Dear sword enthousiasts, I have a few more books for sale:
1. Hawleys, Japanese Swordsmiths €250,-
2. Christie’s, Japanese swords and sword fittings from the collection of dr. Walter a. Compton € 180 (in one sale) (on hold)
3. Swords of Japan 1926 - 1945 € 200,-
shipping and insurance costs are for the buyer
Dear readers, I am offering a few books from my library.
costs of shipping and insurance are for the buyer.
Books:
Shinto & Shin Shinto Kantei in English by Markus Sesko € 80
koto Kantei in English by Markus Sesko € 80
ModernJapanese Swordsmiths 1868 - 1945 first print € 250
Swords of imperial Japan by Jim Dawson € 150
kind regards, Leen.
Today I picked up a sword with hozon papers by Munetoshi. I thought I’d share, perhaps the numbering is interesting for @Bruce Pennington. No stamps or nothing, just the number 392.
On behalf of the Dutch Token society, I was asked to look at a similar sword just yesterday. (A spitting image ofvthis one but with a slightly higher serial number).
It’s a decent replica, one of the better I have seen, but a replica nonetheless. The coincidence of seeing one here today strikes me as funny.
Dear fellow Nihonto enthousiasts, can anyone point me in the direction of which Kanetoshi made this wakizashi?
It is ububa, nijimei and has no nengo. I couldn’t find a definitive match on the mei and I am suspecting it was the showa era smith Murayama Kanetoshi…..and I might very well be wrong