Jcstroud

Looks like we might have add extra large to stamp column in the souvenir chart for #95 first 8mm circled anchor stamp I have seen on a toyokawa blade why so many diferent ones I wonder anyone else?

The 1940 Bujin-to ,aka,Rikusin-to "land battle sword specs clearly show specified shapes and dimensions for the Navy "Warrior" swords.

Compare the nakagos of these 2 blades and you can see that the ebay mumei is basically flat not well defined...not to mention the different stamps.....

First time I have seen an 8mm anchor stamp on a maybe souvenir sword!!!!?????looks like I will have to investigate these multiple designs of the circled anchor stamps.....very curious...hmmm

From what I can see the seppa was quicklly made,the photos blurry,the anchor looks to be a 6mm 90 degree barb ,the stamp location unusual but perfectly applied,mumei,overall condition appears good for what I can see of it,being sold by a coin collector. Not enough there to make me want to buy it. Edit:that stamp measures 8mm !!!!!+- something fishy here.....

Yes it was posted by @markcthanks Bruce

How long is the nakago??please.....

Your probably right I havent learned how to count yet.! At least in Japanese.

Adding #46 thanks to Morita-san

Does anyone on the forum know what is the Nakago length of an uncut Takayama -to ? 1st design with snub nosed thick kissaki ?

Consider the process a linear string of events first the blade made to match the required weights and dimensions,second to fabricate the tsuka to fit the tapered v shaped nakago combined with the required koshirai. Third tsuka and blade drilled for the mekugi to produce a tight double wedge fit. And finally the wrap of the tsuka. There is no way to take these precision fit pieces to use on another blade. Because Each one is different. Numbering was necessary for that reason. Imo John S. And then the saya fitting......consideringthe different sori dimensions......not easy but had to be custom fit.

Interesting the nakago length on Toyosuke #34 and #45 are just shy of 9 inches or 226 mm very consistent in appearance,koshirai. Only difference is #34 has a 1 piece army style fuchi, and #45 has 2 seppa with a navy style fuchi. Posted #33 and 34 to compare to #45

Yeah kind of running out of leads at this point,but not giving up yet.....oh by the way what does PNS stand for ? Pianist?

Where did you find this one? Check out this comparison: the first photo is Oura Yoshisuke aka Sukemune. The second as seen prior is Toyosuke Oda ....hmmm

What a tease.

Interesting reading John Thank you I apreciate your help. Iwonder if Oda Kunihiro was related?

Normally the souvenir swords nakago are 217 mm finished and 226 cut and unfinished seeming to conform to rjt specs but you will find exceptions. John S.

I agree it is unlikely but not impossible.if you look at the names of his children: Masahiro Oda ,Mieko Oda, brother Isamu Oda, it makes it seem more possible.I am hoping that someone may recognise him to verify if it is the same person or not.....

Toyosuke Oda in 1954

Take it off! Take it all off! P.S. the koshirai ! 😁

In this day and age there is no excuse for blurry pictures especially high volume sellers. These days you can get free phones that will take photos 100x better than that.

I would be very cautious about swords offered by showa22 he has been the source of many controversies over the last few years.I am not condemning only saying study them well before making any decisions.

So far we have noticed NAKAGO lengths of 206 mm for Kai guntos 217 mm for Shin guntos 226mm for souvenir gunto 242mm for Rinji Seishiki 265mm for Takayama to that were uncut so far.....and of course you will see variances from these but it seems to be an indication of intended usage or service branch destination. Thoughts anyone?

sometimes for me it is better this way. Time to refocus.

Signed Takayama-To Sword & Scabbard (Saya). Signed on Nakago (Tang) Scabbard (Sava). This is a WW2 Japanese naval sword. It was made by the Takayama sword forge facility, which made Japanese naval officer swords. This obviously is not a true naval officer's sword, it is a Toyama Ryu iai katana; these katanas were used solely for training. Takayama-To swords were developed by the Japanese Navy under the direction of Col. Takayama Masayoshi. He was the creator of Jissen Budo Takayama Ryu Batto Jutsu (AKA Toyama Ryu iai),I This is where I found the misleading information.Like I said cannot believe everything you read.....