Yuradneprov Posted September 29, 2019 Report Posted September 29, 2019 Bought this katana for a good price know nothing about it feel free to comment if you know anything about this particular piece.i know it could use a polish. Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted September 29, 2019 Report Posted September 29, 2019 To my eyes it's perhaps late Koto/early Shinto sword that was shortened for the war effort, with the Nakago messed up and Suriage it would be hard to tell any particular smith group. Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted September 29, 2019 Report Posted September 29, 2019 It could be the angle of the photos but the nakago looks too large for the handle, is the a hamachi and munemachi visible under the habaki? Quote
Yuradneprov Posted September 29, 2019 Author Report Posted September 29, 2019 No I don't believe is has hamachi or munemachi for that matter. Quote
Yuradneprov Posted September 29, 2019 Author Report Posted September 29, 2019 I maybe wrong but I'm still waiting to pick the sword up from auction so can't be so sure. Quote
ChrisW Posted September 29, 2019 Report Posted September 29, 2019 Poor blade has had some rough treatment it looks like. Quote
vajo Posted September 29, 2019 Report Posted September 29, 2019 Some fool has tried to fit the blade into the Gunto Koshirae and destroyed the nakago of the blade. That was a nice blade. Quote
Yuradneprov Posted September 29, 2019 Author Report Posted September 29, 2019 Possibility but I think John was right some cool cleaned it. Quote
Ray Singer Posted September 29, 2019 Report Posted September 29, 2019 Not cleaned. It appears to my eyes that the blade has been more recently fit to the gunto koshirae. Post war. 1 Quote
Ray Singer Posted September 29, 2019 Report Posted September 29, 2019 The bonji above the gomabashi-hi looks fairly crude as well. 1 Quote
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