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short kyu Gunto from John Plimton collection in mint condtion plain backstrap, no decoration handle and guard probaly one piece. Is it an early type 19 D Guard? 46,5 cm antique wakizashi with bohi in mint condition one kanji has left after shortening

nice item!

in the end it becomes weak and lookend and found a good new home! congrat's Michael ! smart Tanto!

beautiful O- Tanto by Dotanuki Munekage

please keep in mind..!

I hope it goes in good hands

a really good price for such a long Kotani Yasunori complete with its '98 pattern koshirae!

Yamashita's mission to Hitler in Berlin and Mussolini, Italy

Hello friends start this new topic and ask for actice paticipation!!!! found again after more than 20 years..... original rare photo shows "General Yamashita Tomoyuki" the "Tiger of Malaya" at surrender in the Philippines.....

thank you friends ! Interesting point with this tanto's date, worth researching.. without a doubt, the Tanto is genuine Ikeda Michinaga , who's name is written on the swords nakago was a student of Nanakai Taro Tomotaka... Thank you very much for your help1

Many many thanks Steve...!!! it seems, that this Tanto was a collaborative work of Tomotaka and his Student Michinaga.... again many thanks!

own a beautiful Tanto made by" Nankai Taro Tomotaka", dated Koka gan nigatsu niju 20. day second month koka 1 febuary 1844 one side of the sayagaki reads "Michinaga" other side "Tomotaka" perhaps somebody can help me to read the rest of the sayagaki..... Thank you in advance!

Many thanks Geranit I'm looking for every information about Munekage.......

Mei to: sword with name " Shingetsu" New Moon Odatsuyama ni oite Oku Motoyasu roku junan sai tsukuru Anseiroku hitsuji san gatsu kichi jitsu kiristsuke mei: "Shingetsu" name of the sword "New Moon" Sendai monuki Yoshitoshi Sashu Inoue Masatsune oku ruto koro Nagasa:44,9 cm NBTHK : Toku betsu Hozon token from 2. feb. 2017 blade hold's Ubu-Ha

Gentleman who can help me to get more information for this beautilful very heavy broad thick Tanto made by Dotanuki Munekage the sword is dated Tenpo 12 third month march 1841 many thanks

great sword, beautiful koshirae John

t'ks a lot Peter wow great signature......!

Simon Congrats! I'm happy for you! This sword is in good hands with you! Volker

it fit's very well ! t'ks a lot Dominik for sharing, a rare swords signature here.

thanks for sharing Bryce! what a historic sword!!! congrat's!

thank you for sharing Colin

thanks Barry! very special work, with very special meanings....

this Tanto has two different hamon one side is in gunome choji in Bizen style other is worked in soshu.. Hori Toshihide was known for his works like that

Unique Tanto This Tanto was showed to Ogasawara san on the oncassion at an exhibition of important Japanese swords in the Klingenmuseum in Solingen and clearly confirmed as a work by Hori Toshihide, short before his passing unusual long (28,8 nagasa)Tanto in a wooden box blade used as a mobile shrine. The inscription on the omote indicates that the blade is to keep alive the memorey to Captain Paymaster Kubota Yukio He died in action in showa 18 nen 9 gatsu 21 hi The mon presumably represents the dead mans familiy The inscription reads. Chusein (Name of the Monks temple) KOYO JUNDO (spiritual name implying the deceased was a martyr TESTSUSHIN ( posthumous Buddhist name) KOJI (BUDDHIST layman) SENSHI (Death in action