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    Another consideration would be why would someone take a nice sword and "turn" it into a mantetsu? I'm not sure it would raise the value. But personally, I don't think there is enough to say conclusively one way or the other at this point, though I would lean toward not being a true mantetsu. IMHO John C.
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    If you have the time, this thread has a ton of info. John C.
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    There is a Kumagai Co. LTD. pottery manufacturing in Kyoto. Could that be it? John C.
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    No problem. For further info, I take a screenshot of the nakago, or whatever, then label the pic with the translation. Here is an example of what it looks like. John C.
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    Gerry: Does it have the katakana letter and number on the nakago mune? John C.
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    @Bruce Pennington Is this another one on this thread?: John C.
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    Original 11mm thick tsuba as well. Nice find! John C.
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    George: Not trying to hijack the thread; just a side note - this still goes on in the US. Furniture used in government buildings and schools, not to mention the infamous license plate factory, are made in prisons. Inmates would kill (couldn't resist the pun) to get a job in the factory to escape the boredom of prison life. John C.
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    We now have to refer to you as sensei. John C.
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    There's a sucker born every day; and two to take him. -P.T. Barnum- John C.
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    Quite a few pop up in a google search. Maybe looking at the images of "Peter Rock" you can identify him. John C.
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    I guess he's confident it will go for at least what he paid - but not so far. John C.
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    David: Just my two cents: To me, it looks legit but older (though I have no knowledge of kantei). I don't see anything military there, however parts do get replaced over time. John C.
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    Date looks like May 10th, Showa 15 (1940)? (hard to see). John C.
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    Here is the link to the pic above and a couple of pics for more info: https://www.ima-usa....riant=31929925304389 John C.
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    This is like the one I was thinking of. John C
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    The small stamp is a Na stamp from Nagoya Arsenal. Not sure about the tassel. The only braided ones I have seen were on US marine swords, however I don't study those so one of the other folks will know more than me about it. John C.
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    Gimei?

    John C replied to uwe's topic in Translation Assistance

    The mei with chrysanthemum seems to be quite different. Here are a couple of examples, however not authenticated. John C.
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    Gimei?

    John C replied to uwe's topic in Translation Assistance

    Not sure it will help with authentication, however I have a similar one on file for comparison. John C.
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    I've only seen a few as well - just wondering if swords like this were a catalyst for the myth. John C.
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    Bruce: Did Naval Aviators carry naval mounts or army style mounts on their gunto? I hesitate to go here, however a wak sized gunto for an aviator? John C.
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    Imperial War Museum - but it takes a whole day. John C.
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    If blades were special order, could the mei be requested by the purchaser to be on one side or the other? John C.
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    I think it applies to this section: 5. Nakagoshape and file work will be of quality and mei cutting will be scrupulously done. The mei will be on the outside in the normal way and on the reverse/opposite side will be the date of manufacture as year, month, day (sexagenary cycle is also permissible). John C
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    Unknown. The koshirae could have been mounted to the blade at any time and the ryubun-do factory has been around since 1735 to the 1950s (not positive about the dates. Depends which article you read). The design used on the kashira and materials look to be Meiji or possibly Taisho. Here is another example of their work from Meiji where you can see the similarities in style and materials. John C.
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