Bryce Posted October 11, 2021 Author Report Posted October 11, 2021 G'day Guys, For completeness I am including some photos of the boxed tanto made in 1942 using steel smelted by the Japan Iron Sand Steel Industry Company here. I found these images in the sold section of a Japanese site. It was discussed over in the translation thread. Cheers, Bryce 1 Quote
Bryce Posted March 3, 2022 Author Report Posted March 3, 2022 G'day Guys, Here is the link to the discussion of this tanto in the translation section. Cheers, Bryce Quote
Bryce Posted March 9, 2023 Author Report Posted March 9, 2023 G'day Guys, Thanks to Simon posting some screen shots of a sword that sold on ebay in 2005, we now have another example of these blades. This one is dated 1939. The other 7 examples are dated 1940, 1941 and 1942. The Japan Iron Sand Steel Industry Company changed its name from the Japan Iron Sand Industry Company in February 1940 to better reflect its status as an industrial steel manufacturer. This change is confirmed when you compare the nakago of the 1939 blade (left), with a 1940 blade (right). Cheers, Bryce 1 Quote
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