raaay

Hi Inna The sword is signed Masanori and dated 1944 , most likely a showato blade . just my two pence worth ,

Sorry Brian , no idea how it formatted that way ? just copied it over from an auction page .

apologies , i am not sure why the photo has come out that way ? i looked at mura as the second kanji but was not 100% sure it was a good match. Nobu for the first kanji looks very close .

Need help with this one . seems to be an easy mei , but struggling to find the kanji for this one ? 1100120498 (Small).jfif1100120498 (Small).jfif

I thought it may be more interesting with the additional Kanji , but could not figure it all out , thanks again for the help . final sale room hammer price was £2200.00 , plus the 24% commission +17.5 % VAT not cheap for an average Shin-Shinto Smith .

some better close up shots , looks like a decent smith ,

Kyle / Steve , many thanks , photos are not great , really appreciate you help .

A friend just pointed this sword out to me at an auction tomorrow , shin-shinto by the look of the date , any idea what the rest of the inscription is ? poor pictures and the blade has few issues ,chips etc. best i have at the moment.

At first glance , it IS NAGAMITSU . we need more photos to try and put a date on it !

I also had an identical Shin-Gunto mounted sword like this , sold the sword , got it back 10yrs later , but with a normal Gunto Tsuba , still chasing the last owner who says he has the original tsuba somewhere ? I am still hoping to get it back .

Sam , I hate say it again this week , but another Chinese copy , IMHO , save your money for a real one .

hate to say it , but it looks like another fake sword , need more photo's to be 100% Mei looks like it has been done with engraving tool ??

Hi Dan , sorry too disagree , but it looks like a drilled hole to me , you can even see the burr marks , IMHO i would say it is a Showa sword , we need more photos to be a 100%

sorry , another Chinese fake , trying to be a Japanese sword IMHO

hi Brian does the board still work / operate with internet explorer , it is working but almost unrecognisable as to what was a few days ago . I can go through Google chrome OK , but just asking the question if Internet explorer is now not supported anymore ?

The Kashira , reminds me a bit of some Ko - Mino style works ??

Need better photos , to be a 100% sure .

Andre , not vague reply from Dwayne , it is basically a fake / copy of Japanese shin-Gunto sword , made to deceive ,and made in China . just google fake Chinese Shin-Gunto swords , you will soon see there are lots, hope you did not pay a lot of money for this one , and it is not very old sorry ,

hi Gary Sorry , as you suspected ? and as others have said , a very poor Imation of a Japanese sword , it Is a wall hanger at best , with very little ££ value .

HI Jon , Do yourself a favour and contact Ian Chapman and see what he has in stock , before you ship something from Japan , Ian is in the UK , just my two pence worth , good luck .

looking at the tang it looks strange , is it my imagination , has it been heat treated or in fire looks odd , a better photo might help ? . sorry just my two pennies worth .

Bruce , no later than a couple of weeks ago I spotted a Shin Gunto in a Scottish auction , asked for a condition report as the pictures were poor , they did respond and sent me a lot of more crap photo's , to the point, they had a Japanese studies group who will remain nameless , who submitted a translation of the tang :-) 1. the large panted Kanji = is a magic phrase to got war , i.e. assembly numbers 2. the date they actually got right as Showa 1943 3. the two Kanji for the smith - Mitsu Masa - translated as the swords name as the gem of light .

Hi Colin -snap !

Sorry this is a Chinese replica , trying to be a Japanese sword.

Hi Geraint i was lucky mine came with a very nice pole with nice brass / bronze mounts and the counter weight is iron and heavy and would have been just as deadly in the right hands. i have always liked pole arms, I have owned 5 up until now . as per other comments under rated IMHO. Ray