Kotani Yasunori Katana

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I offer a very beautiful yasukuni to made by the famous tosho Kotani Yasunori in March 1943. This especially long katana comes in shirasaya and the original matching numbers shingunto koshirae. This yasukunito has a good wartime polish, so every activity is clearly visible. Anyway I recommend a new quality polish to reveal the supreme beauty of the Yasunori entirely. The shingunto koshirae is in excellent to near mint condition. The locking mechanism works well. Here are the measurements of the katana: 

 

Nagasa: 69,85cm

Overall: 91,44cm

Motohaba: 3,175cm

Sakihaba: 2,1cm

Kasane: 0,63cm

Sori: 1,9cm

 

This katana was purchased from Ed Marshall. With his permission I post here the link to the former listing. There are detailed pictures and further information about this special smith. The asking price is 6250€ or best offer. The sword is currently in Germany and can be shipped worldwide with DHL premium international. As payment method I prefer paypal friends and family or bank transaction. 

 

https://yakiba.com/yasunori-kotani/

 

[Volker62]

is the currently state of polish the original war time polish?

 

I don't think so?

 

 

Good luck Stefan

[Brian]

Stefan,
My eyes must be playing tricks on me...perhaps best to upload a better pic of the one you posted above. Because I see the edge as wavy and can't quite understand what I'm seeing

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The polish was done in WW2, so I think these pictures may be more convenient for the eye. Besides I used the link to Ed Marshall‘s listing, because he made way better pictures than I am able to. 

 

 

[Volker62]

tk's a lot Stefan

 

 

then the Ubu-Ha  should be still intact...

 

 

sorry 

 

to my eyes it looks as it been repolished

[Volker62]

truly he was a nice guy

 

and a great swordsmith!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Okay, now I understand your point. The ubu-ba is not there, so the Yasunori was repolished. This second polish was in my opinion done before the end of WW2. My conclusion is that this Yasukunito was carried into battle and repolished before August 1945. 

[Volker62]

Thank you very much Stefan, everything is possible...!?

 

Overall a very nice long sword, harder to find with this nagasa!

 

Nice complete koshirae also  

 

 

Again good luck!

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Thank you, Volker. 

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Here are more pictures showing the current state of polish. 

 

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still available 

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Some of Ed‘s pictures showing the hada and the condition of the current polish. 

 

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Thanks to our fellow member Marco 

( mareo1912 ), who made these great looking pictures, I can show that this Yasunori has a good old sashikomi polish, that especially highlights the hamon and other activities of this yasukunito. 

 

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1gJSl1qIF7yngcW9LmUeUiPEWv2Rcb4Hy?usp=sharing

 

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I am open for reasonable offers. 

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I reduce the asking price to 6000€ or best offer. Besides I post directly some of Marco‘s great pictures, which can all be found in the above posted google link. 

 

All the best 

Stefan

 

 

 

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The new asking price is 5900€ obo. 

 

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I reduce the asking price to 5600€ obo. 

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The new asking price is 5000€ obo.

 

 

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Here are pictures of the matching numbers shingunto mounts. A nice Yasukunito for a good price. 

 

 

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The new asking price is 4800€ obo. 

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I reduce the asking price to 4600€ obo.

[MarcoUdin]

Genuinely surprised this hasn't sold.

Blade in good enough polish, Shirisaya and gunto mounts. I highly doubt any reseller could beat the price.

[Brian]

Agree. I mean Yasukuni-to are sought after highly.
 

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Still open for reasonable offers.

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The new asking price is 4200€ obo. 

[Volker62]

a really good price  for such a long Kotani Yasunori complete with its '98 pattern koshirae!

[Volker62]

I hope it  goes in good hands

[Volker62]

please keep in mind..!

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The Yasunori has been sold. Thank you very much.