Conway S
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Thanks for posting more photos. I think you are correct this is a very early variation. The Type 8s I have seen all have convex cherry blossoms on the backstop, whereas on this example they are inlaid.
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@KiipuI'm surprised you did not get any answers yet. I don't have the book, so I cannot take a look at the picture. I'm interested to learn the application of 之 in this context. Conway
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@Michael T Thanks for posting. I am not familiar with this variation of the Type 8. Could you post more photos if you have them? Conway
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Second one is Nobumitsu and dated May 1945. Conway
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That's a nice looking Taiwan/Formosa colonial official's sword! Here is another also marked Suya - Naohiro: Does the guard on your sword also have the Suya harp logo?
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Do you have any other photos? It would be interesting to see the koshirae if it is present.
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Hi Nicholas, See the attached link for more details. Conway
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Found this Kanemune showato with a mekugi screw. I also felt like posting it because of the glossy black saya with unpainted fittings. I have a February 1945 Katsuteru with the same fittings. I am curious if anyone else has seen a Type 100 like this. Rare WW2 Japanese Army Officer's Sword with Tang and handle signed '
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@Michaelr In the post I linked above, you said "Great job Tom. Just saved me some money. I was right behind you. Congratulations to both of you. MikeR...." Which implies you were interested in the sword posted for sale (also a Masafusa).
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If you look at all the pictures in the listing, it appears the motif is not symmetrical. I don't think it is original to the sword. Also, this sword is a Type 8, not a Type 19. Conway
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Mike, Signed Masafusa. Plenty of details on the forum about the kobuse method. Looks like you previously wanted to buy a similar sword! Conway
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@Bruce Pennington I misread your post. Did not realize you mentioned the impartially struck 6.
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Personally, I think the kai gunto fittings are 263. I'll have to look at the tsuka and fuchi the next time I have it out to see if they have any sub assembly numbers. The nakago mune is stamped, but the numbers are squiggly and I can only clearly make out the "2." Conway
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If Rob pulled this out of hidden duct in a house and it came with the bring-back box, isn't it safe to assume this came direct from a veteran and hence there would have been no attempt to remove a star stamp? Conway
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Brian, Hattori Masahiro. Sometimes the late war kai gunto lack the rising sun seppa and the fittings resemble the set up found on the souvenir swords. Conway
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Just search Nagoya side latch and you will see Bruce posts a few in the 202+ range.
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Sam, I am sure Thomas or others may know the high end, but I believe Nagoya produced aluminum at least to the 202,XXX range. Somewhere on the forum, I recall this figure is discussed in relation to side-latch production. Maybe use that as a search term. Conway
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Nice find! The early pattern aluminum handles are hard to find. I like that wrap job on the scabbard. Conway
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Type 32 Ko, strange number and lack of markings. Is it a fake?
Conway S replied to Skrag0's topic in Military Swords of Japan
Craig, This one is original. If the measurements in the listing are to be trusted, it’s an Otsu variant. Dated Taisho 3 or 1914. More details at the following website. http://ohmura-study.net/802.html Conway -
Hello John, If you are looking for an Army Type 98, then that is not the right sword for you. This one is a Navy Type 97. The sword is original and the blade is made of an anti-rust steel commonly found of WW2 naval swords. The black paint are sub-assembly numbers correlating to the numbers on the fittings and the little anchor stamp is an inspection mark. It has been on eBay for over a year, so that should tell you it’s probably not a good price. Conway
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See below. Volker was selling some reproductions. Maybe they are still available. It’s still worth it to look for the small one if you can find it.
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Did the screw look like this? Can you post a picture of your sword?
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I’d start digging through the garbage if I were you… If they are the correct screws for the koshirae then you will be hard pressed to find another one. In fact, members on this forum usually inquire where to find reproduction screws, because both original and nice quality reproductions are hard to find and expensive. Conway
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Hello Frank, You will get more responses if you post this in the Military Swords thread. I see that this paint has age to it, however, this is not the hue of red normally found on period correct pieces. Looks like Bubba painted it in his garage sometime post-war. The traces of red paint on the saya fittings indicate this was not done with care and thus probably not original. See the below link for often encountered period saya colors. Conway http://ohmura-study.net/904.html
