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  1. Conway S
    Yes, Ron you are correct. That is a police sword. The few I have seen have been late war.
  2. Conway S
    The nakago shots of the date are a little blurry. Looks like it might be 1942. Does the FB post confirm the date?
  3. Conway S
    The mounts are late-war/civilian. I did not capture a clear photo of the tsuba, but it is a non-military tsuba of lower quality.
  4. Conway S
    USMC and was in Nagasaki in 1945. Here’s a picture of the blade. It has a 67.3cm nagasa.
  5. Conway S
    @John C Thanks for the tip on the field grade ranks. That was the start of the writing on the tag. I found that Sasebo is a city in Nagasaki Prefecture. Nagasaki is where my neighbor’s father acquired the sword.
  6. Conway S
    @Nobody Thank you very much Moriyama san. I appreciate your help.
  7. Conway S
    Greetings, This evening, I had the opportunity to examine a sword that belongs to my neighbor. His father brought it back from WW2.The blade is in rough shape. It’s suriage with bohi. I took careful measurements and will post additional photos in the Nihonto section. Any help with the mei and surrender tag would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
  8. Conway S
    What does the blade look like? The post-war souvenir swords sometimes had green tsuka Ito. The scabbard is genuine, but the handle may be rewrapped in this example.
  9. Conway S
    Pretty rough shape, but it has threaded sakura and a hole in the same for a mekugi. Someone thinks they can clean up the verdigris apparently.
  10. Conway S
    The pictures of the blade are not the best, but I don’t see anything in the listing that makes me think this is a reproduction. Just look at the wear on the wire and the grip. It does look like the brass on the handle was cleaned. The patina looks a little off.
  11. Conway S
    I think it’s 三午年, which is Meiji 3 year of the horse (1870).
  12. Conway S
    The sword listed is in Japan. The term “replica” is used to satisfy their laws. Oftentimes, even these dress blades have been cut by authorities.
  13. Conway S
    There’s plenty of other swords out there. I wouldn’t waste time on just one. What are you in the market for?
  14. Conway S
    Nice find! I assume those numbers are for assembly purposes. I’ve seen katakana and Arabic numerals used too and on the ricasso sometimes.
  15. Conway S
    Here’s one recent posting from February. Looks to be the same sword based on the background:
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