Wwii Gunto, Original With Mei Or Copy : More Pictures And Thanks !

[francantolin]

Hello,

 

I couldn't add more pictures on my last post ?!?

 

So I add here some more pictures of the blade of my gunto,

still no visible hamon for me...

THANKS EVERYBODY FOR  TRANSLATION HELP AND ALL PRECIOUS COMMENTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Franco

[Nihonto Chicken]

It appears that your blade has been sanded or "treated" to a hard grit Western polishing agent like Flitz or Simichrome since the yokote is gone and the resulting burnished steel surface is acting like a mirror and obscuring the underlying activity.  You can obtain some decent uchiko and spend a few hours revealing the hamon without chance of harming the blade (just keep off the shinogi). If interested, take a look at the thread linked below (my comment at the end):

 

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/8267-need-help-iding-my-grandfathers-ww2-bring-back/?hl=%2Bkurrasch+%2Buchiko&do=findComment&comment=85562

 

Oh, wow, my second uchiko rec today after a long absence from this forum.  Doubling down on Nomex!!! 

[francantolin]

Hello,

tank you, yes, sad treatment for a blade !

I will try the uchiko powder ( got some in a maintenance kit )

( uchiko powder, not talc !!   )