Oh Pammy , i forgot to mention about the Koiguchi (scabbard throat ) , i have managed to find an original from a guy i have done business with before , however they don`t come up that often , but i will keep an eye open for you
Re: japanese army sword
Oh Pammy , i forgot to mention about the Koiguchi (scabbard throat ) , i have managed to find an original from a guy i have done business with before , however they don`t come up that often , but i will keep an eye open for you
REGARDS AL
We are the Pilgrims , master, we shall go
Always a little further : it may be
Beyond that last blue mountain barred with snow
Across that angry or that glimmering sea...
Re: japanese army sword
That would be great! Thanks so much as it would be nice to have...take care and thanks again!
A Type 98 with leather retaining strap & scabbard cover. Has a large Seki 関 stamp.
関住石原兼直作 Seki jū Ishihara Kanenao saku.
Register of Names of Seki Forge Swordsmiths Since Showa 14, October (1939)
兼直 石原金直 S14.10.27
Swordsmith name: Kanenao
Legal name: Ishihara Kanenao [different Kane kanji: 金]
Date entered the Seki Guild Log: Showa 14 [1939], October 27
From Markus Sesko's Japanese Swordsmiths:
KANENAO (兼直), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Kanenao” (兼直), real name Ishihara Kanenao (石原金直), born May 25th 1908, he studied under Amachi Suzuichi (天地鈴市) and worked as a guntō smith.
-- Guy
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