Bry7831

Greg- Im going to get a camera from this decade so you guys can have some quality pictures to work with. I have been working my way down the article as well. My only questions for you guys are: Is this a gendaito? Or some modified gunto? If you have any speculation on the previous question, then who might this have been made for and why a combination of traditional fittings and a gunto scabbard? I dont mean to bombard you with impossible questions, i just find this sword puzzling. Thanks again to the both of you.

Greg- Thank you for the welcome. You dont need to be an expert, i appreciate any input you can give me. Could you tell me more about Edo koshirae? And your opinions of these particular koshirae? Steve- thank you the mystery is solved lol. Would you happen to know anything about this particular smith? The only thing i could find through google is a kai gunto he made, which to my relief the description states he made his swords through all traditional methods.

Sorry for some reason two of them didnt paste right. Im having to do this all on my phone. -Bryan

I took these pictures when we were cleaning out his room. I realize theyre blurry, but theyre what i have atm.

I recently inherited this sword from my uncle, who brought it back from WWII. This sword is strange in that it has a leather covered scabbard like early shin-gunto, yet has traditional fittings. I showed it to an expert on nihonto, and she believes its WWII era but is having difficulty translating the mei. Hopefully my picture attaches correctly, i am a forum scrub and am not terribly familiar with it.