steve oakley Posted January 28, 2014 Report Posted January 28, 2014 Seeking some help with last last two kanji. (sukesade) ??? The first kanji may be Suke The second although barley visible maybe Sada. Thankyou Steve O Quote
steve oakley Posted January 28, 2014 Author Report Posted January 28, 2014 Hi Chris Thanks for looking, its a gunto that i have had for a while. I was going to send it to Shinsa but funds and time run out for Tampa. Steve O Quote
Stephen Posted January 28, 2014 Report Posted January 28, 2014 Steve you say its a gunto, dont you mean a koto blade in gunto mounts, have we seen this before? Quote
steve oakley Posted January 28, 2014 Author Report Posted January 28, 2014 Stephen Yes a koto blade in gunto mounts. The blade has a deep sori. The blade measures 24 1/2" cutting edge, 1+1/16" width, 5mm thickness at the notch, 7/8" curvature. regards Steve O Quote
Grey Doffin Posted January 29, 2014 Report Posted January 29, 2014 Hi Steve, The sori looks too pronounced for the time of manufacture. Check for retemper as exaggerated sori is a prime indicator for that problem. Not saying I'm sure it is retempered; just that it is possible. Grey Quote
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