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    Search Terms Type 95 Military Sword, Kokura Arsenal, Gifu, Gunto. Type 98 with leather scabbard, Seki swordsmith, Mishina. 義明 Yoshiaki. 昭和十六年 1941.
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    The serial number is 49810 and falls within the range used by Suya. I agree with "John C" that the scabbard is a replacement, either lost or damaged beyond repair. The scabbard inspection marks are as follows. 東 社 (This stamp is either struck at an angle or broken.)
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    The iron tsuba was made by Kanenobu. 長州萩金信 Chōshū Hagi Kanenobu. Translation courtesy of "mywei". Help translating a Tsuba
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    Cox, Malcolm E. Showa Period Swordsmiths of Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyushu, and the Kokura Arsenal. 2024. A4 size, 149 pages, B&W & color illustrations. Besides gendai Fukuoka swordsmiths, this study also covers the arsenal markings used on RJT blades made under the supervision of Kokura Army Arsenal. For this reason, it covers some of the surrounding prefectures under the jurisdiction of Kokura Army Arsenal. This is the first serious English language study of this aspect of wartime blade production.
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    三品義明 Mishina Yoshiaki. A World War 2 Seki swordsmith. 友次 Tomotsugu. Bruce over at GBF says Tomoyasu 友安; but, I do not see those characters. So lets get SteveM to arbitrate! First post, help with some swords I own Tsuba, outside my ballpark, so let us call Spartancrest.
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    Found you another picture to look at, second down from the top. Note the type of tassel used. WW2 Japanese Army training yearbook
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    OK, I can see it clearly now. It is the katakana character ホ followed by 72. ホ七二 = HO-72.
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    Yes, this only the second time I have seen this stamp combination. Looks like Nagoya Arsenal was using the 特 stamp then. Brandon's stamping is a little clearer than the previous one and thus the third stamp looks like an 一 [1]. 関 特 一 Brandon, thanks for sharing and below is a link to the other sword. Show Us Your High Class Gunto carbon copy: @IJASWORDS
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    Yes, sometimes the Japanese used a variant form of Roman numerals. Yours is marked as 11. I think Bruce has a section on this in his stamp monograph. Stamps of the Japanese Sword
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    The red painted characters look to be a subassembly number of some kind. The second character is indistinct; however, it does kinda look like a 二. Could the diagonal dot punches be related to the subassembly number? ホ = HO. ？ = ? [could be a 2]. 二 = 2.
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    天池正恒作 Amachi Masatsune saku. 作 = made by.
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    My two-cents. 1. Do not store it in the scabbard as it lacks a scabbard throat and wooden liners. 2. Get a shirasaya made for the blade. A shirasaya is a wooden handle and scabbard made to fit the blade and habaki.
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    The oldest blade from Ōsaka Forge and the three oldest from Kokura did not have stars; however, all the rest did. Summary below. Tōkyō 1st Army Arsenal, dated 1942-1944, serial number range is 47 to 644. 8 blades: 6 stars, 2 unknown. Ōsaka Army Arsenal, all dated 1944, all six from Sadashige 貞重. 6 blades: 1 starless, 4 stars, 1 unknown. Kokura Army Arsenal, dated 1944-1945. 6 blades: 3 starless, 3 stars.
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    That thread starts via the link below. Attention Mantetsu Owners: A Survey
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    Gerry, are these your pictures as well? Attention Mantetsu Owners: A Survey
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    Exactly how long have you owned the sword?
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    I have only one possible traditional blade that could be naval marked. However, no date was mentioned nor shown. So it could be prewar? Shigemitsu
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    Cross-Reference Do you all remember the movie catchphrase "I'll be back." Non suguha koa isshin mantetsu blade
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    Both Morita & Moriyama sensei have translated it as "magane iri" so it would probably be best to mention both pronunciations. No shu Kane Yuki ? Sane Kin / Kawa Niu Saku? (not)
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    See Morita's reply. Help with translations. Please!
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    Cross-Reference Stamped numbers on habaki
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    Type 98 with a brown tassel and large Seki 関 stamp. 酒向兼茂 Sakō Kaneshige. As the swordsmith is a bit of an unknown, updating the thread for future reference.
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    Kiipu replied to James's topic in Nihonto

    Klaus, the website is long gone and I was curious as to what it had to say about sword stamps. So I went to the Wayback Machine and entered the URL. When I found only one snapshot dating back to March 2007, I decided it would be a good idea to grab it while it was still around and insert it in the thread for posterity. Back to the matter at hand, Bruce Pennington has briefly summarized the use of these stamps via the link below. Arsenal Stamps.
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    Kiipu replied to James's topic in Nihonto

    Link long gone so see attachment via Wayback Machine. japanese-swords.pdf
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    John, I saved one picture from lot 634 as it had a 鍛 stamp. Do you by chance know who the swordsmith was on this lot?
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