Muromachi Sword?

[Heitai68]

What are your thoughts? Could this mumei katana be an muromachi-era sword? In my opinion it should be late edo-era. What would be a fair price for the sword?

 

Thanks

Ed

[mfarrar]

Looks to have some age to it but there are some large patches of what appear to be umegane in the shinogi. If you could post a pic of the full length of the blade that would help.

[Peter Bleed]

My assessment is that this is a classic kazeuchi Bizen-to dating from the Muromachi that was found completely suitable for service as an officer's sword. I also agree that it wears a rather blocky umegane repair. These are not desirable but they also are not all that negative. It looks like a nice and very collectible shingunto.

Peter

[Mister Gunto]

I'm not experienced enough to guess at the blade's age. But it looks good and I like those mountings. Very nice piece.

[lonely panet]

so your the winner, 

 

i was the under bidder , the sellers description was fair and accurate, and the price you won it for was a steal. so please take comfort in knowing you did very well.

 

school?, I would IMHO  kizu-uchi either Bizen or mino

[nagamaki - Franco]

Hello,

 

An overall image of the entire sword would be helpful to those trying to determine age.

 

Thank you.

[Blazeaglory]

Better closer clearer pics please

[Heitai68]

Better closer clearer pics please

It´s not my sword. It is offered to me for 1.400€. I will ask for better pics.

[lonely panet]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/KATANA-Japanese-ANTIQUE-LONG-SWORD-60-6cm-UNSIGNED-WWII-Army-Gunto-Type-98-/142951811827?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=6RyKV7cAKwF%252BDBbdfwj%252FrQw3qSw%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

here is the sale page from the 30th of sept this year

[Heitai68]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/KATANA-Japanese-ANTIQUE-LONG-SWORD-60-6cm-UNSIGNED-WWII-Army-Gunto-Type-98-/142951811827?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=6RyKV7cAKwF%252BDBbdfwj%252FrQw3qSw%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

here is the sale page from the 30th of sept this year

Thank you very much. What would be a fair price for this sword?

Ed

[lonely panet]

What your prepared to pay really.

 

A person who is more interested in IJA swords will be thrilled about the mounts, while another person who'd main focus is nihonto pre Mejia restoration my well be very turned off the umegane and the fact is a mass produced warring statues blade.