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[maritz]

The flag was given to me and the sword I've had for a awhile now. It's suppose to be a signed SIGNED KANESATO LATE SHIN SHINTO APPROXIMATELY 1825-1876 ARMY. Also, I'm always looking to increase the collection. Looking for IJNLF helmet, canteen and down the road an officer's uniform.

Thanks

Mike

[gwsiii]

Maritz, Welcome to the forum! We'll see if the translator drops in the next couple days, if not I'll email him. You might post a picture of the sword blade and fittings as well, some of the guys can tell more from that than the signatures. Trey
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[maritz]

Thanks for the reply. A while ago I was told that it was signed Kanesato blade. I was wondering what exactly the characters on the blade say. For the flag if I can get it read that would be great to know what those soldiers left behind. I'll post the pictures plus my little Japanese collection.

Mike

[ketoujin]

I'd seen this post on Gunboards too and I can say that the flag is definately real. The surname of the guy was "Imanaka" and there is a message about his "public service" or "kougyo." All the rest of the writing (so far as I can tell) are just names, likely of family, friends, neighbors, or co-workers. Big name in the lower left hand corner of the flag is a certain "Yoshino Masaji" probably a friend. The writing at the top is "Bu-Un Chou Kyu" or, roughly, "[Have] Military Luck [and] Long Endure." It was a formulaic statement that the Japanese goverment came up with at the time that just about everybody put on their relative's flag when the relative went off to war.

As for the sword, I don't really know. Yes, the tang does read "Kanesato", but as all my sword books are at home with the parents and I'm at school I can't look up the smith to know if the features of the blade match the name. Brad Bloom on Gunboards would the go-to-guy for that, other than Takehito of course.
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[maritz]

Thanks for the information on both the flag and sword. From what I was told the swordsmith was a lesser known smith but was known for the quality in his blades. The smith had lived around 1775-1876 give or take a few years. I figured since I was asking about the flag why not double check on the sword. It's funny how there's a lot information about the smiths and nothing about this one.

Again thank you for your time.

Mike