Jump to content

Yasukuni-To In Navy Mounts


lonely panet

Recommended Posts

Rare, perhaps. Very nice Navy mounts, and I think Yasukuni To are rare and desirable enough not to need dressing up. My guess is either a presentation piece, or someone wanted a good blade, and not a rust-resistant one. Shore based Navy perhaps.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Recall reading on here that Yasukuni-To in Naval mounts were often associated with Imperial Gifts or other such awards/prizes. The comment about sharkskin Saya meaning it was for a high ranking officer is somewhat suspect as Kai Gunto fairly regularly have sharkskin wrapped Saya.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Just in case there is confusion about Yasukuni tosho selling swords to the Navy...A friend of mine here in Australia picked up a Navy mounted Yasunori from his WWII veteran uncle about 25 years ago (dated I think 1937). No way it was a re-mounted Yasukuni...definitely an original Navy mounting.

Also, look on p.75 of Yasukunito and you will see one sword on the "purchaser"  list was purchased by Navy officer Sasaki in Showa 12.

Hope this helps,

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

This thread is quite old. Please consider starting a new thread rather than reviving this one, unless your post is really relevant and adds to the topic..

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...