SteveM Posted May 19, 2023 Report Posted May 19, 2023 Yes, its Aoki (青木). Surname. One of the top 40 surnames in Japan. (I thought it would have been top 10, but I just checked an it ranks it an #39, with 325,000 people having this surname). Quote
John C Posted May 20, 2023 Report Posted May 20, 2023 Thank you, Steve! Much appreciated. John C. Quote
uwe Posted May 20, 2023 Report Posted May 20, 2023 On 2/4/2023 at 2:56 PM, Bruce Pennington said: Posting this one from @Bridges thread HERE. Identified as Inaba clan. Inaba (稲葉) had normally cut corners and we have to deal at least with two other families “三木” (Miki) as also “中村” (Nakamura)… (different readings of the names are possible!) 1 Quote
John C Posted May 20, 2023 Report Posted May 20, 2023 7 hours ago, PNSSHOGUN said: Was there an original tassel with it? John: If you are referring to the Aoki mon on the type 98, then yes. It has a company grade blue and brown tassel. John C. Quote
SteveM Posted August 16, 2023 Report Posted August 16, 2023 Mitsu tachibana. https://irohakamon.c.../mitsutachibana.html 1 1 2 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 Three Mon, uniquely added to both sides of the Saya: 4 1 Quote
SteveM Posted August 20, 2023 Report Posted August 20, 2023 Triple maple leaf 尻合わせ三つ楓 https://irohakamon.c...awasemitsukaede.html 2 1 Quote
Paul G Posted September 5, 2023 Report Posted September 5, 2023 Hello, Can I get help identifying the Mon on this sword that I have. Thank you so much for you help!! Paul G- Quote
SteveM Posted September 5, 2023 Report Posted September 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Paul G said: Can I get help identifying the Mon ↓ 1 Quote
Nicholas Posted September 7, 2023 Report Posted September 7, 2023 Haven’t seen this one yet. Any ideas? Quote
SteveM Posted September 7, 2023 Report Posted September 7, 2023 Ivy in tortoise-shell (hexagon) https://myoji-kamon.net/kamonDetail.htm?kamonName=亀甲に蔦 1 1 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted September 16, 2023 Report Posted September 16, 2023 This one has the classic Takeda Mon but the border seems quite elaborate: 2 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted September 28, 2023 Report Posted September 28, 2023 An unusual shape to this one, any help is appreciated: 1 Quote
SteveM Posted September 28, 2023 Report Posted September 28, 2023 Bamboo with snow. (雪持ち笹) https://irohakamon.c...a/yukimochizasa.html 1 1 1 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted September 29, 2023 Report Posted September 29, 2023 Thank you again Steve, you are invaluable. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted October 5, 2023 Report Posted October 5, 2023 On 9/26/2021 at 5:54 AM, robinalexander said: Neil, does this help ...got it from possibly unverified Wiki source but Toyotomi clan seems to be pretty close to the mark. The Government Seal of Japan, one of the country's national seals, is an emblem (mon) of paulownia used by the Cabinet and the Government of Japan on official documents. It is one of various paulownia mon, collectively known as the Paulownia Seals (桐紋, kirimon) or the Paulownia Flower Seals (桐花紋, tōkamon).[1][2] The seal is utilized in the official emblem of the Japanese Prime Minister and the Cabinet. The 5–7 Paulownia (五七桐, go-shichi (no) kiri) is used as the official emblem of the Prime Minister of Japan. It resembles a stylized paulownia with 5–7–5 flowers. Before the Chrysanthemum Seal was used extensively, the Paulownia Seal originally was the private symbol of the Japanese Imperial Family, from as early as the sixteenth century. The Toyotomi clan, led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, later adopted the Paulownia Seal for use as the crest of his clan. After the Meiji Restoration, the seal was eventually adopted as the emblem of the Japanese government.[3][4] It is now still mainly used by the Japanese government, as a contrast to the Chrysanthemum Seal which represents the Emperor as the symbol of the sovereignty of the State, and members of the Imperial Family. Here's one for sale on fleaby - HERE. Selling just koshirae, and listed as "World War II Imperial Japanese Army General's Sword Exterior, Gold Family Crest". Nice fittings, but sloppy paint job on kabutogane. Seems odd, cosidering the quality of the rest of the fittings. Possibly the kiri was glued on, evidence of glue showing, and gold painted post-war? 2 Quote
robinalexander Posted October 5, 2023 Report Posted October 5, 2023 Nice one Bruce...gold without the usual round 'frame' you see on silver mon and your 100% right about the paint job .... its a shocker. Way too dodgy for me. Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted October 5, 2023 Report Posted October 5, 2023 This was originally listed as the same thing on yahoo jp auction, along with a fake general tassel and some other odds and ends supposedly from an IJA general. It is very clearly a put together piece with some BS story. Some red flags: superglued kirimon added paint on fittings non matching 2nd hanger solid Tsuba rules out Type 94 2 2 Quote
canuckodile Posted November 14, 2023 Report Posted November 14, 2023 Hello! Recently acquired this custom police saber with 2.5 mon, all seem to be the same. Looks very similar to some others posted in here (the wisteria), but the others posted lack the characters inside of the leaves. Greatly appreciate any insight. I've seen https://irohakamon.com/symbol.html posted here as a good resource, but is there a guide to navigating it? I'm not sure if mine is actually in there, though. Any other free resources (for now) are appreciated, fewer people I'll have to pester 2 Quote
Ontario_Archaeology Posted November 15, 2023 Report Posted November 15, 2023 On 11/14/2023 at 1:57 PM, canuckodile said: Hello! Recently acquired this custom police saber with 2.5 mon, all seem to be the same. Looks very similar to some others posted in here (the wisteria), but the others posted lack the characters inside of the leaves. Greatly appreciate any insight. I've seen https://irohakamon.com/symbol.html posted here as a good resource, but is there a guide to navigating it? I'm not sure if mine is actually in there, though. Any other free resources (for now) are appreciated, fewer people I'll have to pester This sword is found in the Dawson book, a lot of info about it should be here. 2 1 Quote
GeorgeLuucas Posted November 16, 2023 Report Posted November 16, 2023 Might be one of the most poorly defined mon I’ve come across. On an army parade saber. Fake? Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted November 16, 2023 Report Posted November 16, 2023 Apart from the crude engraving, the silver has no patina. A very poorly done fake. 1 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted February 22 Report Posted February 22 Is this a Mon? Vaguely recall similar shaped ones in the past but not sure on this: 1 1 Quote
Yukihiro Posted February 24 Report Posted February 24 I'll post mine here (actually the one that is on my type 98 shin-guntō!), for the record: This is a Daki Omodaka mon 抱面高 (alternate spelling for Omodaka: 沢瀉). Associated families are: Shiina, Someda/Yanada, Mori, Kinoshita, Asano, Sakai, Horikoshi, Mizuno, Tsuchii, Fukushima, etc. 椎名、梁田、毛利、木下、浅野、酒井、堀越、沢井、水野、土井、福島など (Information provided by SteveM) 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted February 24 Report Posted February 24 On 2/21/2024 at 6:43 PM, PNSSHOGUN said: Is this a Mon? Vaguely recall similar shaped ones in the past but not sure on this: Just curious, do you think something is missing from the center? It appears the surface underneath was smoothed over. 1 Quote
Yukihiro Posted February 24 Report Posted February 24 47 minutes ago, Bruce Pennington said: Just curious, do you think something is missing from the center? It appears the surface underneath was smoothed over. Honestly, that is exactly what I thought, but I am no expert. Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted February 25 Report Posted February 25 Could be, though you would expect to see solder marks if something was originally there. Quote
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