What do I have

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Attachment 71434If they fail you can have a stab at it with this!

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[Gil Boyd]

You are all so "cutting" with your remarks. How's that Crystal ball coming on??

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Mr Bean's 3 wheel terror he keeps chasing!

[kenprice]

The pics are forthcoming. Thanks for everything so far.

[Sentryduty]

Well Ken, at least you have a sense of humour, you've taken a bit of ribbing from the members and you are still coming back.

That's always a good thing, I am sure I speak for all of us when I say that we are eager to see the photos of the rifle.

[Surpmil]

Attachment 71434If they fail you can have a stab at it with this!

Just a Shin Gunto or have you had a look at the signature? Pity about the tip.

[ArtioZen]

Can we add a "shanks" button? or maybe one of those funky emoticons "scrambling the eggs"?

Ill "stab" at an almost completley scrubbed Ishapore refurbished blob in 410 and US cut for commercial cartridges.

Happy Friday

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Yep the tip is a tad ratty but better than some I have seen it is untouched I swapped it for a 1917 '07 bayonet so not to bad a deal see pic of the Mei if you can decipher it I think it is around 1944 vintage I had toyed with the idea of getting it refurbed in Japan but have learned they are not doing WWII stuff at all now.Attachment 71472

[bigduke6]

Yep the tip is a tad ratty but better than some I have seen it is untouched I swapped it for a 1917 '07 bayonet so not to bad a deal see pic of the Mei if you can decipher it I think it is around 1944 vintage I had toyed with the idea of getting it refurbed in Japan but have learned they are not doing WWII stuff at all now.Attachment 71472

It is WW11, made by Uji Fausa at the Takayama forge. (My mate thinks its a hand forged blade)

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Thanks BD6 if thats so at least it is not a war expedient massed produced Shin-Gunto this one may perhaps have some quality manufacturing which was attained for the right price as well FTR (for the record) they are selling here in Aus from $900 ~ 1,500.oo/AU