Bryce

G'day Tom, What is the nakago translation of your sword? Thanks to other NMB members this is mine: 大東亜戦二週年紀念昭和十七年十二月 Daitōasen Nishūnen kinen, Shōwa 17 nen 12 gatsu 8 Commemoration of the 2nd year of the Pacific War, 1942 December 8 為野倉實氏鍛之 Nokura Minoru-shi no tame ni kore wo kitau Made for Minoru Nokura Cheers, Bryce

G;day Guys, I have this one made on the first anniversary of the attack. Cheers, Bryce

G'day Guys, Thank you for this. This is the first time I have seen photographs of a Watanabe Kanenaga sword online. They seem to be incredibly rare for such a well regarded smith. Cheers, Bryce

G'day Neil, Now that is a high class gunto! Who made the blade? Cheers, Bryce

G'day Guys, Thanks for your help. Cheers, Bryce

Thanks Barry, 73.6 cm Cheers, Bryce

G'day Guys, I have had this sword for a while, but have never had any luck tracking down this obscure swordsmith. The blade is a mumei, shinshinto katana attributed to Kanenaga according to the old NBTHK paper it came with. Here are the stats of the blade: Nagasa 73.6mm Sori 14mm Motohaba 32mm Sakihaba 22mm Kasane 7mm Kissaki 38mm The nakago has no visible yasurimei. The hamon is very bright and pops out even under low light conditions. When you take the blade out into sunlight, the itame/mokume hada really "sings". Can anyone help me with any info about this smith? Cheers, Bryce

G'day Guys, I have never noticed before, but I have one that is in between the normal ball and the dome head. It is on a mumei, shinto blade in later war mounts. Cheers, Bryce

G'day Guys, Unfortunately where I live it is seasonally very dry and dusty and then very hot and humid, so I never leave my swords out. I keep my sword collection in a set of drawers I had specially made for the job. Cheers, Bryce

G'day John Old blades - 3 out of 4 have mon Gendaito - 0 of 1 have mon Cheers, Bryce

G'day Guys, An update on my missing sword. It reappeared on tracking and was returned to the sender after 3 months with no explanation. I am having it resent, this time using DHL. Fingers crossed! Cheers, Bryce

Here is an example of that. Although in this case the shinshinto blade wasn't numbered. Cheers, Bryce

Maybe Naotsugu? Cheers, Bryce

G'day Guys, A type 98 with a big, beefy shinshinto blade, 29 inch nagasa. Cheers, Bryce

G'day John, No it isn't pinned. Cheers, Bryce

Thanks guys, The blade is longer than most you find in gunto koshirae, with a nagasa of 69.5cm. Cheers, Bryce

G'day Guys, A type 94 with a beautiful, light blade by the shinto smith Tango no Kami Kanemichi. Cheers, Bryce

Thanks Neil, It is interesting that Kanemichi's mei all seem to be different. Were they all done by different mei carvers, or did he have very inconsistent writing? Cheers, Bryce

Great Collection Neil, Any chance of some shots of the nakagos? Cheers, Bryce

Thanks Guys, Good to know I am not all by my lonesome. The seller has initiated an investigation. Fingers crossed it turns up. Cheers, Bryce

G'day Guys, I am waiting for a sword to be shipped from the US to Australia via USPS. The last update was that it had been processed thru the Chicago international distribution centre and was awaiting international departure. That was 28th March and no word since! Does this sound typical for the present conditions or has something gone wrong. Cheers, Bryce

G'day Neil, Here is one of mine. Cheers, Bryce

G'day Reggie, That looks like a very nice type 94 shin gunto with rare pinned kabutogane. Check out the "Pinned Kabutogane on Type 94" thread on the Military Swords forum. Cheers, Bryce

G'day Kirill, What about something like Mino Senjuin? Cheers, Bryce

I also have one gunto with a full same wrap with emperor node. Cheers, Bryce