robinalexander

Hello all, Was wondering if anyone would be good enough to offer some translation assistance with this tang from a Shingunto. It appears to be out of polish but has a cloudy hamon and could be traditionally made even with the seki arsenal stamp (?). Also, I have attached a picture in the link below, of the Tsuba which also bears four stamps and I havent seen these before on shingunto tsuba (???) Any help or comment in due course would be appreciated. https://photos.app.goo.gl/BCFwUDnxXd88mKZR8 Regards Rob

Hi Neil, It appears at least one large UK dealer shares the same general view as Fuller. A current Kai-Gunto for sale advert states " You can tell this is a genuine WW2 Japanese Naval Landing Forces Officers Kai-Gunto because it only has a single ashi (suspension loop) plus has a leather combat cover." Of course its unknown whether in this case, Fuller's view has simply been adopted or the dealers opinion is based on his own knowledge/experience. FYI. Rob McL