Double gunto unboxing later today - round 3

[Lareon]

Well after the disappointment of the last unboxing culminating in a refund I've got another package waiting to be opened with two gunto in. 

 

I'll do this later today just for all of you guys across the pond.

 

Gunto unboxing 1:

https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/37867-gunto-unseen-unboxing/

 

 

 

[Geraint]

Dear Tony.

 

Us guys this side of the pond are watching  as well!

 

All the best.

[Stephen]

Lol 

[Lareon]

[Lareon]

Which of these are we interested in first.

[Brian]

Top one will almost always be Showato. Let's see the bottom one

[Lareon]

Ishizuki is gone 

 

Looks to have been rewrapped at some point but the wrap looks to have age.

 

Nice release button.

 

The sarute is non decorative.

 

There's a small hole on the kabutogane. From a missing Mon?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Lareon]

Interesting. The other side seems to have a different menuki.

 

 

 

 

 

[Lareon]

Heavy pitting on the blade. 

 

Hard to photo the hamon.

 

Struggling but looks like a horsetooth hamon. 

[Lareon]

The blade is quite scratched up so photos are hard but looks like choji now

[Lareon]

[Lareon]

Almost no curve to this

[Lareon]

If people want I can take measurements. Sori etc.

[PNSSHOGUN]

Looks like "Higo No Kami Kuniyasu". Related to Kawachi No Kami Kunisuke, the glimpse of Hamon looks like their special Choji.

[Lareon]

Well I'll move onto the next one for now but still revisit anything anyone wants too see or know about this one

[Lareon]

Typical type 3 fittings. Heavy Metal saya with dust guard throat.

[Lareon]

A touch of staining around the end of the blade. The hamon is bright and clear. No damage I can see. A few scratches

 

[Lareon]

[Lareon]

8th month of the 19th year of showa

[Stephen]

Latter is Kanemitsu. Any stamps?

Nice hamon.

The first would be wow in polish.

 

 

[Lareon]

The tinyest star stamp I've ever seen

[Stephen]

38 minutes ago, Lareon said:

The tinyest star stamp I've ever seen

Thought it might with the stamped #

[PNSSHOGUN]

That is unexpected to see a star stamp Gendaito in those mounts. As Brian mentioned, 95% of the time they are lower grade Showato.

[Kaz S]

I love these threads so much

[Bruce Pennington]

On 2/19/2022 at 7:28 PM, PNSSHOGUN said:

That is unexpected to see a star stamp Gendaito in those mounts.

Agree.  Yet, you'll notice it does have the double release buttons.  So, a mid-range quality fittings. 

 

Also, @Kiipu, a 3rd Kanemitsu with horizontally stamped numbers.  I have:

1944 "24"

1944, Mar "118"

NoDate "247"

All three horizontally stamped and all 3 RS blades.  118 is from Slough, so no fittings shown, just he double ana.  24 is owned by Tim Blackbourne and is in identical fittings:

 

[Kiipu]

15 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said:

1944 "24"

 

The production date is September 1944 according to the text over at YouTube.  This places production after 118 and 247.  The serial number is actually three digits long.  The second tang hole went right through the middle digit and all that remains is 2X4.

WW2 Japanese Type 3 Shin Gunto made by Takeuchi Kanemitsu, 1944

[Bruce Pennington]

8 minutes ago, Kiipu said:

The second tang hole went right through the middle digit and all that remains is 2X4.

And that means it was stamped prior to fitting. If the fitting shop put those numbers there it would be illogical that they would put a hole right through they’re own fitting numbers. I think these are army numbers. Or contract numbers.

[Kiipu]

@Lareon Does the 尾州住竹内兼光 marked blade have any markings on the nakago mune?

[Lareon]

I had a look when I was taking photos and didnt see any. I'll go grab it and check

[Lareon]

Nah nothing. Just 3 little circular indents. No markings on this one