Tanto or oceanic production ?

ericlaude · 15th November 2009, 07:04 PM

Hello ,it was an error .

Rich · 15th November 2009, 09:06 PM

Need larger pictures to tell for sure, but could be a Japanese WW II era pilots sword. The style of mounts are WW II gunto, but can't see enough detail to tell for sure just what it is.

Rich S

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http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm

pbleed · 15th November 2009, 11:58 PM

Rich is right. The pictures are not adequate, but, , , I'm absolutely sure this is recent Chinese, ahhh.... fantasy.
Peter

Atlantia · 16th November 2009, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by pbleed

Rich is right. They pictures are not adequate, but, , , I'm absolutely sure this is recent Chinese, ahhh.... fantasy.
Peter

From what is visible in the pictures I would have to agree with Peter that this is a recent Chinese item.
Close-ups would settle the question.

ericlaude · 16th November 2009, 05:35 AM

Ok, thank you very much , its has an old apparence but its a sh...

David · 16th November 2009, 02:57 PM

Eric, i see that you have deleted you opening post along with the photos. While i understand your disappointment i would like to suggest that learning to ID copy blades like this for collectors without a lot of experience in this area of weaponry can be as useful and important as seeing the real deal. Leaving the pictures up for future research is always a good idea.

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ericlaude Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 187	Tanto or oceanic production ? Hello ,it was an error . Last edited by ericlaude; 16th November 2009 at 12:00 PM.

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pbleed Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 88	tanto or WAHATEVERRR! Rich is right. The pictures are not adequate, but, , , I'm absolutely sure this is recent Chinese, ahhh.... fantasy. Peter

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ericlaude Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 187	copy Ok, thank you very much , its has an old apparence but its a sh...

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Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	Need larger pictures to tell for sure, but could be a Japanese WW II era pilots sword. The style of mounts are WW II gunto, but can't see enough detail to tell for sure just what it is. Rich S The Japanese Sword Index http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm

16th November 2009, 02:57 PM	#6
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,113	Eric, i see that you have deleted you opening post along with the photos. While i understand your disappointment i would like to suggest that learning to ID copy blades like this for collectors without a lot of experience in this area of weaponry can be as useful and important as seeing the real deal. Leaving the pictures up for future research is always a good idea.