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Disregard, I see this has been posted already. Intersting sword. Paul G-

Hello everyone, I was trolling the internet and saw this sword for sale. Its pretty beat up, but appears to be Japanese. It has a interesting stamp on the blade below the habaki, where we normally see stamps on fake Chinese swords. However, this stamp appears different, and the sword appears wartime vintage and correct for a Shin Gunto. Does anyone have any idea of what the stamp is? Makers stamp for a machine made blade? Arsenal stamp? The blade does not look signed, and appears machine made. Thanks, Paul G-

Thank you for the replies everyone! Its nice to see the good discussion!! Paul G-

I am home now and have uploaded better pictures of this strap for sale. Thanks for all the comments, Paul G-

Thank you sir for your reply. It does look brand new to me as well. Has this seller sold reproductions as original before? Seems like now he has both and they are clearly marked a such, but you are the person everyone says knows the good from the bad. Thank you for your input!! Paul G-

I think you mean, you may need a thicker Mekugi (bamboo peg). Also, if the wooden handle was shrunk over time, the fit would be tighter, not looser. Nice looking Kaigunto. PG-

Hello everyone, Is there any chance that this Generals rank tassel is genuine? The seller goes by the name Tassel. I am very leary of buying anything out of China. The seller sells both good and reproduction gunto tassels. I apologize if this is an easy one. I have studied these and I cannot tell the differences myself. Here are a few pictures for evaluation. Thank you so much for your input, Paul G-

Thank you Ray Singer, Franco D, and Rivkin, for your insight. When I can get to the sword, I will get a picture here of the overall shape of the blade/sugata and of the boshi. Thank you again, Paul G-

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Hello everyone, I have this old, Nihonto?, in Kai Gunto mounts. This appears to be an old blade refitted for war. The Nagasa is 23 9/16 inches, or 59.84875 cm from the tip to the Munemachi. I have a couple of questions: - Is this considered a Katana or a Wakizashi? - Can the age of the blade be approximated by the look of the Nakago? or the style and construction of the blade? - This blade has Bohi on one side only, is that more indicative of a maker? or an era? Thank you to everyone for their assistance and input. Paul G-

I once bought a tassel exactly like that. I bought it as a reproduction. Its pretty close, but off just a bit. The gold slider does not have the cardboard insert that you would expect to see on an original tassel slider. PG-

Thank you Bruce! PG-

Hello again, I could not find any contact information for David McDonald. Can someone please share that with me, Thank you!! PG-