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  1. John C
    It's definitely a tough one. The temperature of the blade during quench can affect the size and amount of nie, but I'm not seeing enough to point one direction or the other. If I were to lean in one direction, I think the lack of definition points toward oil quench. John C.
  2. John C
    Looks good to me. Marks look good; correct screw in the tsuka. I too think the tassel is probably original. That's worth a couple of hundred by itself. John C.
  3. John C
    Here's another one. I think we may have seen this one before. The seller guarantees its authenticity!! https://www.ebay.com/itm/267044004791? John C.
  4. John C
    glad it was you and not a reseller. 293 was a good deal based on current prices. John C.
  5. John C
    I think I have one for your data set. Jan 1945 Katsumasa with small seki stamp. It came with one bamboo mekugi near the kojiri, however the mekugi-ana near the tsuba end does not go all the way through and may have been a screw originally. Only one chuso release. John C.
  6. John C
    Just to clarify, the link to that sword is sohei_swords (Matt). John C.
  7. John C
    The painted numbers are a type of control number. Looks like A (in Katakana) 15563. John C.
  8. John C
    It was! Actually, I can make out a 2 but that's it. The good news is that a serial number adds to its legitimacy. @Bruce Pennington John C.
  9. John C
    David: Any chance of getting a pic of the serial number on the nakago mune? We track these mantetsu. @Bruce Pennington Thank you, John C
  10. John C
    One obvious possibility is that, since the war did not end for another month, any remaining undamaged parts and equipment from Toyokawa could have been moved to Tenshozan to continue war production. John C.
  11. John C
    Just curious if there is a similar address on a parallel street where you live? I have had packages delivered to a house with the same house numbers one street over from ours on several occasions. Fortunately, those folks are honest. But I certainly would not put it past a crooked USPS employee either. I would also contact the postal inspector and file a report. John C.
  12. John C
    Bruce: I just want to thank you for all of your hard work and diligence with keeping these records. Still waiting for the book to come out, though... John C.
  13. John C
    Josh: I can't say much about the blade, although the horimono has been almost polished away. The blade seems to have been "authenticated" by Hakusui Inami in 1952. He was a well known dealer who once made swords for US Marines. If you search for him on the site, you'll find a couple of articles. He also wrote a sword book that was popular with GI's in Japan. John C.
  14. John C
    Just my two cents, however I think the answer to your question is no. The condition (state of the rust, shape, number and style of nakago-ana, file marks, etc.) will tell you much more than a nakago just being original and mumei. John C.
  15. John C
    A Christmas present? John C.
  16. John C
    @Bruce Pennington Black fittings and saya... John C.
  17. John C
    Steve: I believe the name of the company is Senkichi. A set of 6 on their website is 270 dollars. As a woodworker myself, I would say these are good, however you would need to be careful not to chip them. John C.
  18. John C
    Piers: Please correct me if I'm wrong, however I was under the impression that overt sexuality and nudity was not really common; that it was much more subtle. John C.
  19. John C
    Beautiful gendaito. But you could be right. This looks like it may have been a seki stamp. John C.
  20. John C
    William: Here is at least one explanation: "The reason for the larger hole in the netsuke was that once the cord had been threaded through the inro (or Sagemono) and ojime (the netsuke would then have been threaded on last) it was possible to completely hide the one and only cord knot inside the larger hole." https://www.jncohen....Netsuke/Cordhole.htm John C.
  21. John C
    Personally, I agree with you Scott. I bought a star stamped Kanenobu gendaito from him. It needs a lot of TLC, however it was complete, legit, and half what others were asking. Caveat emptor is the right philosophy with any seller. I have bought blades from folks here and ended up with undesirable outcomes once researched. John C.
  22. John C
    I just wonder how much the individual units (pilot in this case) customize their swords as an identifier. In my army unit, we wore Kelly green hats as a unit identifier; the special forces once had green berets, and air force units had distinctive patches. Maybe others in his particular unit had the same? John C.
  23. John C
    If that screw is all that is there, then yes, the chuso is missing. There were, however, different designs for the sakura flower depending on the manufacturer. John C.
  24. John C
    I use a food grade mineral oil. It's cheap, readily available, and can be used on kitchen knife handles and other wood products that require a food safe product. It is also preservative free and won't stain the blade. John C.
  25. John C
    Glad you followed up. I sent him a message yesterday and he never responded. John C.
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