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So, what is there not to like about a Kai Gunto? And what is there not to like if it has a MINATAGOWA JINJA blade? Here is a January, 1943, MASANAO. 

A colleague recently commented that war time blades normally have a badly cut nakago, this one proves that some are cut pretty nicely.   

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Don't know if I have put this up before, but it's nice enough to see again, An ICHIMONJI MINAMOTO AMAHIDE KORE KITAERU , no date no stamps, that some officer thought enough about to spend a few extra YEN putting in nice mounts. 

A tan painted saya, with blue Ito handle wrap, and blackened fittings. It is possible the sarute is gold plated.  

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I put this up for no other reason than personal indulgence. When I feel a little weary of swords, I pull this out and re-charge my "collecting batteries". You can get lost in the hada and hamon on this February 1944 Amatsu MASAKIYO. And his "squiggly wiggly" (I think that is a technical term), signature and mei cutting. 

A page from that great book by SLOUGH goes into a little detail about this RJT, High-Grade smith. To be honest, I am amazed Masakiyo doesn't have a high Yen rating.   

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Not exactly a "flashy" gunto, but a nice one nonetheless. I mentioned in the "Manchurian eye Candy" thread that I was thinking of bidding on those high class mounts which celebrated 25 years of service to the SMR, however, this early Mantetsu blade in combat mounts took precedent! Hope you enjoy the pictures I took, I know @Bruce Penningtonwill. DSC_4870.thumb.JPG.b407aa82e0c535bda46bc429bc94b40a.JPG 

 

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6 hours ago, Ontario_Archaeology said:

Hope you enjoy the pictures I took, I know @Bruce Penningtonwill. 

Matthew, NMB needs an emoji of the heart jumping out like in Mask:

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If it weren't my Dad's Mantetsu, I'd trade you my polished '41 Mantetsu for that B. E. A. Utiful gunto!

 

I have a few examples of that hash mark on nakago.  Haven't been able to tie it to a purpose.  If the fittings are marked with "4", then it's the Roman numeral for 4.  But if not matching to the fittings, some think it might be a polisher's mark, maybe.

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