tomekatana

Joe !!! Thank you very much. I hope that you can take parts together without any problems!!! Thank you for your sacrifice and for pic. Moss thank you i'm convinced that my NCO is fake. Please don't take your tsuka apart. Gentlemen Thank you all for helping me. I find this forum is great place to learn because people like you-ready to share knowledge and experience ! Peace and Love to all us! tomek

Mark thank you very much. Could you tell me this wooden insert was one part or two separate. If two did it have carved tang shape on each half ? Thank you in advance. tomek

thank you gentelmen! my next question : how is tsuka in real NOC build? is this solid cast or it have wooden insert or something else ? were i can find pics of tsuka how it was made inside? thank you for your help. from sales info: "[...] a private collection in Europe for over 60 years, purchased as part of a larger lot of swords." i paid for this gunto 275$. tomek

this NCO gunto appeared to be in my hands. i never had seen real one. how you gentlemen think? neet and even stamp numbers on nagasa, saya match and ishizuki. on blade and fuchi no inspection stamp. Neet and distinct detailes on tsuka cast, seppa and tsuba. but no paint, somebody brush paint off. saya metal, wood inside. tsuka stoper works ok shape ishizuki points at Tokyo Arsenal same as stamp on fuchi but numbers on blade are reverse as in Nagoya and place of head screw on saya is like in Nagoya Arsenal. please help is this original or fake NCO gunto? what is it's value? what you gentlemen think? this is link with pics.http://s405.photobucket.com/albums/pp131/tomekatana/nco%20gunto/ thank you in advance tomek