Japanese swords and blades, anyone?

[kazuya]

---

naa ko chinese sword, kana pang wushu

[head567]

wow... i love swords.. karon pa ko kabalo nga naa diay thread para ani...

nindot gyud tan-awn ang katana...

[chad da LIONHEART]

here's a sword on eBay.ph:


[click for details]

the person selling is from Mandaue and says it's an authentic sword dug up somewhere...
...did I mention the starting bid is P 500,000.00?

and here's the kampilan...

[img width=500 height=375]http://images.andale.com/f2/129/128/16157869/1150674949871_P6073461.JPG[/img]
[click for details]

current bid at the time of this posting is P 7,971.41

sir maayong gabie... as what u had posted?... this sword is mine... i am the person responsible of putting it up for sale on ebay...the price is so high that nobody will be interested in buying it, unless he can decipher the JAPANESE CHARACTER engrave in the tang... U SEEMED TO BE VERY SKILLFULL AND FULL OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SWORDS HA?... an old friend of mine adviced me to sell it at the highest bidder... because the sword was unearth here around the province of CEBU.... ALTHO I AM NOT IN LIBERTY TO DIVULGE THE LOCATION....it was given to me by that old friend for the IOU WE HAD A LONG TIME AGO...the sword have been in my possesion for almost TEN YEARS NOW.... and many years ago a JAPANESE MAN, WHOM WITH AN interpreter.... ask to BUY THE SWORD FOR 700 THOUSAND.... and at that time? i didnt trust the interpreter, didnt have a back up friend hu can speak NIPONGGO AT THAT TIME... the old JAPANESE man was furious with me.... i didnt need the money though at that time...the LAST 5 JAPANESE MEN I SHOWED IT TO?... could not even read the KANJI INSCRIPTION or JAPANESE character AT THE TANG...this is my first time to log on here sa istorya.net a friend of mine suggested it to me... i would love to show my sword to u if u like...

[abortretryfail]

I'm not an expert... and I'm more familiar with western blades and fencing styles.Â* I'd rather call myself an enthusiast.

but still I would REALLY LOVE to see your sword

I do know where to get some answers... if you'd like I can take better photographs of the blade and details and email them to the REAL experts.

since it's found here in the Philippines it could be a WWII era sword. these were mostly machine made, mass produced, and simple in design... but still of very good quality.

the hand made and intricately crafted swords were reserved for the higher ranking officers.Â* though some soldiers were known to have brought their much prized family heirloom blades on to the battlefields.

sadly, alot of these WWII weapons were taken to the US by American soldiers at the end of the war.Â* so you consider yourself very lucky in your find.

by the way.. are these the markings found on the sword?...

Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â*
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* arsenal markings on a machine made WWII japanese sword

Â* Â* Â*... or something like this?...

Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* [img width=500 height=375]http://www.quanonline.com/military/military_reference/japanese/sword_photos/sam_15_sign1.jpg[/img]

Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* [img width=500 height=375]http://www.quanonline.com/military/military_reference/japanese/sword_photos/sam_15_sign2.jpg[/img]
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* possibly file markings? more details can be found on the site on bottom of post

Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* [img width=500 height=375]http://www.quanonline.com/military/military_reference/japanese/sword_photos/sam_15_sign3.jpg[/img]

Â* Â* Â*... and is this the tsuba design?...

Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* [img width=500 height=375]http://www.quanonline.com/military/military_reference/japanese/sword_photos/sam_15_tsuba.jpg[/img]

Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* [img width=500 height=375]http://www.quanonline.com/military/military_reference/japanese/sword_photos/sam_15_tsuba_mark.jpg[/img]
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* arsenal stamp on the tsuba

to help you on your research here's a site with a nice selection of japanese weapons:
Â* Â* Â*http://www.antiqueswords.com/Topic%2...ed_Weapons.htm
you can click on a sword for more detailed pictures of the parts and a brief history of the weapon

I kinda wish I paid more attention to Asian History back in college... sometimes they give you the historical period instead of the year.Â*
and I don't think the weapons are listed according to date.


here's another good site on the japanese sword:
Â* Â* Â*http://katana.biography.ms/
you can read here more about the history and timeline,
manufacturing process, classification by lenth, and even
the elemental composition of the steel plus other tidbits
like...

Â* Â* Â*did you know a japanese sword is only a katana
Â* Â* Â* Â* Â* if it is worn through a sash with the blade facing up?

I didn't

[abortretryfail]

another model shoot with a borrowed sword ...

[DoubleAgent]

oh.... educational looking for for swords? while strolling in cebu I did see some in White gold three on a stand and also somewhere in a shop in sm I can't remeber the name of the shop but its on the second floor and actually sells filipino stuf too
grampa also has a sword from long ago maybe I can post pics of it later too :mrgreen:

[--Makoy--]

i'll try to check it in sm

[abortretryfail]

who said you should never bring a sword to a gun fight?... :mrgreen:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...&q=sword&hl=en

I guess the urban legend of a guy shooting two things with a one bullet and a knife can be true

[--Makoy--]

nice one.. but in actual fight, how can we we slaice the bullet?hehe

[head567]

naa ra na nimo makoy.... mahala gyud oi. nindot sad nang mga kodachi noh? katon gi gamit ni Shinomori Aoshi sa Rurouni Kenshin bah..