Peter Bleed Posted December 11, 2015 Report Posted December 11, 2015 Friends, I just had the pleasure of looking at a sword that was sent home from Saipan (maybe - they weren't sure) by a Nebraska Marine who was killed on. Iwojima. in 1945. The current owner was 9 when his brother sent it home. And it has been in his attic since that time. This will have to be the last time something like this will happen to me so I feel deeply privileged!. The blade was a o-suriage koto of no obvious importance. It was fitted out in re-purposed buke-zukuri koshirae with leather boot and tsuka cover. The only remarkable feature I saw about the rig was a black sword tassel. It seemed rather thinner and more delicate than normal tassels, But I have never seen a pure black one before. Is this a type or a one-off variation? Peter Quote
reeder Posted December 11, 2015 Report Posted December 11, 2015 I have not seen a black one. I have seen a number of bag tassels, what look like drapery tassels, etc. tied or braided on which I imagine the vet or family added post war. IIRC they had black tassels/knots pre-WWII, but I'll have to check Fuller & Gregory or Dawson's to confirm. Quote
Geraint Posted December 11, 2015 Report Posted December 11, 2015 Not like this one? http://www.japanesesword.com/AntiqueSwords/Swordsunder2500.htm Quote
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