Show Us Your High Class Gunto

[IJASWORDS]

Here is a (Kojima) KANEMICHI,1941, and Seki stamp. This is a high-grade Showato blade, which the original owner thought enough about to put it in an aluminum saya, with the rare extended drag. Thanks to Slough for the page from his book. 

[lonely panet]

Very nice 

[Bruce Pennington]

As always, a beauty, Neil!  And in one gunto, it has items for three files - Showa stamped blade, Dot on Nakago, and Patented sayajiri. Thanks!

[Ray Singer]

An interesting piece I handled recently (NFS). Smaller naginatanaoshi wakizashi in kaigunto koshirae. 

[Volker62]

very nice Ray

[PNSSHOGUN]

What a lovely Kai Gunto, the extended Ishikuze is a nice addition.

[IJASWORDS]

So, what is there not to like about a Kai Gunto? And what is there not to like if it has a MINATAGOWA JINJA blade? Here is a January, 1943, MASANAO. 

A colleague recently commented that war time blades normally have a badly cut nakago, this one proves that some are cut pretty nicely.   

[Michael 67]

Very good photos of your swords Neil. Great sword.

[Volker62]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Beautiful rare Shin Shinto long Katana with Name "Mikazuki Maru"

made by

 

Etchu no kuni Takagawa kore o tsukuru Naritomo

 

dated Genji gannen hachigatsu kichijitsu (Aug. 1864Jh)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[IJASWORDS]

Nice KYU Gunto! 

[Volker62]

supplement...

 

Mikazuki mens "Crescent moon"

[gun addict]

Mint naval kyu Gunto , Shinto blade

 

[Kolekt-To]

I had an opportunity to visit my local mentor again last weekend. This is one of the swords he showed me. He recently received it back from Japan where it was papered. I really enjoyed holding this sword and seeing the beauty of it close-up!

[Volker62]

surprising,what some officers took with them to the war...

 

thanks for sharing!

[PNSSHOGUN]

That is very special, if you don't mind can you post it in this thread as well? There aren't many Juyo swords these days retaining their original Shin Gunto mounts!

 

 

[lonely panet]

Yeah clive did hahahaha 

[Kolekt-To]

John,

 

I posted the photos in the thread you mentioned. 

 

Happy collecting!

 

Geoff

[IJASWORDS]

Don't know if I have put this up before, but it's nice enough to see again, An ICHIMONJI MINAMOTO AMAHIDE KORE KITAERU , no date no stamps, that some officer thought enough about to spend a few extra YEN putting in nice mounts. 

A tan painted saya, with blue Ito handle wrap, and blackened fittings. It is possible the sarute is gold plated.  

[Infinite_Wisdumb]

Man your collection is exquisite Neil

[IJASWORDS]

I put this up for no other reason than personal indulgence. When I feel a little weary of swords, I pull this out and re-charge my "collecting batteries". You can get lost in the hada and hamon on this February 1944 Amatsu MASAKIYO. And his "squiggly wiggly" (I think that is a technical term), signature and mei cutting. 

A page from that great book by SLOUGH goes into a little detail about this RJT, High-Grade smith. To be honest, I am amazed Masakiyo doesn't have a high Yen rating.   

[Volker62]

Minatogawa Masatada got from a friend in Cicago nearly 100% original perfect!

 

66,8 Nagasa

 

sori 2,1 cm koshi-zori

 

please enjoy

[Bruce Pennington]

That's a good one for recharging the batteries, Neil!  That hamon has definite hints of mammory throughout.

 

Truly gorgeous Kai, Volker!

[vajo]

This is such a beauty. The looks like an oil painting. 

Thanks for showing Neil.

[Volker62]

Bruce

 

thanks a lot!

 

overall a nice Gendaito survived in nice untouched condition,

 

is getting harder to find.

[Bruce Pennington]

That eel skin saya is immaculate!  Mine looks like it was laying in a swamp for a few months before someone picked it up.

[Ontario_Archaeology]

Not exactly a "flashy" gunto, but a nice one nonetheless. I mentioned in the "Manchurian eye Candy" thread that I was thinking of bidding on those high class mounts which celebrated 25 years of service to the SMR, however, this early Mantetsu blade in combat mounts took precedent! Hope you enjoy the pictures I took, I know @Bruce Penningtonwill.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ontario_Archaeology]

On a side note, I noticed 4 tiny notches at the bottom of the tang, any insight?

 

 

 

 

 

[Bruce Pennington]

6 hours ago, Ontario_Archaeology said:

Hope you enjoy the pictures I took, I know @Bruce Penningtonwill. 

Matthew, NMB needs an emoji of the heart jumping out like in Mask:

 

If it weren't my Dad's Mantetsu, I'd trade you my polished '41 Mantetsu for that B. E. A. Utiful gunto!

 

I have a few examples of that hash mark on nakago.  Haven't been able to tie it to a purpose.  If the fittings are marked with "4", then it's the Roman numeral for 4.  But if not matching to the fittings, some think it might be a polisher's mark, maybe.

[PNSSHOGUN]

Very nice sword and photos. The notches usually have some relation to markings on the fittings. 

[IJASWORDS]

Here is a selection of WW2 '94, '98, '97, RS, and MRS types. All have traditionally made Gendai blades, some papered.