Teruhide

[James]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... TQ:US:1123

 

With the risk of being humiliated, I ask the question Who is this smith and why is the bidding at US$2500 with 6 days remaining?

[Nobody]

If the mei is genuine, the sword was made by Kurihara Hikosaburo Akihide (栗原彦三郎昭秀) using Gunsui steel (群水鋼: Ref. http://www.nihontocraft.com/Gunsuihagane.html).

[James]

Oh yes yes you are right of course. I thought it was 照秀 not 昭秀

That explains it...

[bdgrange]

This is a different signature than what I am used to or that I have witnessed. This was perhaps signed by a student, or daimei. The rust looks unusual and may be due to the carbon content of the steel. Just observations. Akihide is a respected smith and I would be happy to own this to study.

Bill delagrange

[Stephen]

id be very supect of the mei

 

http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/akihide.jpg

[kusunokimasahige]

Personally i do not like it, period..

 

i wouldnt pay that money for a Gunto...

 

Just my two cents..

 

KM

[huntershooter]

Well............ there's gunto and then there's gunto by Kurihara Hikosaburo/"AkiHide".

There is a book about him (unfortunately in Japanese only) "The Man Who Revived the Japanese Sword Twice". It is my understanding he is held in high esteem in Japan and his swords have increased significantly in value.

I would assume along the lines of Yasukunito after Mr. Kishida's book came out.

[bdgrange]

Here is one example of the well made perhaps special order.http://www.nihonto.com/2.7.07.html

 

bdgrange