Thank you guys for all your input, going to chalk it up to being a pieced together mess of a sword.
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Thank you guys for all your input, going to chalk it up to being a pieced together mess of a sword.
No that’s not what I paid, I was hoping to get atleast that out of it however. What do occupied land swords typically bring?
So just double checking if I were to take a wire pad and some oil and rub out some of that marking and what appears to be another marking on the other side of the tang, that would devalue the sword,...
It’d truly be a gift and a curse to be able to touch an item and see its entire life story. Would definitely come in handy with items like these.
It does resemble the mum design however it’s got...
Hmmm, interesting. I appreciate you taking the time to answer all those questions, Bruce, very insightful.
When you say a Chinese fake blade, you’re meaning that stamp is Chinese but the blade was...
A few concerns I have are.
(1) there are 2 holes in the tang but only one hole in the handle, what’s the other for?
(2) what is the puzzle piece looking stamp
(3) what period is this sword, and...
Not 100% exact but it does resemble it very closely
Here’s a lot more closeup detailed pics - there is no Mekugi pin, just a screw holding it together temporarily.
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Pics coming soon! Thank you guys for taking the time to look at this.
Hi,
I have this sword, I don’t know a whole lot about it but I believe it’s a WWII Gunto with a machine made blade. However there is an unusual marking on the tang that looks like a puzzle piece,...