Kai Gunto Opinions

[tigerwitha88]

https://www.historyhunter.com/Listing/Details/849786/Gem-Condition-WWII-Japanese-Navy-Sword

 

Would like to get some opinions on this sword. I've not been able to find anything on this swordsmith, has he possibly listed it wrong? Those that can tell from pictures, does it look water tempered?  

[Kiipu]

That is because of a typographical error in the listing.  It is not Katetoshi but Kanetoshi.

兼俊 Kanetoshi

[mecox]

Perry  there are 4 Kanetoshi from Seki, and 2 have this "toshi" kanji.  I think yours is Murayama (are usually signed with "Noshu")

 

兼俊 Kanetoshi (村山 喜之一 Murayama Yoshinoichi)
Born: Meiji 38 (1905) Aug 3; Reg. Showa 14 (1939) Oct 8. Deshi in 1937: 1.
1937:Kamo-gun, Tomita-mura, Hanyu. 1939: same address.
History: trained under father Murayama Kaneyuki (#30). Died February 23, 1978. Independent from Showa 9 (1934) with tanrenjo at Kamo-gun, Kamono-mura.

 

Your Mei so you can read

 

In this NMB Download is more info and shows other Kanetoshi

 

 

 

[tigerwitha88]

I appreciate the help guys. From the pics does it look to be water tempered?

[Rawa]

It dsnt look like 5k$

[Bruce Pennington]

[Rawa]

1 hour ago, Bruce Pennington said:

Whats your opinion mr Bruce? 

[Brian]

IMHO, oil quenched.

[Bruce Pennington]

53 minutes ago, Rawa said:

Whats your opinion mr Bruce?

I'm the worst guy to ask, as I don't study that stuff.  The pics are fuzzy when zoomed, but I think I see hada in the steel.  I don't see the famous black spots in the hamon of an oil quench, but the artificial polish might have obscured that.  Mostly, I don't think the focus of the photo is clear enough to say.  But again, I'm really not the one to ask.

[Rawa]

This is link to other topic but

seller currently lovered price to 4k+ dollars... Tokubetsu hozon with good koshirae.