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Thankyou John, Piers and Koichi-san Much appreciated.

Yoshitsugu ?

This has me tossed ... assistance is appreciated as always.

Looks like shark skin to me Bruce. I have a gut feeling the upgraded 'gold ray' dia seppa may be hiding under that verdigris. Just a feeling.

Sorry, wrong Forum Aegon ... blacksmithing might be more in line with your ambitions?

Brian, before I drill down here...does this mob include an Android reducer for Video?

Hi Brian .... Im not a tech. genius (not even close) but have u considered deleting the majority of older posts from non-sword threads such as "Laugh if the Day" .... "Walking" .... "Smaller Wildlife" etc We all love em but there has to be a gold mine of lazy Gigs floating around in those. Rob

Thank you Koichi san (and Baz/Brian) That adds up.

Hello all, I'm baby sitting for the school hols with no weapons or Kanji ref material. Hopefully this is straightforward ... probably Showa-To .....thank you. Rob (I should have brought the weapons )

Love the smell of Choji but Camellia is my go to.

I really dont know if this is good, bad or ugly but if I was lucky enough to be in Wakayama City on the 28th and 29th Sept... I would certainly be checking it out. FYI

Hi Steve...no idea about this axe (Ono) .... looks buffed but I would love to know what is written. Why don't you also post the first picture on the NMB Translation thread?

Josh, Grey (above) is so right....just take in, what he is meaning

Hi William..do you think there is a message in the above! But seriously, I'm with Bruce and am learning toward a farming implement for harvesting Goya or Sugar Cane. But IMO I wouldn't say it's a 'sword' in the context of what is normally dealt with here.

Sorry mate...any hold out was unintentional. Feeling lazy, can u let me know the date pls. Sri Jon ...don't want to hijack yr thread.

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Spot on David Second pic is my Kaneuji for comparison. Third pic shows Kaneuji's Kokuin

Thanks Piers, you provided the (almost) perfect opportunity to ask the question....what the heck is on this Kanehisa 98. Is this animal, mineral or vegetable?

Where we're pretty friendly here ..... and most members from non-English speaking countries use their real Christian or first name without the need to translate it into something it is not. Just a common courtesy, that's all. But courtesy and protocol aside ..... this did remind me of my favorite Abbot and Costello clip. Who's on First .... so to go even further

Wow Jonathan....any more pics or info on this? Possibly a lot more modern than ancestral?

If you dont ask, you don't receive...eh Bruce

Hi Alex, Agree with John above, plus IMO ...... 1. the Ashi looks a little high on the saya which is not a major prob but it has a leather sleeve under it which means its not part of that saya. if thats a wooden saya then it may have shrunk but really, that is a little too much shrinkage. 2. the Ashi itself looks a bit rough ....corrosion or badly cast? I favour the latter as it seems to have retained paint 'over' the imperfections. 3. speaking of imperfections, the tsuba looks a bit rough as well (pic 3 and 6) 4. the sarute surround is one that I am not familiar with. All my 98's have close variations of the one in the attached picture. Not keen on they one you are looking at. 5. the shinogi in the last picture looks as crooked as my leg but that may just be the distortion from the pictures (they are really bad.) 6. there is a distinct lack of seppa, top and bottom, that could be legit but considering all the other 'little probs' its starting to sound like a 'put together' to me. 7, general lack of detail in the fittings ....maybe late war or some pieces may not be war at all [RED FLAG for me] I don't know why the seller would be "concerned" about removing the tsuka. If he/she has any experienced at all then it shouldn't be an issue. From the pics the mekugi peg has been in and out more times than I have had breakfast. You can tell so much from the nakago.....(hope its not glued together ) Final word....I collect and enjoy a sword that has 'been there, done that' .... I have some goodies and some roughies but they are all fully real ... I also like taking a risk occasionally but on the information provided so far, I would leave this 'package' where it is. Good luck. Rob PS if you do buy it, I would love to see some better pics.

Looks like Nagamitsu

Great find John. Please excuse my digression from specific 'sword' info. In my head, I was trying to correlate the figures in the first Table in so far as the number (ratio) of Officers to OR's surrendering in those specific locations. I soon realised the recorded numbers wouldn't necessarily indicate true numbers. Probably fair to say there was one Officer for each sword but no way of knowing how many troops (OR's) there were as many bayonets...rifles etc could have been in armouries. Uber analysing again but nonetheless, I find this very interesting...tks

Type 95's are getting ridiculous high prices. Particularly if matching.