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Hi I have this fuchi signed omori teruhisa not found anything about a omori teruhisa I love to find the kashira match if anyone can add some information or some one had a matching kashira for sale Alaen:
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Hi I need some of you hep on this kozuka I’m not good on tosogu but seems a nice work try to research about this particular artist but not find anything if anyone can help or has experience, examples in books can share it I appreciate Alaen:
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Hope this help some to not purchase this waki suffer from hagire the eBay and FB dealer Tokyo express has this wakizashi on eBay auction we a unclaimed hagire hope the potential buyers of eBay research and find this and retract from making a purchase I know you can retract return but coming from Japan is a pain in the neck https://www.ebay.com/itm/316532186785?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=zirvywm9rjo&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=eoemexlcsl6&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=SMS
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Any help to identify this maker very apreciate
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Very rare release button missing on earlier gunto help
Alaen replied to Alaen's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Hi mark and thanks all for the reply the first one looks exactly like mine same screw any idea were I can find one similar -
Help posible custom order or something else?
Alaen replied to Alaen's topic in Translation Assistance
Thank you for the help Some one replay in another translation here in the forum in the pass His mei is "TOTO JU USHOSHIN"...an example is given in Rich Stein's Showa oshigata database under Ushoshin and also an alternative reading of Useishin. He is listed in the "Special Ranks...Betseki" as Yanagawa Ushoshin (Tokyo) in the 1943 Showa Swordsmith List (Nihon Token Tanrenjo). Hope this helps. George. -
Hi if anyone here can help to translate this gendai inscription Ray ready help me to find the smith mei ,Yanagawa Ushoshin Jan 1935 Can be a custom order or something else?
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Recent I pick up this earlier custom order sword and there is a missing button on the lock mechanism I see this very heavy and fat Tsuba before on a type 94 sword and I remember see a cherry flower as press button to release the sword is this flower what I missing here ?
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Japanese WW2 Era Navy Kai Gunto, curious on your thoughts
Alaen replied to Kintepro's topic in Military Swords of Japan
. Hi agree with you I have seen sword sold from another controversial seller komonjo and weeks later realists by Showa 22 and actually sold for doble of the initial price, i buy and return one sword in shirasaya at high price that tuned to be gimei motohira thanks to a friend here and later he realist we a different koshirae so he do all this tricks before and continues -
I alway looking for kamon parts to complete some project don’t have to be exact as I buy any that I see come across in a good price here and there looking for kurigata and kojiri
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Thank you all for the support agree I like it as art, but not as a tsuba I have the same filling on this one
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Hi I have the chance to add this tsuba to my collection but I have my doubts about this one first I have no experience on tsuba but seems nice to display and looks very clean like new made and that is why I’m scared any help would appreciate a approximate price , sealer only knows come from Ken Clarke collection? Alaen:
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I recent won this blade but I can only identify the kanjis for fujiwara and next kanji probably is part of the name of the smith any help to identify this one 🙏
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Thanks Bruce y was not sure, but there is a chance that the very dark chocolate was made for a high grade officer like general and this case the 1 one light brown common found on all navy ? Hope John can help
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I have this tassel but not very familiar we gunto tassel and I need you help to used in the correct mount one is light brown regular wide size the 2 is more like orange brown and wider and finally the last is like dark chocolate and any of this one are not genuine
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This person Ethan Massey probably some one hack the Fb account is try to scam people we a type 98 gunto that is on a member of this forum web ST.CROIXBLADES person asking $220 shipping included definitely the worst scammers I ever see $220 and take offers this is a price for a used shirasaya so be careful hope some one search here before sent money out
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Thank you paul and moriyama 🙏
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Any help on the school period or Mei I know is hard to reed but maybe some one here had any info
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Thank you for the show mark I enjoy the show buy some part from you I make new friends see many beautiful unique examples, hard to find something that I loved in my budget but a the very end early Sunday I go a nice tadayoshi example I almost lost my flight god delay the flight for me 🙏 in the same table I buy my sword was a type 94 Dan
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Hi probably some explain this over the time i start interesting in military mount and I have some different types but I noticed that type 94 rarely see for sale and hard to find I know the most easy way to identifying is the second ashi but in some case one has Ben lost or removed I will like to learn what other part are different from the type 98 I have this example that maybe is a type 94?
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Hi Bruce there was nothing visible there this one is on the way to a recent buyer thank you for the reply Alaen:
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Hi I always looking for some parts silver habaki, tachi,kodashi parts I start collecting some military koshirae we kamon and I will like to find some blade to fit on my koshirae I know is hard but best place is on the show any kind of kamon fuchi kashira tsuba set I will arrive at show on Friday afternoon Alaen :
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Thank you Steve but still lost on this one
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Recent I buy a long type 98 Gunto we this old koto blade 281/2 inch Nagasa I never see a signature kanjis like this before and any opinion if is genuine or possible gimei will be helpful Alaen:
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Type 98 Gunto family moon fake or genuine
Alaen replied to Alaen's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Thank you all for the help very appreciate 🙏
