Rokkit

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Ill understand, i think te sword is still in its oringal polish (maybe even since the meij period) Could you show pictures of the Type 3? Really curious how it looks. The auctionhouse contacted me; they actually found the missing menuki on the ground somewhere; in the huge halls they have for storing all the auction objects.

I contemplated using a very high grit sandpaper. After your comments and a lot of research I found out this would have been a fatal mistake. Thank you for the warnings

That's an odd thing indeed to survival that long without losing them. Do you have any information about how to get them off the saya without ruiinging the saya?

Thank you. I'm contemplating doing some light polishing to get the scratches out and make the hamon more visible.

Thank you for your help. I didn't notice the sticky topic in the forum about inquiring about worth, for which I'm sorry

It looked gendai to me to ive been jumping around the house here for a bit after i contacted the auction house this katana sold trough years ago. they told me the original descprition. Its made by Yoshimitsu of the Yanagawa clan, a meiji smith. I contemplated returning it yesterday before ive even read all the responses here. the blade is def. staying now.

Hi Geoff, I might be interested in these, taken im will keep the blade i might return it to the auction house( and are able to take the current ones of without damaging the saya, i would also need a menuki (type 97 ). Might that also be available . Ramin

Thank you for your help! Im overwhelmed by all the response on my question!. The blade seems to be in original polish. the hamon is clearly visible along the whole edge of the blade. Which is strange is that the kissaki seems to be scratched with sandpaper. Might his have been a field sharpening or did this never happen? There is also pitting along the back of the blade, how do these impact the worth of the katana? Thank you for the translation! There is no seki stamp so i wonder wo he was. The hamon (which was very hard to photograph is very irregular with high peaks, might this indicate a gendaito? The first auction the katana sold at indicates it as a meji blade, they might be wrong though, i will call them and try to verify. I also like the seppa, it was indicated as goldplated by the auction house it sold at (they are very thorough so might be correct. Im happy to hear the menuki is easy to replace, the current one also seems to be gold or goldplated as visible in the picture. I saw someone is selling ashi on here so that would be perfect, the next question would be how i would get the current one of. The ito is sold here ( pure silk) I would love the rewrapping myself , would that be possible with patience and clamping the blade? Seems like quite a work but doable. I was looking at other items at the auction and came upon it 2 hours before close, really liked to look of it so just bought it on gut feeling. youre correct, thank you. i didnt even have time to take a good look at the blade when i brought it home, you seem to be right, seppa and menuki also seem to be goldplated and gold. Thank you bruce, i must say im a bit shocked i got this got of a deal, i was feeling bummed about the missing Would that price still be viable with the condition of the kissaki and the pitting on the back of the blade? I do have the time to restore it, its mostly a question of wanting, although polshing is a very zen experience.

I bought this type 94 Gunto yesterday at auction, Picked it up today and the menuki on the right side is missing ( i was a part of the object, which makes me egible for a return and full payback of hammerprice + auction premium (850 euro in total) I suspect someone might have taken it during the viewing days. Would you return the blade? the saya is in very good condition for its age, the first pictures are from an earlier auction, its is now missing the top ornament on the saya. The ito on the tsuka has worn since this auction, i planned on rewrapping it but it seems kinda useless with the missing menuki. ' old state of the katana with the complete fittings on the saya (apart from the hangers) lastest auction with the ito coming almost completely loose, and holding the menuki on the left side, the now missing menuki lying in the background

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