Unfortunately no Komo, I did have some, but they were destroyed in a fire.:( This now the only picture of it that I have. This however a very...
Interesting that it even has the Canadian War Department ownership marks, the C and broad arrow mark. perhaps made for the son of a high ranking...
The sword survives over three hundred years of honourable use, and the Second World War, and then fall into the hands of an idiot who nearly...
Unfortunately, far tooooo many! A sword that was in my collection was surrendered by the officer commanding a POW camp in the far east. It was...
Thank you for the pictures. Unfortunately, the blade has been rubbed and much of the original finish lost already. However, the edge seems to have...
yeah, I'm with you on that one Komo. Wow, I'd be happy with just a couple of those now. Though often naval swords are of inferior quality. I...
I have heard back and my translation thankfully is correct. There are evidently three smiths from the era listed who signed Katsutoshi,...
These are measured from the tip of the point (Kissaki) to the shoulder of the blade where the copper sleeve (habaki) fits on (Mune machi). This...
Quite, the oldest sword that I had and mentioned above, ca.1350, had exactly the same saya (scabbard) as the one in the original post, and exactly...
Hopefully, I have translated the mei (signature) correctly, though it is years since I collected them and read signatures etc. There were several...
I did collect japanese swords for some years, and am totally fascinated by them and ancient Japanese culture. Particularly fascinating for we,...
There are some gorgeous lots amongst those! Unfortunately, I have neither the funds nor space at the moment to acquire more. It will be...
IF I am correct in my thinking that it is WWII era, then Chikuzen is a rather unusual province for the period. Seki, which is in Noshu province,...
Well done ! As mentioned by Hollyblue, do not clean the rust off or clean it in any way. This is important. As for the signature, oddly, it...
WWII Shin-Gunto officers katana. The shape of the Kissaki (point) and the suguha hamon (the thin straight hardened edge), seems to show that it...
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