J Reid Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Hey guys! I have a Kai gunto that I'm looking to move fairly quick as its not my area of interest. I recently acquired it from the grandson of the vet that received it during the war. The sword is basically in mint wartime polish with the hamon shining very bright.. It has a minor hakobore that I have photographed. Otherwise it's in great condition. The koshirae is all matching no.66 with the sarute and the original officers tassel. Overall condition is 95% with antique wear and only some minor chips to the lacquer on the seam of the saya. The whole package is solid. A perfect and complete example of a Kai gunto for anyone collecting ww2 blades. The blade is a seki Arsenal blade. I haven't yet translated the mei.. I have included some pictures but have many more. So if you're interested.. I can email you. Looking to get my bottom price for a quick sale. $1100USD (+shipping and paypal) Also open to partial trades with a minimum of $400USD cash Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Reid Posted December 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Hakobore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Reid Posted December 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 More pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwordGuyJoe Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 It's the seki smith kobayashi kunimichi http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/oshigata/kunimich.jpg He's rated Ge Saku and 4th seat http://www.jp-sword.com/files/seki/gendaito.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Reid Posted December 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 Thanks for the translation joe!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Reid Posted December 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 FYI: This is currently the cheapest Kai gunto on the Internet, guys. Don't forget it has the original sarute and officers tassel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Reid Posted January 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 On ebay now: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/331744980483?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.ca%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D331744980483%26_rdc%3D1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontario_Archaeology Posted November 9, 2016 Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 Hello, I am wondering if the sword is still for sale? Matt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Reid Posted November 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 Sorry! Sold quite some time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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