Jump to content

John C

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,563

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    17

 Content Type 

Everything posted by John C

  1. John C
    Could just be the lighting, but the military generally shy's away from shiny paint except on parade items. Need pics of the stamps as well. John C.
  2. John C
    Might be camera angle, however the tsuka looks too long (and poorly wrapped) and the sarute hole is in the wrong place. But the tsuba may be legit. John C.
  3. John C
    @Bruce Pennington Could this be a smith stamp? On a kyu gunto: https://www.ebay.com...8:g:TEcAAOSwyzdl~wn1 John C.
  4. John C
    James: My first impression was also a reproduction. The reason for that is the exaggerated cloud pattern of the steel. The Japanese typically did not forge swords that way. Indeed, most of the fakes we see have this cloud pattern acid etched into them. There are exceptions, however. John C.
  5. John C
    Somebody seemingly hacked his contact list. The poor grammar, in addition to the "send me money" ploy, should keep folks away. John C.
  6. John C
    In line with what Jean was saying, the way a blade was maintained would probably remove prints - i'm thinking specifically of wiping the blade down with uchiko powder. John C.
  7. John C
    @Bruce Pennington Okay - not a gunto but may be of interest. Five dots on the mune of this tanto. Might be of interest if researching the origin of the dots and their meaning. https://www.ebay.com...1:g:NfcAAOSwOtpl9it6 John C
  8. John C
    Looks like someone put a kai gunto tsuka on the souvenir (navy kabutogane and menuki) but the rest is souvenir. Not sure about the two hangers on the kai gunto, however the one shown is navy. Tsuka and seppa/tsuba look legit as well. If the blade is legit, 1100 would be a fair price for it. John C.
  9. John C
    I've been seeing this replica navy dirk surfacing recently. FYI. One company sells it for $225. John C.
  10. John C
    I think it's Kanemichi, dated Heisei 20 (2008). But wait for one of the translators to be sure. John C
  11. John C
    I could be wrong here, however if those same dots are on the other side I would be thinking a vise. I've seen that before on habaki when the blade was stuck. But as I said, I could be wrong and maybe it's just a design that wasn't completed. Another possibility are punches like on a tsuba nakago-ana to tighten it up on the blade. John C.
  12. John C
    It's a decent find. The wooden habaki were common on these. Made for soldiers or sailors. John C.
  13. John C
    Don't have it in hand, but will take some shots for you when I get it. John C.
  14. John C
    RS fittings, double latch (though may not be original); two mekugiana. Fittings in rough shape and blade rusty. Dated: Showa 19 (1944), June Niwa Shuji Kanenobu (son of Niwa Kanematsu Kanenobu), RJT smith. Signed: Noshu ju Kanenobu Star stamp and small seki stamp (unknown nakago stamp) Painted green numbers A 540 in both kanji and western numerals Black painted numbers 99 in kanji No dots or stamped numbers. John C.
  15. John C
    Thank you. Seller just got back to me and it does have the small seki. Not sure about the mune yet. Do you want the particulars of this sword for your files? John C.
  16. John C
    Seems to have the earlier thicker (11mm) tsuba as well. John C
  17. John C
    That's what I thought. Looking specifically at a 1944 Kanenobu that does not appear to have any inspection stamps. Do you have any of his work in your lists? John C.
  18. John C
    @Bruce Pennington Bruce: Did all star stamped gendaito have seki or Na inspection stamps (large or small) after 1942? John C.
  19. John C
    George: Here is the link to an excellent article on NBTHK papers if you haven't seen it already. Also, look closely at the areas indicated by the arrows. You should see two very small brown kanji for sword in that line. http://www.nihontocr...se_sword_papers.html John C.
  20. John C
    Looks like the katakana letter KO. John C.
  21. John C
    Roger that. I wasn't sure because many smiths went into other metal craft after the 1868 ban. Iv'e seen some really cool yatate made out of unused fuchi. Sorry Yves for hijacking the thread. Hope you find an answer. John C.
  22. John C
    Looks homemade from old chair parts (note the hammer is made from two leg parts). The wedge is a block of wood put through a table saw then cut at an angle. If you have access to a table saw you could make these quite easily. I would add a soft but rigid "foot pad" on the end to protect the tsuba. John C.
  23. John C
    Fear not. Gimei is common. If the blade is nice, then you did well. John C.
  24. John C
    Need the pics, Steve. John C.
  25. John C
    @Bruce Pennington Not sure if you are following this, however this Hirashige kao could be added to the stamps doc if you are collecting these. John C.
×
×
  • Create New...