Jmac90 Posted February 3, 2022 Author Report Posted February 3, 2022 My dad found this in a burnt down house. I've been practicing with it for years and just now was trying to identify it... Is this authentic or fake? I don't want to be a dummy and actual have something of value this whole time... Quote
ROKUJURO Posted February 3, 2022 Report Posted February 3, 2022 Jacob, welcome to the NMB forums! To be able to give you a comment on your sword, we would need to see a photo of the full (naked) blade without HABAKI (all blade photos with tip upwards) and additional detail photos of the NAKAGO (tang) and tip. The mounting looks like WWII military, and the blade has some typical numbers stamped on it which support the military assessment. It looks as if the cutting edge has been treated with grinding tools which is a very bad idea even if this is probably not a traditional hand-made blade from the SAMURAI era. If the sword was found in a burnt-down house, the question arises if the sword was perhaps damaged by the heat. Quote
Brian Posted February 3, 2022 Report Posted February 3, 2022 This is (or is trying to be) an NCO arsenal sword. So no...do NOT take it apart and try and show the nakago. I'll move this to the military section and they will tell you if it's real 3 Quote
BANGBANGSAN Posted February 3, 2022 Report Posted February 3, 2022 It's a legit mid war Type 95 NCO sword，made by Nagoya arsenal. 1 1 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted February 3, 2022 Report Posted February 3, 2022 Nothing of real value left after being in a fire, if it is still solid....the best use is to keep it as a practice sword. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted February 3, 2022 Report Posted February 3, 2022 Or simply to preserve another piece of WWII history. The stamps are (L. to R.) - Gifu (possibly the later stamp of Seki Shoten Co., Ltd), Nagoya Army Arsenal inspector, Kokura Army Arsenal. Kokura arsenal ran administrative oversight over both Tokyo 1st and Nagoya up until 1942ish, so this dates the blade no later than '42. You can read about the Type 95 NCO sword here: http://ohmura-study.net/957.html there are more in-depth discussions if you want links to them. 1 Quote
ribendao Posted February 3, 2022 Report Posted February 3, 2022 On 2/3/2022 at 9:57 AM, PNSSHOGUN said: Nothing of real value left after being in a fire, if it is still solid....the best use is to keep it as a practice sword. Expand I wouldn't go as far to say no real value. I bet you could probably get two three hundred for it on ebay. 1 Quote
Kiipu Posted February 3, 2022 Report Posted February 3, 2022 If the sword came with a scabbard, can you post a picture of the scabbard mouth, that is the section where the blade is inserted. There should be some numbers stamped in this location. 1 Quote
Shamsy Posted February 3, 2022 Report Posted February 3, 2022 The blade looks like it has been sharpened so often there is a noticeable dip. The parts would sell, but I bet it'd be monkey who buys it to butcher. He bids on all 'parts-swords' on eBay and sells the pieces individually or makes junk swords out of them. 1 1 Quote
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