Bruce Pennington Posted August 18, 2025 Report Posted August 18, 2025 This is the liner of a gunto for sale HERE for an outlandish amount of money (35,000 Pounds). They say the liner states the sword was made for "LT.-GEN. MASAHARU HOMMA (THE BEAST OF BATAAN)". Thoughts? The blade is pretty lame, if you ask me. But .... They don't show the nakago. 1 Quote
xiayang Posted August 18, 2025 Report Posted August 18, 2025 Well, I suppose it does try to say 本間 雅晴 將官 = General Masaharu Homma but this was evidently written by a 4-year old. 4 Quote
robinalexander Posted August 18, 2025 Report Posted August 18, 2025 @PNSSHOGUN For your interest 1 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted August 18, 2025 Report Posted August 18, 2025 Looks rather ambitious, usually the Saya liner markings are done in pencil and in a standard hand. The provided photos of Lt Gen Homma don't show a particularly larger sword, though he was supposedly quite tall. In my collection is an original photo of Lt General Homma showing him holding a sword of usual proportions: 3 Quote
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