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11 hours ago, PNSSHOGUN said:

Type 94:

Looks like 2 of them have thinner tsuba?  I'm still learning differences between the 94/98, so just an educational question, John.

 

Also, I'm not OCD or anything, but that top gunto needed to be moved more to the right, as the tsuba are alternating - left, right, left, right, etc - except for that top one!  HA! sorry, just messin' with ya.  Nice collection, buddy boy!

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Hi Bruce, yes one is especially thinner than normal. My best guess is made shortly before the Type 98 was introduced. Compared to a solid Type 98, about the same thickness. If the 2nd Ashi was gone you would never know it was a Type 94. 

 

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20 hours ago, george trotter said:

Might have mentioned this before John?....but in the case of this name OSHIMA being written on the tsuka, the missing mon was unlikely to have been an Oshima mon as the information on the sword says the owner was 2nd Lt KUME (unless he was a linked branch family to Oshima?).

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Hi George, that is likely the case, might have to do some digging to find what the "Oshima" mon would've been.

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Thought I would put up a sword that ticked many of my boxes. 

Its a (Morita) KANESHIGE, a 1 million Yen award winning RJT Smith. See attached information thanks to Slough. 

Long 70cm, papered, Mon, nice complete leather combat cover, lacquered ITO, a very special dragon on Ken Menuki, silver foiled habarki, 

nice hamon, hada, and hataraki. No date. 
 

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You are right Neil....what's not to like about that!

 

The blade is a standout and love the dark colour and finish of the Ito.  The Same and fittings also have that 'older' (early?) darker colour to them which looks superb on the longer(?) tsuka. 

 

All in one package....not too many boxes left to tick.

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One of my favourite Kai Gunto (Navy Sword). A 65cm Komiya Shiro Kunimitsu, no date no stamps. This Gendai-to exhibits the features you would expect in a sword this highly rated smith, including abundant NIE. 

The SAYA is finished in the rare matt finish, the fittings all have matching numbers, and the VERY rare securing lanyard is still attached. 

It is my belief that his descendants are making knives today using the Shiro name.  

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Akinobu 

 

Today I would like to show a new addition to my modest collection.

Gunsui-hagane wo motte Akinobu kore wo tsukuru,

 

皇紀二千六百三年六月吉日

A lucky day in June, 1943.  

(Written using the Imperial Calendar system, so the year in the inscription is 2603.)

 

( SteveM you are the best, Thank for translation) 

 

Aluminum saya, full silver habaki, silver seppa, all parts number 1.

 

 

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Michael

Very nice one! Not many of these Gunsui swords around, I was looking for one for a while since I missed one last year also made by Akinobu. I'm lucky enough to get one a couple of months ago, but it only has Gunsui mei no smith name.

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On 5/6/2022 at 3:03 PM, Michael 67 said:

Gunsui-hagane wo motte Akinobu kore wo tsukuru,

 

Nice example!

 

I too was looking for one at a time...

 

Probably should be considered a gendaito because it was put through the oroshigane process (the hada in the blade means it was heated repeatedly and folded, then forged into a block, then drawn out.) and water quenched.

 

 

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This sword could fit into high class Gendai or high class Gunto, and I may have even posted it before. But I am playing with my new phone camera, and thought I would share the photos. 

HOKKE SABURO NOBUFUSA, rated at 2.5 million, puts him in the very highest echelon of Gendai smiths. This sword appealed to me because of the because of the quality of the workmanship, and near mint 98 koshirae. 

With a Nagasa of 65cm, it is a powerful and elegant sword.  

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On 8/14/2023 at 10:10 AM, Ray Singer said:

Likewise have not posted in this channel for a while but here is an interesting shingunto I had recently, with what appears to be a number of custom elements and which contained a koto blade with mitsumune and partial kijimono nakago.

 

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Please show the nakago Ray

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