usually carry this one, your do you think the cherry blossom tsuba also do replicas? Thanks Geraint.

signature translation in fuchi and opinions on the blade, help

poem engraved in Sanskrit?

Thanks Raymond ,thanks Brian.

Brian , photos of nakago.

Tanto Japanese pilot ww?

hello, could you help me in the translation of these engravings and if you think about this piece, thank you very much.