Gunto Stamps Document

[Bruce Pennington]

I've just completed a document compiling all the info I could glean from various sources about sword and koshirae stamps.  I got tired of jumping from books to various websites when I needed to look up a stamp.  It's in .pdf format, so I'm going to try uploading.  I've also converted it into .jpg (for facebook) but it's in a Zip file which also will not upload, I believe, or 37 individual photos!)

 

Otherwise, PM me and I'll send it to interested collectors via email.

 

Enjoy!

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[BANGBANGSAN]

Bruce

Thanks for sharing!

[EdWolf]

Hi Bruce, you did a great job.

Thanks for sharing!

Best regards, Ed

[Brian]

Bruce, power outage here and in the dark on an antique laptop, so will check tomorrow and we can host this where it will be accessible. Sounds great, thanks for your efforts.

[vajo]

Great job Bruce. Very, very usefull!

Thanks

Chris

[paul griff]

Hello,

Well done Bruce..A lot of work, very useful and thanks for sharing...

Much appreciated,

Paul...

[IJASWORDS]

This is an important and impressive piece of work, well done. 

[Mister Gunto]

Thanks Bruce! 

[tokashikibob]

Great job Bruce!!!

[Stephen]

Labor of love i suspect, Good Show. 

[Brian]

All,
Great job. I have uploaded the file to the articles section, where it is available to all members.
Anytime it is updated, just email me Bruce and I will update the file.

[Bruce Pennington]

  On 6/17/2018 at 4:18 PM, Brian said:

All,

Great job. I have uploaded the file to the articles section, where it is available to all members.

Anytime it is updated, just email me Bruce and I will update the file.

Thanks Brian. I’m not sure if I have your email. Could you PM it to me?

[ronin223]

Very nice. Thanks.

[Bruce Pennington]

Update 1: page 16, “Kisusi” should be “Kikusui”. Dang autocorrect!!!

[Shamsy]

A good idea to save time searching through the thread. Nice one Bruce.

[Bruce Pennington]

  On 6/19/2018 at 2:58 AM, Shamsy said:

A good idea to save time searching through the thread. Nice one Bruce.

Guy spotted the typo. Where would we be without him?!

[Windy]

Great work Bruce.

Maybe Brian should invent some kind of badge for efforts such as this?

[Stephen]

But would he like it?

[Windy]

Dunno...let’s ask him.....

[Stephen]

Been givin tons of rightly due kudos...but no likes...duoknow?

[Brian]

You have 2600 likes. You should take a hint by now and assume we like you  :rotfl:

[TETSUGENDO]

Well done Bruce!

 

Cheers,

p.s.- Ditto on Brians above comment.

[Stephen]

That was a miss read, hes not given one like to all who praised him....his prerogative, i like you said i dont need no stinkin likes

[Baka Gaijin]

Thank you Bruce.,

 

Excellent and good on you for acknowledging sources!!     

 

These days too many "Harvest" without acknowledgement.

 

BTW always smile when I see Warrior......or should I say Pac Man 

 

Hey Stephen are you a fan, like me, of Treasure of the Sierra Madre?:

 

[Stephen]

YES SIR!

[drb 1643]

Hi Bruce,

Thank you very much for compiling all the various stamps into one document! I just removed the tsuka from a kyu gunto and found these two stamps. One is Tokyo arsenal but I could not find the other one. Have you seen this one before or is it just a numbering stamp?

Thank you for any information you might be able to share.

Tom

[Bruce Pennington]

Tom,

 

That's a new one on me! The Type 32s and Type 19's, and any blade made before the 95s had some makings that are not found on the later blades. I assume this is because they had different manufacturers. It doesn't look like a number to me. If I figure anything out, or find someone who knows, I'll update.

[BigJ]

Thanks for sharing!

[cisco-san]

well done Bruce!! Many thanks!

[Chriso]

You are a gem Bruce

 

Chris