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Conway S

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  1. Why not post in the Military Swords section? That seller’s description is all over the place so I wouldn’t place too much stock in that. It’s a Showa period sword. What do you find so interesting about it?
  2. Thank you for the assistance Moriyama san。
  3. This one really has me stumped. I think it’s “Minamoto ju X kitae kore.” 源住X鍛之。 I thought maybe the missing character is 助 or 功, but cannot find any Showa smiths by that name. Any help is greatly appreciated! Con
  4. The sword is authentic. It is what is referred to as a zohei-to and the mei reads “Zoheisho.” See the below link with good information. http://ohmura-study.net/206.html Per forum guidelines you should also sign posts with a first name. Conway
  5. The stamp is the katakana ス and is sometimes a production sequence prefix. 112 could be part of the sequence, but it could also just be a number used to keep the koshirae and blade together during assembly. I would like to see more pictures of the whole sword, once you have the photo re-sizing figured out.
  6. The mark on the tsuba is the trademark of the company Suya Shoten (listed in figure posted above by Bruce). The second stamp on the tang looks like it could be a “to” stamp 東 for Tokyo First Arsenal. Does this sword by chance have a fullered blade also? A better picture would help in correctly identifying the stamp.
  7. Good idea, Bruce! The Meiji period NCO swords are really quite interesting to me, like the Type 25, Type 32, and other lesser encountered swords (ex. Type 8 riding swords). I am glad enthusiasts here, like @John C, are compiling records on some of them.
  8. I have a few thoughts: - Limit the number of total posts a non-paying member can make per month. - I know logistically it may be hard for the moderators to mail out NMB merchandise to gold members, but maybe club merch could be designed and gold-members receive a link to go to a third-party website where they can purchase/claim NMB-branded merchandise.
  9. @Bruce Pennington it’s the same sword Steve posted here:
  10. @Scogg Here is a pattern 5 with bohi:
  11. Bruce, The mei is Ando Kanemoto. Conway
  12. Hi Amie, Your sword is signed Inaba no Kuni Ju Fujiwara Kanesaki. Here’s a recent thread where some good information was provided on this line of Swordsmiths: Conway
  13. Just noticed the “w” yamagata chevron at the bottom of the nakago too.
  14. @Bruce Pennington
  15. It also has a “Nan” stamp 南 hiding up by the fuchi.
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