Bruce Pennington Posted March 16 Author Report Posted March 16 Yes, it is active. Thanks for the input. Definitely a custom kaigunto. That would be extremely unusual if both sets of seppa are one piece! Hard to know from the photos. i agree with you, the ito might be a re-wrap, as the diamond gaps are smaller than normal. Seeing how customized the whole rig is, though, leaves the possibility that it was made this way. Quote
Rawa Posted March 16 Report Posted March 16 8 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said: Yes, it is active. Thanks for the input. Definitely a custom kaigunto. That would be extremely unusual if both sets of seppa are one piece! Hard to know from the photos. i agree with you, the ito might be a re-wrap, as the diamond gaps are smaller than normal. Seeing how customized the whole rig is, though, leaves the possibility that it was made this way. Def. not random mix Quote
Rawa Posted March 23 Report Posted March 23 (edited) On 3/16/2026 at 10:19 AM, Rawa said: Def. not random mix Adding another photo. Rising sun washers and semegane are made of white non-magnetic metal which patinated green. It’s white brass? Edited March 23 by Rawa 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted March 23 Author Report Posted March 23 Are the daiseppa made of the same metal? Quite unusual. Quote
Rawa Posted March 26 Report Posted March 26 (edited) @Bruce Pennington Yamamoto guntoya https://ebay.us/m/odtyGq Edited March 26 by Rawa 1 Quote
Rawa Posted April 3 Report Posted April 3 @Bruce Penningtonanother mix. Looks like saya for wakizashi [below 60,6 cm] with interesting „gunzoku” tsuka. I would like to hear your opinion on sarute and horse shoe saya finish. Menuki are so shiny, could this be rewrap with recycled tsukaito? Tsuba looks like reproduction. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted Tuesday at 01:20 AM Author Report Posted Tuesday at 01:20 AM A small matter, but I've started noticing variations on the snap arrangments of these leather covers. Some have one, some two, some three. Of the covers with 3, even those have variations: Posted by @Dick Grande HERE Quote
Rawa Posted Tuesday at 01:28 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 01:28 AM 2 minutes ago, Bruce Pennington said: A small matter, but I've started noticing variations on the snap arrangments of these leather covers. Some have one, some two, some three. Of the covers with 3, even those have variations: Posted by @Dick Grande HERE this piece had leather strap threaded through tsuba ana, probably to keep blade sheathed. Quote
John C Posted Tuesday at 05:12 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 05:12 AM 3 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said: have variations: I've also noticed there are a lot of variation to the stitch patterns on the chape area. John C. 1 Quote
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