IJASWORDS Posted March 4, 2018 Report Posted March 4, 2018 Start of Autumn in Australia, and sword cleaning and oiling day. As I was doing the maintenance, I noticed an interesting observation. All my Mons are on Kai Gunto or 94/98 outfits, there are none evident on my type3/type0 swords, including those in the premium mounts. So I am asking if any collectors have examples of T3/T0 mounts with family/clan Mons. Photos posted on this thread would be appreciated. Quote
Bazza Posted March 4, 2018 Report Posted March 4, 2018 Neil, Not being a gunto koshirae person I would appreciate photos of: - 94/98 outfits, - type3/type0 swords I have numerous photos of mon on gunto koshirae, but no idea of the type designations. There is one big fly in the ointment of mon on gunto/kaigunto koshirae - any takers??? BaZZa. Quote
Kai-Gunto Posted March 5, 2018 Report Posted March 5, 2018 Yes ,I have seen one type 3 with mon. 2 Quote
vajo Posted March 5, 2018 Report Posted March 5, 2018 Thomas Kisen Ikari? But for what it stands for? Quote
SteveM Posted March 6, 2018 Report Posted March 6, 2018 As Chris says, "maru ni kisen ikari" (丸に汽船錨). Or it could be maru ni gunkan ikari 丸に軍艦錨 You can find various anchor kamon variations here https://www.kamon18.com/cart/goodslist.cgi?in_kate=15-1205 https://kamon.myoji-yurai.net/kamonSearchResult.htm?page=1&genre=0&keyword=%E9%8C%A8 Its a bit rare, I think. In this case, I wonder if its a navy or merchant marine symbol, rather than a kamon. 1 Quote
vajo Posted March 6, 2018 Report Posted March 6, 2018 There is no family with such a mon. Maybe someone who was captain on a steamer? Quote
vajo Posted March 6, 2018 Report Posted March 6, 2018 It doesnt mean that the officer was in the navy. Only that he is related to ships. As i said maybe he comes from a shipping family or he was reeder or somthing in that direction. I didn't found a kamon with that anchor but that mean nothing. 2 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted April 21, 2018 Report Posted April 21, 2018 How about this for a Type 3 with Mons? https://www.aoijapan.net/katanagunto-akitomisyowa-20th-january-1945/ Quote
Baka Gaijin Posted April 21, 2018 Report Posted April 21, 2018 Hi John, it looks like a varient on Go San Kiri (Paulownia) but shown upside down in most of the pictures except the one where the koshirae is shown in Tachi form (Cutting edge down).. Quote
IJASWORDS Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Posted April 21, 2018 Call me a cynic, but I have my doubts whether this is totally a WW2 koshirae. The tzuka looks TOO new, and the type3/type0 had two mekugi-ana, the lower one for a metal thread screw, and the top hole for a peg. Looks all too new to me. But, I will stand corrected if some one can prove me wrong. 1 Quote
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