Anto Posted Wednesday at 07:21 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 07:21 PM Recently acquired this Gunto for a decent price. Better than my last one, as far as I can tell. Have had some trouble translating the tang. Sorry about the poor quality tang photos as the handle is extremely difficult to remove. Just curious as to if it’s real and what the Tang Translation says. Thanks! Quote
Ray Singer Posted Wednesday at 07:44 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 07:44 PM Kaneshige (no date) 2 Quote
Anto Posted Wednesday at 08:44 PM Author Report Posted Wednesday at 08:44 PM 58 minutes ago, Ray Singer said: Kaneshige (no date) Is this a traditionally made or a machine made sword? Not super knowledgeable on these. Quote
Ray Singer Posted Wednesday at 08:50 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 08:50 PM Please show the entire nakago clearly and fully. Are there any arsenal stamps present? Quote
Anto Posted Wednesday at 09:48 PM Author Report Posted Wednesday at 09:48 PM The best picture I have is picture #4 as the handle has to be tapped on and off pretty hard. I tried to pull it off but it doesn’t want to budge. Quote
ROKUJURO Posted Wednesday at 10:29 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 10:29 PM A TSUKA (= handle) is NEVER tapped on or off. Let someone more experienced have a look at it, please. Maybe it does not belong to the blade or something is obstructiong inside. NAKAGO photos always without HABAKI, oriented straight vertically (blade-tip upwards). Always use a plain dark background for better contrast. Your blade photos are upside-down. The question if it is traditionally made will be easily solved by looking closely at your blade. Does it have a HADA (structure in the steel?). Compare with online-photos of authentic blades. This is often difficult to capture in a photo, but in-hand, it might be obvious. 1 Quote
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