2devnul Posted June 1 Report Posted June 1 (edited) Type (Tachi, Katana, Wakizashi, Tanto, Naginata, Other) : Gendaito Katana Ubu, Suriage or O-Suriage : Ubu Mei : (Mumei, Signature) : 濃州関住美濃守源貞継謹作 Noshu Seki-ju Mino no Kami Minamoto Sadatsugu Kinsaku 昭和十六年極月 Showa 16 (1941) Gokudsuki (December). Papered or not and by whom? : No Era/Age : made in 1941 Shirasaya, Koshirae or Bare Blade? : Koshirae Nagasa/Blade Length : 67cm Sori : 1.6cm Hamon Type : Suguha/KO-Gunome Jihada : Can't tell with current polish state Other Hataraki Visible : Can't tell with current polish state Flaws : Kizu on Kissaki and Mune, rust spot on HA (pictures) Sword Location : Poland Will ship to : Everywhere Payment Methods Accepted : bank2bank wire transfer Price and Currency : 2100$ USD Returns Policy: No return policy, quoting famous Komonjo statement "SOLD AS IS" Other Info and Full Description : Hi, I bought this sword here on forum from @djcollection. Unfortunately for me both blade and Koshirae are not what I expected. Flaws were hidden by the dealer/seller and sword needs some 'love' in order to 'shine'. Details, original posting, pictures are here: https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/55815-dealing-with-seller-djcollection If anyone is interested in this project please let me know. I'm open to any offers. Thanks! Edited June 1 by 2devnul Subject fix. 1 Quote
Brian Posted June 1 Report Posted June 1 Title edited. This is not the place to call out someone, and I won't have my forum used for that. You have adequate info in the sale post. 1 1 1 1 Quote
2devnul Posted June 30 Author Report Posted June 30 Sword upgraded in order to meet safety for training purpose etc... New Edo period Mokko Gata Tsuba. Mekugi-ana corrected and Mekugi replaced. Proper (not paper!) copper Seppa + 'mini Tsuba' to eliminate all looseness. Saya looseness at Koiguchi fixed. It looks and handles way better now. 3 Quote
LastSamurai Posted July 1 Report Posted July 1 Well Adam, IMHO, you did a wonderful job of restoring the sword to a working condition! It surely looks very nice now and given the fact pre-1953 gendaito were made for war, thus were very sturdy, it should be a well-suited choice for all kinds of tameshigiri. I would suggest adding mihaba and kasane info, also omosa (weight of the bare blade). I think that might help the sale. Also, few close-ups of ura and omote boshi (yet to see it), also some close-ups of the hamon and ji. Thanks in advance and good luck! 2 1 Quote
2devnul Posted July 1 Author Report Posted July 1 2 minutes ago, LastSamurai said: gendaito were made for war, thus were very sturdy Exactly! It is a very thick and heavy sword. I have a feeling it was made for cutting tanks in half 3 minutes ago, LastSamurai said: I would suggest I will do my best to follow your suggestions as soon I have some time to bend over this sword again. Thanks! Much appreciated! 1 Quote
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