Banton989

Hi all, the last of my new gunto for viewing pleasure. Mei is Kanetoshi, with a large Seki stamp and hotstamp. (Think it may be the example in your article @Bruce Pennington. Nice sugata with what I think is a large sori for a gunto. Widish suguha hamon, and leather combat cover over wood. Thanks for taking the time to look at my new gunto, and hope they were of some interest. Adam

I do love a hot stamp, my 3rd swords got one I'll be showing soon. Heres some super close up shots of jigane.

No stamps, theres a good Amahide article in downloads too. He/they his workshop made both gendaito and showato. Lack of hada could be from the polish maybe?

Hi all, for your enjoyment, this was the second of my recent gunto aquisitions. Something a bit different this time, aluminium saya, nice clasped hand sarute. Mei is Amahide, but probably signed by his son. Hamon is unusual, gunome with almost small waves or crab claws. Tried to get a pic of it the best I could. Could it possibly be gendaito? Adam

Thanks for the input all. In hand the nakago is much darker patinated, had to use flash on the pics to make the mei more legible.

The Takada school apparently used Taira on mei during the koto period and Fujiwara during the shinto. There was a Taira Takada Sadamori active from 1520. Might be a later generation closer to the end of the 16th c perhaps, but mei for them are almost non existant.

Oops forgot the nakago!

Hi all, for your enjoyment, this was the first of my recent gunto aquisitions. Nice set of all numbered seppa and tsuba, some great big nobbly same. Lovely choji hamon. Great condition iron saya. Mei is Hoshu Takada Taira Sadamori with a buddhist bonji above.

Finally have one to contibute!

Ah thanks Geraint, was a Typo.

One of my additions to my gunto collection today, had me reading up on the enigmatic Takeda school. I think mei for this smith are few. I do love the little quests each new blade sends you on. 60.6cm Nagasa

Hi all, just recieved 3 lovely new gunto to add to the collection. Very exciting! Top to bottom:- Hoshu Takeda Taira Sadamori Amahide Kumazawa Kanetoshi Will do more photos of each later.