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  1. John C
    Another one of the 40127 fakes. This one is already up to 151 dollars with 5 days left. Described accurately, however at least two people must think it is real. https://shopgoodwill.com/item/247839701 John C.
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    The shape of the kissaki seems odd to me. Is that a feature of Bizen? John C.
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    So would these have been hand carved from a lump of clay then fired? At the time, I would think these would have been done for the masses. But now they are more expensive than bone or metal? I'm glad you posted it. I would have walked right past it in a shop. John C.
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    Steve: Google app has it as "medical bag". John C. p.s. if you take a screenshot of the original picture and drop it into the googe search bar, it will come up with a translate button on the bottom right. Click on that and it will translate the kanji fairly well (except hand written or unreadable stuff).
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    I'm sure there is a good reason for not using advertising as a revenue source. But I have seen several sites where membership (gold in this case) is ad free, while visiting is not. Is that an option? John C.
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    Andre: Difficult to say from one picture, however it appears at first glance that the fittings are the type found on reproduction swords. We would need more pictures of the blade and tang to have a better assessment. Regards, John C.
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    Western numbers were common, however stamped or painted not chiseled. Maybe Bruce @Bruce Pennington has seen it. John C.
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    Steve: As a general rule, always assume gimei if not papered. But also, with a big name in particular, if papers raise the value substantially why didn't the previous owners get it papered? Or, did they try and it didn't pass? Without a thorough kantei of the blade itself, it's just guesswork. And just my personal thing, I get suspicious quickly of flowery descriptions. He's trying to sell the sword a little too hard. John C. p.s. From marketing 101 - people like to buy; they don't like to be sold.
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    Jeff: There is a technique for cleaning textiles (in this case silk or possibly cotton) that are fragile. It's one that some restorers use: Put some water in a container with a little mild dish soap - something that is non-detergent but cuts grease. Whisk it or mix it vigorously until you get a lot of bubbles. Using a clean rag, scoop up some of the bubbles - bubbles only, not the water - and gently dab the rag on the sticky spots. The key is to not get too wet and not to rub. John C.
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    William: This appears to be a date. Is there anything on the other side of the tang? John C.
  11. John C
    Oh crap. Do you think he gives refunds? Just kidding... What caught my eye first, though, was how the low point looks old and weathered but the high point looks pristine. John C.
  12. John C
    Lance: Probably silver. It's a family "mon" or clan association. John C.
  13. John C
    Hello: This is indeed a legit sword in navy kaigunto fittings. Not sure of the smith name (kane something) so you'll have to wait for a translation. The stamp just above the hole in the tang is the Seki inspection stamp, indicating it is not traditionally made. But still, a nice piece of ww2 history. John C.
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    The single hanger suggests type 98. In that condition (see the reproduction brass seppa?) I would not go anywhere near 3000 AUD for a non-traditional blade. You can get a star-stamped gendaito for that kind of money. John C.
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    Moriyama-san wrote it correctly in kanji so probably just a mis-type. John C.
  16. John C
    Ah. So it could be gannen, just stylized quite a bit. Thanks for the confirmation. John C.
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    Hi folks: I'm trying to figure out the highlighted character, which I assume is "year one" somehow, however I can't seem to find it in any of my reference charts. The closest I can come up to is: 元 (gan): "original" or "first". The smith died in Heisei one (1989), so it can't be year two or other. Any help is appreceiated. John C.
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    Thank you, John. John C.
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    Update: Tom - I found the auction and got a picture of the marks on the ricasso from him. Thanks again. For those interested: We now have 41 Meiji 25 (1892) serial numbers; 9 different inspector stamps. Still working on deciphering the the stamps to get a list of potential inspector names. John C.
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    As Sam indicated, yes. Indeed, you almost have to if posting a picture from the auction to "cite your source" according to Fair Use Doctrine (you can use it for research or education, like in this case, just not commercially). John C.
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    That's excellent, Tom. Didn't have that one. Do you have the link or title of the auction so I can check for stamps on the other side of the ricasso? John C.
  22. John C
    Showa22 has a Tadayoshi with the polisher mei, Yasukuni, if anyone needs this type of info. https://www.ebay.com/itm/365977509833? John C.
  23. John C
    I just had some books delivered from Japan, though books are exempt from tariffs. But they used DHL and it took only 4 days. John C.
  24. John C
    Hello: I have a Ryuundo-zo yatate that has what could be a scratched owner's name but I'm not sure. Any help would be appreciated. John C.
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    Hello Piers: I found this pic of a yatate that has himotoshi built in. So I suspect that would be one of the purposes of the cord - to secure the lid even without himotoshi, though I'm not sure why more examples don't have this feature. John C.
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