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KungFooey

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  1. Well, it's definitely time to check out some of the forums without Adolf Hitler Junior running them. See ya 'big man'. 🤣
  2. Far from a prude? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 "but really wonder about your browsing habits and motivation that keep you searching for this stuff online" You're such a hypocrite. Yeah Brian sweetheart - you go right ahead and ask the opinions of the self righteous old farts who hang around here. Assholes always hide behind anonymity.
  3. By the Utagawa school, I picked this up online in yet another Japanese bric-a-brac shop! The colors still appear very vibrant.
  4. Same time period - here's the Sutton Hoo pattern welding.
  5. Hi again Dave, I really hope I didn't come across as trying to rub your nose in it - you've got some nice, genuine Japanese swords there. Basically, anything that has an outrageously famous name on it should be considered 'guilty until proven innocent' by shinsa. Putting someone else's name on a sword is almost a Japanese tradition - it's been going on for centuries! All the best, Dee
  6. It looks like steel to me because of the oxidization. Can zinc discolor like this?
  7. Same deal with the Kanesada, I'm afraid. Papered on the left, yours on the right. Sorry😥 Dee Early Edo Katana signed by Kunisada for sale | Samurai Museum Shop
  8. Hi Dave, I really don't want to rain on your parade but, as @nulldevice said, Naotane is a BIG name and repeatedly copied. I'd hold off on plastering his name all over your photos. On the left is the mei of a Tokubetsu Hozon verified Naotane (link below), on the right yours. Apart from the fact the genuine article is signed tachimei and yours katanamei, can you see the obvious differences? Dee https://www.samuraim...u-hozon-certificate/
  9. So the supposed 'nanako' is forming a repeated wave pattern.
  10. This is pattern welding - the alternating, twisted rods of iron and steel form very precise patterns - hence the name. Dee
  11. I'm real happy for you Steve - that's great news! By the way, you've got one amazing gunto collection going on there in the background!!! Do you mind me asking how many you have? Best, Dee
  12. Hi Bruce! Many thanks for that! I can see Tojo's name in both (pic below) but the one I posted from Yahoo is wrong on so many levels (fittings, tassel, mei, yasurime, length, blade features, nakago shape, historical dates etc). Who made the presumably real one from W-A? Dee
  13. Same guy has another gunto up for sale - this time with Uncle Fong fittings and Bubba-san polish. (And still they bid.) Yahoo!オークション - 特殊軍刀外装 登録証付属 長...
  14. Well I tried and I tried for 20 minutes but I gave up. Long story short: do you think the sword I posted is legit?
  15. Sorry Brian, I'm not allowed to see that page as I'm not a member of the forum.
  16. And it's past ¥31,000 with a day still to go. 🙄
  17. Thanks John. I took a chance on it as the one on my grandpa's bring-home belt has long since fallen apart and was very similar to this one.
  18. Sold for nearly $6K - with a fake company officer's tassel for good measure. (Tojo must have been miffed at that.) Made Showa 19, so 1944 - even though Yasutoku left the shrine in 1940. Totally wrong yasurime and his mei seems a bit off - maybe he had one too many sake cups the night before with General Tojo? 🤔 Dee Yahoo!オークション - 九八式軍刀 靖徳 長さ62....
  19. I saw the 'minty', Rob. 😂
  20. The little bric-a-brac shop on Yahoo that is selling the gunto strap I was looking at may also have the sword it came from. It has matching numbers, arsenal marks the works! But it may need some reassembly skills. Dee https://page.auction.../auction/s1153478084
  21. Hi Sam! Thanks for taking a look. 😊 I saw the rust but it didn't phase me because my grandpa brought back one of the wide gunto belts and the snail clasp is very corroded, chrome plated steel. Dee
  22. What's the verdict guys? Metal fittings look legit but leather looks too good to be true. As with so many other things, I'm no expert on this area. Thanks!!! Dee
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