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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th November 2021, 08:38 AM
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Posted By koto
Probably wielded by a double agent - showing the...

Probably wielded by a double agent - showing the 18th Army side when hanging with the Nationalists, Red Army Communists, and spinning like a top when both show! :D
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th November 2021, 03:56 PM
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Posted By koto
The inscriptions 第十八中國工農紅軍 = Chinese Troop of...

The inscriptions
第十八中國工農紅軍 = Chinese Troop of Industrial and Agriculture Red Army. The title the communist military forces called themselves.路軍 = The 18th Army, a title given by the Nationalist...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 12th March 2017, 09:16 AM
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Views: 11,678
Posted By koto
Rich is right about your shin gunto. It is...

Rich is right about your shin gunto.
It is authentic.
The sowrd smith signature is Kanenori 兼則
Date inscription is Showa 18 years August (1943), with a Nagoya arsenal stamp.
Cheers :)
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th January 2012, 07:28 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 25,253
Posted By koto
both jians excellent forged

both jians excellent forged
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 10th January 2012, 03:05 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,366
Posted By koto
WWII Seki smith Yoshiomi 武山 数雄

WWII Seki smith Yoshiomi 武山 数雄
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 8th November 2011, 08:03 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,818
Posted By koto
nice late Qing dynasty dao. Nice as it is. And...

nice late Qing dynasty dao. Nice as it is. And can consider polish to see the forging grain or insert steel if you like. But can be seeing nothing as modern steel was poular and fashionable in that...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th October 2011, 06:36 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,138
Posted By koto
Uda Kunimune

Uda Kunimune
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st June 2011, 01:11 PM
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Views: 6,097
Posted By koto
looks like coral

looks like coral
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd June 2011, 05:28 AM
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Views: 5,983
Posted By koto
It is a Japanese ken. Fitting of late Edo or...

It is a Japanese ken. Fitting of late Edo or early Meiji period.
Nice one!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th May 2011, 05:03 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,472
Posted By koto
looks like kitchen chop knife? Two files with...

looks like kitchen chop knife?
Two files with kanji (Chinese characters) there, the round one 美means 'beautiful' or 'nice'; the retangular one 清炊 roughly means 'clear cooking', literally.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 14th May 2011, 03:07 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,208
Posted By koto
Chinese fake antique Tibeten helmet. The patina...

Chinese fake antique Tibeten helmet.
The patina is artificial.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2011, 02:31 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,109
Posted By koto
Actually nothing smell right there -- the shape...

Actually nothing smell right there -- the shape of the whole thing, the wrap, the shape and the fittings of / on the handle, the workmanship of the tsuba, the detail of the scabbard, the kogatana,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 11th May 2011, 02:16 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,283
Posted By koto
doesn't look like Chinese

doesn't look like Chinese
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th May 2011, 04:59 PM
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Views: 8,109
Posted By koto
they are fake from China

they are fake from China
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 2nd May 2011, 08:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,410
Posted By koto
it is a Chinese lance point, Qing dynasty period

it is a Chinese lance point, Qing dynasty period
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st April 2011, 04:57 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,732
Posted By koto
late Qing Dynasty Chinese jian for sure

late Qing Dynasty Chinese jian for sure
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd March 2011, 09:02 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 13,900
Posted By koto
here is a pic I can find, showing the way wearing...

here is a pic I can find, showing the way wearing such kan daos
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st March 2011, 05:22 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 13,900
Posted By koto
it is for wearing on the carrier's back, strap...

it is for wearing on the carrier's back, strap going through
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 15th March 2011, 03:26 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,283
Posted By koto
The first wrap was perfect in the link. The...

The first wrap was perfect in the link. The second was not very satisfactory. Both were done almost 10 years ago. Now the polisher knows better and does a much better job with woven silk fabric...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 9th March 2011, 03:36 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,513
Posted By koto
I saw a similar one days ago on eBay

I saw a similar one days ago on eBay
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th February 2011, 04:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,338
Posted By koto
Hi Neil, nice spear head and Jian. Both are of...

Hi Neil, nice spear head and Jian. Both are of Qing Dynasty items.

As for the first mace, you have a good question. Unfortunately there is no official record / literature on such items. Perhaps...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th February 2011, 03:41 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,338
Posted By koto
Most of them are Warring States period (475BC -...

Most of them are Warring States period (475BC - 221BC) stuff, a couple New Stone Age.

Guys, the mace I posted was actually a hidden weapon of early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) or maybe a bit earlier....
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 23rd February 2011, 03:09 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,338
Posted By koto
photos

photos
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2011, 05:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,338
Posted By koto
my first post here, trying hard to upload pic...

my first post here, trying hard to upload pic :confused:
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd February 2011, 01:53 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,985
Posted By koto
Nice Perisan kard with wootz damascus blade. ...

Nice Perisan kard with wootz damascus blade.
The blade is (much) older than the sheath in my novice eyes.
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