Kiipu
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I think they are both from the same shop, ie Yamamoto. Edit: Or an overstamp of a Suya logo? Note the two curvatures at the bottom.
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Circa World War 1 Japanese Type 30 Bayonet made by Tokyo Artillery Arsenal. The bayonet is actually in the 800,000 range. The last digit has been penned out.
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Cross-Reference to GBF Japanese Sword to read
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I have seen these before and it is the build quality that bothers me.
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Sorry, I lean toward a Chinese teproduction. That is my 2 cents.
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I agree but am unable to find a swordsmith by that name. @Markus
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謹作高山刀 Kinsaku Takayama-tō. 刀匠 Tōshō 正直 Ishihara Masanao. 研師 Togishi 吉左衛門 Kichizaemon. @SteveM
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Emergency Late War Officer Gunto
Kiipu replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Need more information to make a determination. The link below shows the ito wrap used on some of the Indonesian made swords. Hope this helps. Identification help -
Emergency Late War Officer Gunto
Kiipu replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Can you post some pictures of the scabbard without the protective cover? Also a picture of the scabbard throat would help as well. -
Emergency Late War Officer Gunto
Kiipu replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Military Swords of Japan
That kind of ito wrap was used on some of the occupation swords from Indonesia. -
dating a type 32 cavalry saber type "Ko"
Kiipu replied to kleber75's topic in Military Swords of Japan
大.一〇 = 1921. Tōkyō Artillery Arsenal logo. Inspection mark. -
That is serial number 15383 that can be seen via the link below. Imperial Japanese Army Tokyo Arsenal Type 25 Cavalry Sword
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Sign behind Guy, Post #13 @Stegel
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