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I made a recent discovery of a Japanese blade which had been hidden in a closet for several decades. This is my first blade and initial opinions are that it is an authentic piece. Thoughts? |
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I have a sword passed down to me from my grandfather, i have gathered from the arsenal mark it is a naval sword. But any other history is am lacking and he passed when i was 2 so i never was able to get the history of how it came into his possession. |
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Hello, I'm trying to identify the signature on my Wakizashi. I am uploading the photos of the sword and tang. Any help is appreciated. Cheers, Kevin |
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Hello everyone! This is my first post, as I am new here. I was hoping you all could help me with something, my great grand father brought back a katana from WW2 and my dad (in his youth) misused it and would now like for me to restore it, and when I removed the handle assembly I expected to see a stamp of some sort indicating it was machine made; but rather found two sets of Kanji (one on each side of the tang) and despite having tried to figure out how to read it all I gained was a headache. Would those of you with experience with this mind translating it for me? |
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I ran across this at a yard sale and have no clue what it is. Or if its old fake or real. Handle and scabbard appear to be bone it isnt plastic i checked it with a hot needle. Any help would be appreciated. I got it with a couple of other items |
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Item Type:
katana
Item Type:
Swords - katana
Description:
Kanezane katana , WW2 Era ? ( 1940 ) ? It is in bad shape !! Does not have saya . It was brought back by a soldier in the First Cav. His name was Theodore Parker from WV , USA , From ( LUZON ) I got it from his Grandson , James Aaron Parker . |
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HI to all, Greetings....Please could anyone assist me to interpret the signature on this tang. Will very much appreciate it. Many thanks. Kind regards, Joseph |
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Dear Sirs |
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Could you please help me with translation on this picture? |
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Hi I'm new to sword collecting,and don't know how to tell if something is real or not. This is my first sword I was told it is a wakizashi it's 45 cm total length. |
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Hi i am here just getting some opinions on a sword that i own, don't know to much about it, but do know that it's signed by inoue izume no kami kunisada. Any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated |
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Hi, Found a sword in fairly poor state minus a few bits and pieces in a pawn shop. I have a strong suspicion that it is Japanese, it has Japanese text on the tang. Sad that it wasn't in a complete state and has some damage to the tip. Seems amazingly sharp where the blade is free of corrosion. I would like to restore it, it gives me the impression that it was made with great care. Any comments would be gladly accepted. Please see the attached image. James |
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Hi everyone, new to collecting, this is my first, possibly my only as I don't think I can afford investment in another. Just picked up an O-Wakisashi(? 21.1", is this O-wakisashi or simply wakisashi) signed by Tada Hitachi no Kami Muneshige. I can find precious little about this swordsmith, what I did find did not include Tada and I even wonder if it's the Singnature with and without "tada" is same smith. The sword is authentic with nbthk green papers, (especially precious, issued 1971) |
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Hi everyone, |
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Hello guys, I am the new guy here, this is my first post. So please bear with me :) Question 1: Most sword made by Bicchunokami Tachibana Yasuhiro comes with a chrysanthemum crest but also some don't. Why is that? Question 2: What is the difference between a Bizen sword sign "Bishu Osafune Norimitsu" vs just "Norimitsu" ? Is the latter a kazuuchi sword or its out right fake? |
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Happy new year everyone, may your realistic wishes come true! I am wondering if anyone can help me identify by which sword smith this wakizashi was made. I have the following info: Kanewaka of Kaga Province and is dated 1656. Is Kanewaka the sword smith? There are multiple entries for kanewaka in the data base, but I am thinking this one: KAN2899. Is that correct? If so than this is the 2nd gen kanewaka (http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/kanewaka.htm)...? "Kashu ju Kanewaka" 賀州住兼若 What does the kanji on the other side translate to...? Thanks for your help, Chris |
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