Mikebiker

The pictures below are from A WWII Officers Sword. The sword has all the standard military fittings with a leather covered sheath. It is not an NCO sword. Thanks for your help!

I buy and sell online for a living. I sell what I call men's toys. Mostly it is guns and gun parts but I am always looking for any swords or knives. I collect knives and swords myself but nearly everything I have is US with a few European pieces. I keep my eyes and ears open all the time and now and then a few treasures will show up. This batch of knives is a great example of nice stuff. I still have one more sword to post when I get it photographed. It is a WWII officers sword. It has all military fittings but the blade may be handmade.

Thanks for your help and information. I now have a much better understanding of the sword. Lee

I guess I need to explain that I know virtually nothing about these things except they are neat. I collect guns and knives and nearly all of them are US made and I know a great deal about them. When it comes to the Japanese swords I know just enough to get in trouble. I got a good deal on about 10 foreign made knives including 5 Japanese items. Two are WWII era items and were easy to completely identify and I now know exactly what they are. Three items are of this type and I need serious help in figuring out just what I have. I know it is hard to nail down this stuff to a certainty but what is you overall opinion of the sword and fittings. Is it old or not so old. Are the fittings good work or junk. I do know the sheath is of typical WWI configuration for an officer with the leather wrap. I posted this here because I could see it is a forum with people interested in original old swords and not all the new recent made stuff. Any help or opinions are greatly appreciated. Thanks, Lee

I can't see what you written as a spoiler for the Mei. I am just looking for some info on the sword age maker and such. I have also fixed the Fuchi Mei.

This is a sword that came with others I purchased form a lady last week. It was collected by her father who was a Colonel stationed in Japan and related areas after the war. I am trying to find out all I can about it.

What features do you find that may be doubtful. I am very much a total amateur in this type of thing. If it were not legit when would it have been created? I know for a fact it has been the last owners possession for the last 60 years. I am just trying to properly identify it and learn all I can at the same time.

Here is a somewhat better picture of the one side. To my very untrained eye it is very close to the ones pictured.

I hope this is what you were looking for. The hamon is present but faint

This is the 2nd Tanto in the lot of 5 Japanese swords and knives I just squired. I know very little about them. Any help is greatly appreciated. This one does not appear to be signed. The total length is 16 and 1/8 and tip to shoulder is 12 and 5/16. The Habaki is sliver wrapped copper.

The entire length is 13 and 1/2 and from tip to shoulder is 10 and 3/8 inches.

I got a phone call the other day and the lady asked if I was interested in some older knives and sword. Of course I was so I ended up with about a dozen older knives and swords. 5 were Japanese and all date to WWII or earlier. Her father was a Colonel and they lived over there for a while. This is just one of the knives.