Fusilier Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 G'day Guy's I've just purchased two swords to sell from the same person in Canberra. One appears to be a late model Gunto while the other is, I think a short mumei uchgatana. I'd be grateful for any information you might have on either. I show photos of the late model sword on this post and put the photo's of the other on a second post given the restrictions on file size. Here's the first sword, I'll I've done is wipe off the layers of old grease they were coated in with a dry soft cloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conway S Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 Looks like Yoshichika 吉近 Conway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNSSHOGUN Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 Classic Showato. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusilier Posted May 7 Author Report Share Posted May 7 Cheers John, Conway, Any idea what the script on the other side of the nakago might say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusilier Posted May 7 Author Report Share Posted May 7 Or is it the same as Paul G's translation from the sword in your link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 40 minutes ago, Fusilier said: Any idea what the script on the other side of the nakago might say? The second pic is the date = showa 19 (1944). John C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted May 7 Report Share Posted May 7 Hard to tell, but it's either Feb '44 or Dec '44. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusilier Posted May 7 Author Report Share Posted May 7 Thanks Bruce, Always value yours and others knowledge. I don't know if you've managed to have a dekko at the second sword or whether you are able to judge its age or provenance from the pictures. Its much shorter than most of the swords I've come across before but I'm not sure if its a wakizashi or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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