Bruce Pennington Posted June 17, 2020 Report Posted June 17, 2020 Not my sword, nor do I have any stake in the sale. I don't even know the seller. But it's a tough market right now, and I just thought I'd post this here to get the kai into good hands. It's a Ishihara Masanao, Takayama-to in upgraded kaigunto koshirae - rayskin saya, leather same' On Gunboards forum: https://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?1155449-F-S-Double-Signed-Navy-Sword-Price-reduced-1975 Some of the pics: Quote
ChrisW Posted June 17, 2020 Report Posted June 17, 2020 Very interesting kissaki on that blade! Never seen anything like it. 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted June 17, 2020 Author Report Posted June 17, 2020 It’s a characteristic of the Takayama design. The blades are shorter but heavy, designed to kill with one strike. Quote
MarcoUdin Posted June 18, 2020 Report Posted June 18, 2020 Wow, very nice piece but I'm still going to wait around for a family mon. Bruce, How much shorter would you say they are typically? I've only seen one other before and it was around 21 inches originally thought it was a fake to be honest. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted June 18, 2020 Author Report Posted June 18, 2020 My nagasa is 24" which is 2" shorter than my Mantetsu. Here's some pics of mine: Quote
MarcoUdin Posted July 8, 2020 Report Posted July 8, 2020 I was thinking of this post the other day and never thought to check if my kissaki was thick. After I took a better look it actually does get larger at the tip but my boshi doesn't look nearly that nice. Quote
MarcoUdin Posted July 8, 2020 Report Posted July 8, 2020 Forgot to mention mine is an unsigned Seki stamped Kai, 25 inches long Quote
waljamada Posted July 9, 2020 Report Posted July 9, 2020 Is that sword a handforged variety of the stainless steel kai gunto swords? Does it have a real hamon unlike some of the others? Quote
MarcoUdin Posted July 9, 2020 Report Posted July 9, 2020 Don't know if you were talking about my sword Adam, but I'm quite positive it is not stainless steel because it has a few rust spots and can see some loose grain here and there. It's my understanding that SS blades look very uniform and shiny. Definitely an acid etched hamon and most likely machined, could be a mix of hand and machine but almost positive it's just machined. Quote
Babu Posted July 9, 2020 Report Posted July 9, 2020 Stain-less steel, stains less... it is not impervious to rust or any other form of corrosion. This is a common misconception. Regards Adam Quote
Stephen Posted July 9, 2020 Report Posted July 9, 2020 Trying to find post on forge. Its not just SS but something to the effect. This one for sale gives more info on Takayama https://www.antique-swords.com/F14-Showa-to-katana-Shinbu-Fusatsu-Takayama-To-Ujinaga.html Quote
ChrisW Posted July 9, 2020 Report Posted July 9, 2020 I've got a stainless steel Takayasu, and it shows signs of corrosion; so no, they're definitely not impervious to it. Quote
MarcoUdin Posted July 9, 2020 Report Posted July 9, 2020 I aware they can still put, I should've better explained myself. The nakago is completely dark, and most of the SS examples I've seen have only spotting on the nakago and not the entire surface. Apart from that the blade is magnetic and it's my understanding the SS used on navy blades is non-magnetic. I may be entirely wrong, just what I've read and seen. Your opinions/suggestions are more than welcome. Quote
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