What is this Sword?

Maunderbeak · **Posted:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:23 pm

I have owned this sword for many years, having bought it at an auction, but know very little about it. Any information would be gratefully received.

Keith Maunder

Stephen · **Posted:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:14 pm

Very interesting sword, really like the non gunto tsuba on the gunto mounts. Perhaps a closer shot of the mei. ....maybe Masamichi?? id liked like to see it closer. Very collectable for the Military crowd.

Toryu · **Posted:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 3:30 pm

Great tsuba!
A sake cup and gourd - I wonder if that is an in-theatre retrofit, a man after my own heart...
-t

george trotter · **Joined:** Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:14 am **Posts:** 563

Very hard to read...could it be WATANABE MASANOBU...? There was a WWII Seki swordsmith of that name.

George.

Maunderbeak · **Posted:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 4:31 pm

Stephen C, is this what you need?

Keith

Jacques D. · **Joined:** Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:51 pm **Posts:** 1270

Hi,

Yasurime look very odd....

Maunderbeak · **Posted:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:03 pm

What is odd about the Yasurime? You must understand, I am a complete novice at this.

Keith

loiner1965 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:21 pm

am sure rich will not mind me posting a link to his wonderful site which will explain everything a beginner needs to know...http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm

cabowen · **Joined:** Fri May 15, 2009 2:53 am **Posts:** 498

watanabe masanobu.....seki.....WWII

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