Drago

Sorry for taking so long to reply, I was pretty busy. There are no photots unfortunately. But your replies helped a lot. I managed to assemble it now. Thanks again!

Hi, I recently bought a Wakizashi that came unassembled to me. This means, the whole grip was not mounted. Okay, mounting the Tuska and Seppas is easy, but which way around do I mount the Tsuba??? My Tsuba has a single, round Histu Ana. Now, do I mount the Tsuba so that the Hitsu Ana is left (viewed when holding the sword as for use) or right? I hope you understand what I mean... PS: Please, no discussion about "unassembled", I didn't really like it either. Thanks!

WW2 period? What a letdown... Sigh, so I guess I'm not gonna buy it and start saving more money to buy a real Edo or older blade... Thanks anyway for your help! :D

高山刀鍛錬所???? - takayama katana tanren tokoro ???? (or kouzan katana tanren toko ????) Had some trouble recognizing/deciphering first, fourth and sixth. I think that's what they are anyway... The photo (or condition of the blade) keeps me from deciphering the last four...

Oh yeah, previous owner says he thinks the Fuchi is not original and part of the Tsuka Ito had been repaired (stitched together). He thinks part of the mounting might not be original (Fuchi, Tsuba) What do you think about the blade and the signature? After all, it is the blade that's important... Tobias H. aka Drago

Hi there! First off, I'd like to say: I'm new here. I found this forum a couple of days ago and already learned a great deal. Please be patient with me if I make some mistakes. Well, lets get started. I found a Katana in Gunto mounting on a German online weapons auctions website and I sure am tempted to buy it. So I'd be interested to know if you think this one is real or a fake. I'm not going to post the auction link :D but the links to the auction images will be posted here. The resolution is somewhat unsatifactory, but I think most is still recognizable. The previous owener states: Real Edo-period (1650-1700) Nihonto in Gunto mounting, orginally a long tachi, but shortened to Katana length, still 70cm cutting edge. Alumium saya with wooden core, Tsuba got some rust removed, looks odd. Midare Hamon, Nagasa 69.85cm, overall length 101,6cm. Both sides of Tang with signature. The blade looks to be in a pretty bad shape, but I still feel attracted to it. Now, here are the links: Signatures http://www.egun.de/market/uploaded/2920 ... 0bc799.jpg Hamon http://www.egun.de/market/uploaded/2920 ... 0bf679.jpg Tsuba http://www.egun.de/market/uploaded/2920 ... 0bd73f.jpg Tsuka http://www.egun.de/market/uploaded/2920 ... 0be6d9.jpg Katana http://www.egun.de/market/uploaded/2920 ... 0bb800.jpg Thanks. Tobias H. aka Drago