Sho stamped gunto for 10K

[John C]

10 grand for this...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/136528944051?

 

John C.

[PNSSHOGUN]

 

[lonely panet]

 example A,  seller is stupid

example B, buyer is stupid

[Bruce Pennington]

Could I get a smith name? @SteveM?  Think I've seen this one, but don't recall:

Edit: I think I found it - 包平 (Kanehira)

[SteveM]

Gotō Kanehira

後藤包平

 

 

[Peter Bleed]

Bruce, I think you are right, I'd make it Goto Kanehira

Peter

PS.And if I had one I'd let it go for 10 grand!

[Bruce Pennington]

Ha!  Wouldn't we all! 

Thanks guys!

[mecox]

KANEHIRA (包平) , real name Gotō Eiji (後藤栄治), from Seki, born December 26th 1916 and registered as a Seki smith on Showa 14 (1939) October 26. .   He was a student of Amachi Suzuichi (天地鈴市) who also called Amaike Masatsune (born 1894).    In 1942 Banzuke list as joko no retsu.