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So... I told my friend about this site and he asked me if I would post the tang on his blade for info.... so here it is if anybody can decipher? Thank you...

How’s your blade look? Hopefully better than mine.

Yikes... looks like she will just lean up against a wall! Grin... thank you for the info.

Thanks Guy...

These swords are very interesting! So much to know if you're a collector .. I’m mostly a WW1/2 gun collector. Never really got into the sword thing until I received this one in an...

Hello Guy... getting dark where I live so no natural sunlight... hope these images work. If not, I can take better ones tomorrow.

As stated before, the blade was badly neglected... as you can see...

That’s a very informative and interesting reply! Thank you sir!!

I’m assuming that this sword was carried by a high ranking officer because of the family mon on the handle and the history of the...

Wow! Nick that’s amazing that you were able to decipher it... I can actually see some of the comparisons after you put them side by side. Sorry for posting the wrong direction...

Can I ask what it...

Hi Bruce... I’ve tried baby power, talcum powder, chalk, etc... can’t get anything to make it stand out. These are the best I can get... thank you for trying!

I know nothing about these swords......

I took some photos today... I tried using a grease pencil and chalk. Neither worked because there’s not enough of the markings left. I did the best I could do with my cell phone.

Some of these...

Hello... yes, the habaki has silver foil wrapped around it. The pic shows the good side... the other side has a long tear (verge of falling off). I don’t have any pics of the tang when I took the...

Ok thanks... I will try that tomorrow and repost the pics.

Hello... I’m looking for some info on this sword that I picked up last year in an online auctionl. I got this sword, a type 38 Arisaka rifle (all matching), and a type 30 bayonet for $600. As you can...