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Thanks for responding Chris, I just sent them an offer. Best John

Good morning alll, I'm interested in this Fleabay Type 3/44, signed Yoshitada. I compared the mei to one I found on NMB and it seems reasonably close. Guy has pretty good feedback, do you think this actually what he says it is? Thanks!! John https://www.ebay.com/itm/127010714909?itmmeta=01JQ6NB0XKQC7RDNKJ4NKTRDTB&hash=item1d926db51d:g:OsoAAOSwMLJn4KQv&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA4FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1cbgnKDZNEPGVVEg4zo0t%2Fh7CwpZ%2BvOsl91m0YqEDSs2f4yYh0ltHs87%2F0kPD1xywSkYyJg9WfbqE--8n94mbn3XBm66VTeVEJegQGqMOySfTPaF%2F2fLwBxpDbJ69CFNcRYrLmgnK972gWij27RwQLCC7593TkxLxzOl%2B%2BzPKvfVIg6%2F0GBGYJpaBzUd%2BxkjjRB9uXrXftBGBo4%2BeKW4iyXHV6wrZ767x2TsHf1kZWkeVVdtsR9BkAjiSWtbM2UvDt7qX64guQ0Ielj20afMQsJ|tkp%3ABk9SR_qOrNW5ZQ

My first Nihonto was this tanto. I got it from AOI Art. They were really easy to deal with and I've gotten another tanto and a wak from them. This one is mumei, attributed to Chikushi Ryokai (early Muromachi) and has hozon origami. It's been fun learning about all this! Yoon, I wonder what your blade would look like with a fresh polish? John

I saw the one on Ohmura-san's site and that one looks a lot longer than the Type 32 repro's on fleabay. I think I'll just wait and see if any authentic Type 95's pop up anywhere. Thanks again Bruce!

All, thank you very much for your kind assistance! Sam, thanks for looking into the S/N for me! Bruce, I did a few quick searches for authentic tassels, but nothing came up for NCO's. You said that you have long and short buckle-less tassels, do you think your short ones are similar to a Type 32? There are a couple of those (repros) on fleabay. Best john

Hey guys, thanks for responding! I've attached a pic of the blade. It's really in quite good shape, just some light scratches and a bit of pitting. Any idea when it was made? Conway, the tassel they offer on ebay for a Type 32 looks similar, but a bit shorter, to the 'Middle Type' in the link you posted. All of the other Type 95 tassels they offer have the buckled strap used on the cut-out tsuba. Which one do you all think would be more authentic? Thanks again all! John

Good afternoon, I recently acquired a Type 95 NCO sword and I have a couple of questions. It has the painted tsuba and seppas, but the fuchi looks copper. The matching serial number is 150848. Is this some kind of transitional piece? I'd like to get a repro tassel for it, but it looks the ones on fleaBay are for tsubas with the cutout. Did they use the same tassels, with the buckle, on solid tsuba pieces? Any input would be most appreciated. Thanks! John

Hi John, Thanks for responding. Yeah, the sig on the ebay blade isn't even close to the one that you posted and I can probably do better for that price. Moving on! Thanks & Happy Holidays! John

Good afternoon, I'm currently looking for a Type 98 and I found this one on EBay. I looked up 'Sukenobu' and found one example, but the mei on that sword was different from this one. Also, there doesn't seem to be an arsenal stamp. I still have a lot to learn, so any help would be most appreciated. Thanks! John https://www.ebay.com/itm/405311634756?_skw=ww2+Japanese+officers+sword&itmmeta=01JFFY2PGSHWD73SS2HPYAA78K&hash=item5e5e74bd44:g:UeQAAOSwcRpnHo7z&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAABAHoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKleBKnvBJK92UAMOKICsEpuZIX89DB0bWr4%2BHTkU6dqMPepHSmAO7RROZckijJKlJ%2BcdZA7g5QIom7dAJc82iqF5GyuQ3lveT8x%2B70HEaZWu4kBITcghMuEnPiPNlDKdpAyChSiWUgRvc9optCm8%2BzQFTcV21qqdu3aOb%2FM7TzaWNsnA6nEv1a9UwFPdUTkHhcRMay8nUZJ2Bd14Su0W06vC7cH%2Fg1M94pZjkbGksZNAZCoJg0nnWD66wNIAkPxLr4G0P3RRxGmXEl3IVMRHiMcN2jxVo15CV1mI9S3vY2RoUpBjBf7%2BQgbnAT5rcWdwcE%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8Loiv77ZA

I need to improve my search fu, thanks again Bruce!

Thanks for responding Bruce! I still have a lot to learn about this stuff. The leather on the saya is kind of dried out in spots and cracking/splitting. Is it ok to use a leather restoration product on it or should I just leave it as is? Best John

Good morning, I apologize for going so far back in this thread, but I just bought this particular sword, and i was wondering if you had any more info about it. I found the stamp in your 'Stamps' guide (very handy!) showing it to be a Toyokawa arsenal blade. Any idea when it was made? Conway S said it was stainless. Might be fun to collect all of the different types from the war era. Thanks! John

Hi Conway, Thanks very much for responding! I'm still learning about the WWII swords and this really helps. I may send them a real low-ball offer and see if they bite. Best regards John

Good morning, I've been looking for a decent WWII type-98 gunto sword and I have a question about one I found on EBay. It's not signed, but I'm wondering if the stamps are real. They're asking $1.5k. Thanks in advance! John