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  1. John C
    Second column from the upper right could be a Nagoya mark? John C.
  2. John C
    #1 and #4 above are the same pic. My initial thought is fake. The Tokyo canon mark is not done well; the dimples on the tsuka are not correct, and the release latch is not at the right angle. John C.
  3. John C
    Average examples go from 800 to 1,000 on ebay. With some rarity and tassel, you could certainly add a bit more to yours. John C.
  4. John C
    Emil: I'm not seeing a lot of activity in the hamon. Could it be discrete nioi or dense konie? Possibly, just not sure. Here is a good explanation for why you may not be seeing much. It speaks about blade and steel quality. John C
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    Thomas: I wouldn't say it's a bad buy, but I would agree it's at the top of the market. Pluses include the origami and the tassel. Being papered suggests it is water quenched, since mass-produced, oil quenched blades generally do not get papered. John C.
  6. John C
    SaM: I'm sure you probably know this, however there should be no need to take it apart. These weren't signed, however some did have the W stamp on the nakago. The tassel could use some leather conditioner to preserve it. A gentle dab without rubbing should do it. Coach and some other purse brands make some gentle stuff. John C.
  7. John C
    Not to sound morbid, but is that because they "went down with the ship" or because there were simply fewer Naval officers? John C.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. John C
    glad it was you and not a reseller. 293 was a good deal based on current prices. John C.
  12. 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.
  13. John C
    Just to clarify, the link to that sword is sohei_swords (Matt). John C.
  14. John C
    The painted numbers are a type of control number. Looks like A (in Katakana) 15563. John C.
  15. 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.
  16. 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
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. 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.
  22. John C
    A Christmas present? John C.
  23. John C
    @Bruce Pennington Black fittings and saya... John C.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
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