paul griff

Kunisada.

A very interesting sword that you don’t come across very often and makes a stunning display or could be fantastic in koshirae…Sword is signed Izumi Kami Fujiwara Kunisada ( first generation ) with a one body cutting test ( saidan-mei ) carried out by Wakishita Otoshi Hiraji. Kunisada received the title of Izumi-no-kami in the ninth year of Genna ( 1623 ) …Cutting edge is 27ins sori 0.59 in’s…I got the sword as part of a deal and to be honest I am only interested in Gunto and for that reason would prefer to swop this sword for a high end shin or possibly Kai Gunto….As per the rules I have to put a price so it’s a bargain at £3500 U.K pounds… Regards, Paul..

Excellent information in these posts..Thank you.. Paul.

Really nice sword and if it was in the U.K I wouldn’t have hesitated but I really hate paying import duties to our corrupt and inept government.. Regards, Paul..

Thank you Brandon and yes I remember meeting you Brendan, hope all is well..There were quite a few nice items at that particular show and not so crowded on early entry…The dealer who was selling it just wasn’t particularly interested in Japanese swords said he bought them off a chap who didn’t want them anymore and paid a lot more for them…My only mistake was not buying the others ! Regards, Paul..

Hello Volker, on the scabbard throat has the number ,nothing on the ashi….Some photos of the blade for you Carl.. Regards, Paul.

Thank’s Bruce..

Kanefusa

Kanefusa

Kanefusa

Kanefusa lightweight saya..

Hello, No mon on the tsuka Volker and yes the habaki is silver foil….Trystan , photo’s of the lightweight saya and fittings attached and for comparison the lightweight saya on a 23rd Generation Kanefusa…. Paul.

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Thanks to everyone for the information and comments…Blade is in superb condition,seppa and tsuba are numbered 49 and the saya is the lightweight wooden type….Nakago has had the active rust treated and stabilised… Regards, Paul..

Thanks to all for the information..much appreciated….Couldn’t believe people were picking it up and putting it down and to be honest I thought it was an old blade which is my preferred choice…I won’t say how how much but every sword was under 1k… Regards, Paul..

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Hello, Picked this one up today amongst at Birmingham amongst a pile of Gunto…I’m not very good at reading mei but think it’s Yasunori….Always a good sign with silver habaki ,pierced tsuba and gilded mounts…Blade is very elegant and beautifully balanced with a deep suguha hamon…. Regards, Paul..

Hello Myles, Just to add…good find,a very nice sword.. Regards, Paul..

Hello Justin, It’s 100% genuine Type 95 Japanese NCO’s shin Gunto 3rd pattern and probably made at the Nagoya arsenal ( need to see the little stamps on the metal ring around the hilt to confirm this )…Nice to see it’s original paint on the hilt ( tsuka ) and scabbard ( saya )….Best to get that screw back in and with NCO most swords don’t undo it and take it apart as 99% have arsenal made blades… Regards, Paul..