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I am starting to get some last minute enquiries as to my Orlando Shinsa service. There is still time to make this happen, but time is of the essence! I am driving from South Carolina to Florida on Thursday June 20th so items for shinsa MUST arrive to me by no later than Wednesday June 19th. I will do everything I can to help out, but I need to plan accordingly for how to pack my items, and yours as well. Help me help you! lol. Please feel free to reach out and get your blades to shinsa. There is still time, but we are just 2 weeks away. All the best! Dan

Ron, Sorry for the slow reply, was working out of town and did not check my messages on here. <-- please forgive me. I sent a message back to you. If you have any additional questions, feel free to reach out. Dan

I agree with 南海太郎朝高 Nankai Taro Tomotaka. https://www.sakurama...ankai-taro-tomotaka/ <-- looks to be the same sword.

I too saw a video of spear fighters using both sankaku yari and jumanji yari the same way, (bashing from above, not stabbing) in hopes that it can hit shoulders, necks, forearms, etc. A wounded soldier becomes a liability in battle.

Same happened to me. I got a 97 with a nice same' covered saya. Then got into the Navy kyuguntos with family blades. Seems to be my favorite style, at the moment.

What he said @GeorgeLuucas

We tried. @Mark @shakudo @vajo

You can get some quickly from Amazon Black or Red https://www.amazon.c...ps%2C141&sr=8-3&th=1 More traditional white https://www.amazon.c...ps%2C141&sr=8-2&th=1

Is that a field officer tassel I see? Very interesting yasurime on the nakago.

We are getting closer to the show date. @Japan2112 has informed me that the holtel block of rooms, for discounted prices, ends in two weeks. Make your hotel reservations soon! Orlando is one of the bigest tourist destinations in the world, and the hotels know it and they price high accordingly. If anyone has swords, tsuba, or koshirae they would like to submit to shinsa, and cannot attend, please let me know. I will submit on your behalf. See information above or contact me directly. Dan

@Bryce I could see how that is an option, but the entire nakago has bad grinding marks on it. Maybe due to poor machinery being available in a remote area? This one is still a mystery to me. I'll send it through the Orlando shinsa in June and they will tell me who made it. Seriously, I will have it on my sales table at the Orlando show.

Besides the leather saya cover, and the leather tsuka cover, I didn't snap a picture of the leather cover that goes over the entire tsuka and tsuba. I have a picture of one like it that is currently for sale in Japan. With all the leather covers, this leads me to believe this sword was somewhere very humid and or rainy.

I chatted with him online, and over the phone. Very nice gentlemen and I have no reason to doubt that all 5 swords he had, has been in his family for the past 50 years. The one I posted in the "Island Sword" thread may be a 50 year old Chinese reproduction, but a good quality reproduction. I still lean towards it being a lower quality island made piece. Enough about that one, back to NCO swords!

Great memory! You are correct, that is the same one.

The blade itself looked good to me, but when I pulled off the tsuka my face was like...

@Bruce Pennington @Kiipu @mdiddy

I just got this Type 95 as part of a group. Blade is serial number 93458 but saya is 120429. I am figuring that the saya was swapped in the field. Along with the field work theory, I noticed there is no upper mekugi, like the copper handles. It is only held on by the lower sarute. You can clearly see the smooth area where the hole should be, but nothing. The leather tassel is not correct for this type of tsuba and should have the buckle, but I’m not complaining. Open to discussion on this one.

I may have another one that is a possible island sword. I got this as part of a group of 5 swords. All are authentic WWII vintage and have been in the same family for 50 years. The leather on the tsuka has imprinted itself to the underlying ito and appears to have some age to it. The ito alternates as it should and it appears well done. The Ray skin is authentic and has an older grayish appearance. Bamboo leaf menuki reminds me of the civilian versions available in the WWII timeframe. The blade itself is shaped well with no waves in the shinogi line or in the thickness of the shinogi itself. I cannot see a temper line or yakote line. Open to opinions on this one.

@missourigunguy if you click on the link above provided by Schneeds, you will see on the lower left side that the smith made "Medium to High-Grade Showato" AND "High to Superior-Grade Gendaito" the 2M Yen is supposed to be the value of the best katana hand-made by that particular smith, in perfect condition. Your sword contains the Showa stamp, indicating your sword is a machine-made blade, NOT a hand-made gendaito. Being a Showato, the value is much less than a gendaito. Add to that, your blade is in decent condition, but not freshly polished. Put all that together, a decent showato with decent fittings will sell anywhere from $750-2000 USD based upon condition. Please don't think I am knocking your blade. It is nice, for what it is. I wish you all the best. Dan

If only I have a nice Type 98 worthy of that tassel... Wishing you the best with the sale! Dan

As I sit here at work, earning more money for Uncle Sam today and tomorrow. Then I fly out on Sunday for San Jose, California to work there until Wednesday. This work stuff is preventing me from making the Chicago show this year. Mark jones is a great guy and runs a great show in Chicago. I wish Mark Jones and all the vendors and attendees a great weekend at the show. POST LOTS OF PICS!

I have been trying to find a nice kaigunto with sharkskin saya, vs. the same' skin. Hard to find. The one above makes me . That kaigunto would make a good match with my sharkskin kyugunto.

Sold for $2751 !

Teiji began in 1362, so that is Teiji 1. Teiji 2 would be 1363. When there are no number of days added to the nakago, and it ends with 月日 it is just translated to "A Day in.." As I posted above, yours is translated to "A day in March 1363"

The Northern Court - 北朝 貞治 Teiji 1362 貞 治 二 年 三 月 日 A day in March 1363