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Bruce so am I right in assuming it is a war time machine manufacture or is there a history here I should look into? it certainly feels heavy and I'm not seeing an obvious hamon on the Java blade.

again two pictures but this time the late war Gunto

again two pictures of the Java sword

Two pictures here. both the Java sword.

The top one of these two is the Sumaran Java sword. The bottom one looks exactly like the example of the 1944 Shin Gunto on the military sword page of the www.japaneseworldindex.com/real/old.htm. But it has a really obvious Hamon so I'm thinking a gendaito blade. I haven't been anble to get the two screws out so a work in progress.

Fujiwara Rai Kunifusa

Fujiwara Rai Kunifusa

Bishu Osafune Bishu

Bishu Osafune

Hizen again

Hizen ....

ok, I'm attaching in a sequence of posts more pictures of the complete swords. First up is the three older blades, closest to further away, - Hizen-no-kuni Saga-ju Fujiwara Yoshihiro, -Bishu Osafune, - Fujiwara Rai Kunifusa

Thank you Steve Very excited if it dates to August 1781. The blade is 32 and 3/4'' and 26'' to the hilt/hand guard. Lovely to hold and a very active hamon. But also very clearly a WW2 handle and scabbard etc otherwise. One last challenge for you is the picture below. I suspect a machine made sword in that the weight and feel are very different to the last two. That said I'm a novice. With the last sword, when you say feudal Japan, Bishu Osafune, do you have any idea of age? suppose you need to see the blade? Thank you again for your help.

Thank you Steve Very excited if it dates to August 1781. The blade is 32 and 3/4'' and 26'' to the hilt/hand guard. Lovely to hold and a very active hamon. But also very clearly a WW2 handle and scabbard etc otherwise. One last challenge for you is the picture below. I suspect a machine made sword in that the weight and feel are very different to the last two. That said I'm a novice. With the last sword, when you say feudal Japan, Bishu Osafune, do you have any idea of age? suppose you need to see the blade? Thank you again for your help.

Steve Sorry you have become my go to expert. This is the other side of the tang, again three photos.

Steve This sword has notations the length of the tang on both sides. This is the first of three photos showing one side, other two below. I'll follow with another post with three photos of the other side.

Thanks Steve The photo shows the complete notation. The tang has no other markings.

Can someone please help with identification with this sword.

will do later in the day thanks.

Thanks Steve The sword is was described as a 1887 Pattern Kyu Gunto with old blade. It is an army sword. In my very limited experience it appears to a hand made blade. So I'm guessing it it no so very old but 1920's, 30's or early 40's made sword but traditionally made? Any luck with the other two?