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It's really hard trying to photograph the blade without reflections and bright spots !

Hello my friends, well we have had 3 weeks of torrential rain and flooding all down the east coast of Australia so these two swords have taken a long time coming. I would appreciate any comments on these swords, the top one in the photos is missing a few things I think. The small bamboo pin has disappeared and I think I am missing a few spaces etc. The combat cover on the top one also appears to be missing the leather ring right at the top. Can I replace these with others or should I just leave as is ? All the best Paul

Thank you Will, yes the amount of information here makes my head spin ! I look forward to learning all I can here. I seem to always buy the collectable and then research it instead of the other way around, hopefully the swords that are arriving soon will be genuine, all the best Paul

Thanks Smee78 ! All the best

Thank you for that, I will check it out now, cheers

Thanks Shamsy, will do. I don't want to damage anything that a war and eighty long years didn't, all the best

Thanks Robin, great advice. much appreciated. I also collect old Enfield rifles and I can't count how many i have seen that have been ruined by incorrect disassembly , all the best

Thank you for all that information ! Looks I will be doing some reading tonight, cheers

That is good to hear, thanks Bruce. Is there anything to see under the handle ? or should I not mess with it ! Cheers

This black paint is definitely very old, but it is also in the nicks and scratches already on the saya so it must have been repainted at some stage. All the best Paul

I just found some tiny traces of drab green on top of the saya where the serial number is Cheers

Thank you !

I scratched a tiny flaky paint spot and can find no other colour, cheers

Thank you for that, I will get photos now, cheers

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Hello my friends, I bought two officers swords at the big Australian auction recently, the one discussed in the selling and auction section here. While I am waiting for the swords to turn up I have been reading everything I can on your amazing forum, I have read that the NCO swords are often faked. I bought this sword years ago and would like to know your thoughts on its authenticity All the best Paul

Yes he was an accumulator ! I think there was around 250 swords for sale. The guy was an accountant, I heard his artillery auction realized around 1 million dollars. He had masses of captured Japanese equipment and clothing, I don't think the swords were any different, just part of his accumulation. Hopefully a lot of it went to museums Cheers

Yes, I thought the prices might start falling the further along the auction went but the prices started going up towards the end ! Yes will take better photos when they arrive, cheers

Thank you !

Hello my friends, this is my first post, I am from Australia and I bought two of the swords on offer last night. The two I bought were some of the less expensive ones on offer, I bid on quite a few but the bidding was hot and I only won the cheap swords. Hopefully when they arrive the knowledgeable folks here will let me know exactly what I bought ! I have included a few of the auction photos of the swords All the best Paul