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  1. John C
    Shaun: I saw one recently that had fake concentric lines. What gave it away was how perfectly spaced they were. That and the overall quality. John C.
  2. John C
    Also, the stamp on sword #2 is the Seki Cutlery inspection stamp. The smith is Kane (something). You'll have to wait on the translation for that. The stamp usually indicates the sword is not traditionally made (i.e., tamahagane steel; water quenched). John C.
  3. John C
    Gary: I believe sword #3 is Asano Kanezane. Here is some info on him from Sesko: John C.
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    Yes. It was a bit hard to tell. I was looking at the attached sarute barrel and, what appeared to me at least, to be an open tsuba. But I'm probably wrong so I withdraw the question. John C.
  5. John C
    Looks like the inspector stamp was on the blade side opposite the serial number, with the Tokyo and date stamps on the guard, through around 13,000. Then all the stamps moved to the guard. Of course, this is based on a very limited sample size and may not be completely accurate. John C.
  6. John C
    Also a type 94. Is there a connection between the 94's and this sarute? Both just used early on, I suspect. John C.
  7. John C
    I'll get you started: The column on the far right is difficult to read, however it appears to be a date: Showa 32 (1957) perhaps? Number 106. John C.
  8. John C
    No. Nothing like that. In fact, I thought for a moment that a digit might have been ground off, however the gap between the blade and latch is only slightly wider than what I would expect. John C.
  9. John C
    Thanks, Sam. That's a new one for the list. Up to 42 examples. Interesting that the seller lists it as "WW1." I assume he means Japan-Russo war (~1905) and even then it wasn't widely used with the introduction of the type 32. John C.
  10. John C
    Looks like a few techniques went into the construction, repousse, chasing, and applique. Interesting detail where the maker used only one rivet to attach the butterfly wing hinges to keep the Japanese asthetic. John C.
  11. John C
    The seller doesn't show the end clearly, however the cap does have cutouts for two spouts. John C.
  12. John C
    Hello folks: I've been interested in bokuto for awhile, however I am not very familiar with tea ceremony swords (chato). The seller lists this as a copper container in the shape of a sword. I was wondering if anyone has an opinion on whether or not this would be considered a bokuto or chato. Thank you, John C.
  13. John C
    Just heard back from the seller on the bone hanaire. He says it is indeed the shape of a hanaire but believes it is a netsuke representation due to its size (about 8cm long). John C.
  14. John C
    Jack: I think you are right to be suspicious. I can't say which sword was surrendered and by whom, however this sword has very cheap late-war fittings with missing parts. I'm not 100 percent sure but I believe naval tassels were solid brown. Doesn't seem like an admiral's sword to me. Just my two cents. John C.
  15. John C
    Piers: I would love to have one but this is too rich for my blood. The bad pictures and use of the word "minty" to describe it gives me pause in any case. John C.
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