Hephaestus Posted Saturday at 01:05 AM Report Posted Saturday at 01:05 AM Hi my brother purchased this sword from a customer who had very little information about it. I tried using google to translate its markings to no avail if anyone has the ability to translate them, I would appreciate it very much also the serial number on the sword is 2 does that make it more desirable? Quote
Grey Doffin Posted Saturday at 01:10 AM Report Posted Saturday at 01:10 AM Smith is Kanenao and date is Showa 16 year 2 month day (a day in February of 1941) Grey 3 1 Quote
Brian Posted Saturday at 06:11 AM Report Posted Saturday at 06:11 AM No "serial numbers" on these. Just assembly numbers to keep all the parts together. So you can ignore that aspect. 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted Saturday at 09:36 PM Report Posted Saturday at 09:36 PM Could I get a closer shot of the small stamp near the top, above the hole in the nakago (tang)? The sword is a Type 98 Japanese Officer sword. You can read up on them on Ohmura's site: Army Officer's Type 98 - Ohmura Care and Cleaning Tips: Japanese Sword Care Guide - japaneseswordindex.com Quote
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