Emergency Late War Officer Gunto

[Bruce Pennington]

Wow, what a doozy!  Still has cosmoline on it.  Looks like something made for Burmese collaborators, maybe.  Thanks for posting, Chris.

[vajo]

Bruce the Menuki - is saw this kind of menuki but i didn't remember were. Also the Kabutogane looks like something is see before. 

[Kiipu]

Another plain version courtesy of @edgartwib can be seen at the NMB thread below.

New guy with a type 95 and 98?

[Johnaturalstones]

Here is a follow on from the last photos posted of this sword. I finally got it sent over from aus to the uk. I got to the tang and there seems to be some markings on it that looks like mihara ミハラ I cleaned off some of the cosomoline.

I’ll be keeping it on my mantle as a family heirloom. Thought I would post here to see some opinions on it 

[BANGBANGSAN]

1 hour ago, Johnaturalstones said:

Here is a follow on from the last photos posted of this sword. I finally got it sent over from aus to the uk. I got to the tang and there seems to be some markings on it that looks like mihara ミハラ I cleaned off some of the cosomoline.

I’ll be keeping it on my mantle as a family heirloom. Thought I would post here to see some opinions on it 

 

 

 

I think it's ジヤワ Java sword.

 

[Bruce Pennington]

On 1/14/2021 at 7:19 AM, Dave R said:

...and.

Found an almost identical on this Auction Site.  Same kabutogane and tsuba.  The stamp is just barely visible in this shot:

The rest:

[Bruce Pennington]

A showa stamped Yoshinao in late war fittings.  I do have 3 '45 dated showa-stamped blades on record (from a Cox survey, no photos), so this could have been made in '45.

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Thanks to @John C for bringing this to our attention.  A craigslist sale posted HERE.  What's unique is the blue Seki approval sticker on the saya.  The seller says the blade and saya are mismatched because the chuso does not line up with the saya.  

 

I personally say this - We believe the saya with these labels are late war.  We also think "island swords" are late war.  Wouldn't the stickered saya be a logical thing to see on a late-war blade?  To me, they support each other in legitamacy.  

 

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Just noticed the photos of the late war Yoshinao went dead.  I must have posted photo links rather than the actual photos.  Good reason to always post photos, not links!  Here's the photos from my file:

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Here's a late-war gunto with a nice quality kabutogane, found by @John C on this ebay sale.  Undated Kanenori, with the 3-point Seki paper label.

[Bruce Pennington]

On 11/29/2022 at 8:23 PM, John C said:

Bruce:

Could this be a variation of a late war emergency stamp?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/295367094149?hash=item44c5402f85%3Ag%3AFYQAAOSwGvZjgUs0&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoE2vtf1G0e6%2BYCRzQdr5e1FQNMgrEltgGeArcOmW7ZbSnRt2aUALk6H6UmPegZB3KZaTm9VpsjRGd%2BJcf9Bp8DOQiviWJgLA%2BQsAEM5XixxkYgVQ0IXqhjD%2FMWgB%2FzNRiGrMzBRb4VmyPhekf5%2BHOvMmhmIHPntWMq4xGMKSBBBjYDx6lZyE7fjUZxHj0%2FF%2BtKq6H3IjPf5QJygz0VMdhI4%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR8iMk-iYYQ&LH_ItemCondition=4|10

 

John C.

 

@BANGBANGSAN

 

I know we have another thread with several of these, but I cannot find it.  I've been filing these as "Manchurian".  This seller is claiming them to be Sumatran.  I think they are wrong and we are right about them, but it is found AT THIS AUCTION

 

[BANGBANGSAN]

1 hour ago, Bruce Pennington said:

 

@BANGBANGSAN

 

I know we have another thread with several of these, but I cannot find it.  I've been filing these as "Manchurian".  This seller is claiming them to be Sumatran.  I think they are wrong and we are right about them, but it is found AT THIS AUCTION

 

 

 

 

The kanji on the tang is Chinese "順“， not  Indonesian。

[Bruce Pennington]

Found this one on this California Auctioneers auction

[Grimmdarkspire]

On 11/9/2024 at 9:39 PM, Bruce Pennington said:

Found this one on this California Auctioneers auction

I also have another to add to this research thread. 

Except mine doesn’t have any stamps anywhere. The patina and age seems to be appropriate for the time. And the Leather field cover has also fallen apart already.

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Thanks, Seth!  No numbers or stamps on the blade, either under the habaki or just outside of it?  I ask because I have 2 on file with similar shaped tsuba, and they have a kanji + numbers just outside the habaki.

 

How about a full length shot?