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8th December 2008, 07:18 PM
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Japanese Parade Sword
This is another sword from the lot picked up by my friend. This is a Japanese officer's "parade" sword. The blade is chromed with a rebated edge and an etched "hamon".
I'm posting photos of the mon in the hopes someone will recognize the family. 
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8th December 2008, 07:29 PM
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The kanji say "Kimura".
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8th December 2008, 07:38 PM
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Thanks!
Does anyone know if that's a family of significance? |
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8th December 2008, 07:49 PM
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The only military member of that family that showed up on a quick Google search was an admiral:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susumu_Kimura I don't know if this sword would be naval. 
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8th December 2008, 10:42 PM
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8th December 2008, 10:43 PM
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Sorry, I dont know too much about gunto. Have you checked Rich Stein's site?
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