# Peter Bleed # Kunikane

[Stephen]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/tosogu/permalink/1950382981949575/?comment_id=1952220401765833&notif_id=1515236149413849&notif_t=group_comment_reply

 

[Brian]

I saw that when he listed it and to be honest...it is almost TOO good a deal and made me very wary.
Seems a silly price for a katana with those fittings. But then he's a known guy Poland, so probably all ok. Mariusz....you know the guy or the sword?
It's a very attractive package, and even if we assume gimei, it should appeal. Am I missing anything? Hamon under that hadori?

[Stephen]

Why i wanted Peter to see it he can tell by hada/hamon, thanks for title fix B. 

[Peter Bleed]

Thank you, Stephen. I've had my ears off for a while...

Peter

[Peter Bleed]

Well, gee.

This seems like a lot of sword for the price quoted. It also looks like a classic example of "the new international Nihonto." To my eye is seems clearly to be a recently remounted blade. The polish seems fine. And with a toroku-sho that work seems likely to have been done in Japan. I have prattled on about the problem of "ato-mei Kunikanes" which have been - and are still - turned into mumei blades.In that situation, kin-zogan attributions might not be surprising. Altho I would be careful, maybe even suspicious. I can't say much about the sugata, altho the kissaki seems a bit long. The hada could happen, altho it is hardly stereotypical Sendai steel.

This is a good deal, but I would still have to wonder why a sword like this - that has obviously been in Japan - does not have some manner of shinsa origami.

Again, thanks for alerting me to this sword. These comments have been written in haste.

Peter

[Brian]

Yeah....buyer beware as always
Nothing particular or specific, but the powers that be hint at caution
Yes..definitely a recent mounting. I wouldn't buy based on the mei. Not that I am buying anything anyways...

[Vermithrax16]

From the pictures it's not quite the masame grain I would expect for a Kunikane sword, but it could just be the pictures. 

[vajo]

I think the price reflect the sword. The fittings look nice an the koshirae is well made. I think the seller has done his maths.

A fair price for this package. Very good object for display.