Minseito1941
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I am an amateur on nihonto so please excuse me but I was wondering if these very fine lines are hada or just scratches. Its hard to capture on camera so please bear with me
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For only 50$ it in my opinion is still an interesting piece from a historical standpoint of when the Japanese Empire joined the western nations
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There is a fault on the Nakago where it would meet the habaki so I am inclined towards an older blade with a fault quickly pawned off to unsuspecting tourists
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Seems like this one
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After researching this seems like what it is. Possibly early rather than late Meiji to explain the patina but otherwise everything checks out.
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Tourist piece possible but low quality would be a disservice I feel
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Please ignore the large amount of oil on the blade
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The hamon looking fake is my picture being bad sorry. I can try to take better pictures tomorrow under the sun but the hamon is genuine and not acid etched. The tsuka has a 六 kanji under the fuchi as well so I am thinking it was remounted in new fittings
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Any hints on a potential timeframe the blade was forged?
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Mekugi-ana also looks to be punched
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I’m assuming the tape was to hold the blade in the tsuka since the mekugi has been lost to time
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No clue what purpose the tape had for the last ownerThis image was taken without flash on
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Nevermind I got it off, It seems to be mumei but is definitely very old. The brown is not rust but from a tape
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The tanto is in my hands, any tips on how to remove the stuck tsuka? Thanks
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And the habaki looks to be silver (?)
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Interesting part is that the tsuka has brocade silk instead of the usual same
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It was from an estate sale, I should get it in by saturday and I will upload photos of the nakago. Here is the link https://ctbids.com/e...ge-Sword-Asian-Knife
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I somewhat agree but I feel it is too much effort for a tourist piece but I will withhold judgement until I can get my hands on it and inspect it.
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I got it for under $50 so when it comes in I will be sure to keep this updated with any potential info on the tang.
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Sorry I didn't see this until now, Here is the horimono attached
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Initial Type 95 Identification
Minseito1941 replied to ColdTurkey's topic in Military Swords of Japan
It is indeed a type 95, Differing scabbard serial numbers usually means either wartime replacement as in the original scabbard was damaged and replaced by traveling swords repair teams or the other possibility is that it was a post war mix and match scabbard to replace a missing one. Regarding rehoming I would be glad to purchase it if it's for sale. If it is for sale feel free to dm me. Thanks -
That is what I was thinking until I saw the horimono. The hormone has distinct carving marks too so it looks genuine but I've just never seen a blade like this one.
