Geoffry Persoon Posted January 21, 2024 Report Posted January 21, 2024 Hello everyone , i am Geoffry from Holland. I have bought myself a papered Kai Gunto sword with an old family blade. But i have further no information of the sword. The only thing i know is that the former owner paid around 3000 dollars for it. And i liked it so much so i paid him the same price for it. But he could not find the info about the sword anymore. So please help me out. 2 1 Quote
Geoffry Persoon Posted January 21, 2024 Author Report Posted January 21, 2024 I have some more pictures for you. 2 Quote
Geoffry Persoon Posted January 21, 2024 Author Report Posted January 21, 2024 I'll hope someone is able to read the mei. Please keep me informed. Thank you Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 21, 2024 Report Posted January 21, 2024 Things get slow around here on the weekends. Give them some time, someone will help. Very nice kaigunto! Quote
SteveM Posted January 21, 2024 Report Posted January 21, 2024 備州長船住横山祐久作 Bishū Osafune-jū Yokoyama Sukehisa saku (Sukehisa YOKOYAMA of Osafune in Bizen province made this). 友成五十九代孫 Tomonari 59th Generation (59th generation from founding smith "Tomonari") 慶應二年二月吉日 Keiō 2 (1866) an auspicious day in February 8 1 Quote
Geoffry Persoon Posted January 21, 2024 Author Report Posted January 21, 2024 Perfect Steve thank you very much. Any idea what year this smith was active sir? Best regards Quote
Geoffry Persoon Posted January 21, 2024 Author Report Posted January 21, 2024 ai have allready found some info of the smith thank you very much. Quote
oli Posted January 21, 2024 Report Posted January 21, 2024 Nice one, can i ask how long the nagasa is? Regards Oliver Quote
Geoffry Persoon Posted January 21, 2024 Author Report Posted January 21, 2024 tomorrow when i am home i will let you know. cheers 1 Quote
Geoffry Persoon Posted January 22, 2024 Author Report Posted January 22, 2024 20 hours ago, oli said: Nice one, can i ask how long the nagasa is? Regards Oliver Hello oli the nagasa is 68.5 centimeter.. Greetings 1 Quote
DTM72 Posted January 22, 2024 Report Posted January 22, 2024 https://nihontoclub.com/smiths/SUK693 2 Quote
mecox Posted January 22, 2024 Report Posted January 22, 2024 A bit more info from Sesko: SUKEHISA (祐久), Keiō (慶応, 1865-1868), Bizen – “Bishū Osafune Sukehisa” (備州長船祐久), real name Yokoyama Hisagorō (横山久五郎, first name also reads Kyūgorō), adopted son in law of Yokoyama Sukenaga (祐永), he died on the 26th day of the seventh month Meiji two (明治, 1869) 1 Quote
Geoffry Persoon Posted January 22, 2024 Author Report Posted January 22, 2024 Thank you. You are the best Quote
Stephen Posted January 23, 2024 Report Posted January 23, 2024 Yokohama group made very fine swords. Part of Sukesada den 2 Quote
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