Jcremer24 Posted May 11, 2022 Report Posted May 11, 2022 Hey all, Can anyone tell me about this gunto sword? Seller claims it is original, but the tsuka and tassel look fresh to me. The hamon is also very active. Thoughts? thanks! Quote
ChrisW Posted May 11, 2022 Report Posted May 11, 2022 Tassel looks like a reproduction, the tsuka isn't wrapped very well... My thoughts are: this is an assemblage of real and reproduction parts. But much more than that is hard to tell. Can you get some more photos of the blade itself? Especially around the boshi and the machi. 2 Quote
Jcremer24 Posted May 11, 2022 Author Report Posted May 11, 2022 37 minutes ago, ChrisW said: Tassel looks like a reproduction, the tsuka isn't wrapped very well... My thoughts are: this is an assemblage of real and reproduction parts. But much more than that is hard to tell. Can you get some more photos of the blade itself? Especially around the boshi and the machi. I will try and post here Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted May 11, 2022 Report Posted May 11, 2022 Chris is correct, the tassel is a modern fake. Tsuka looks late war and doesn't seem to match well with the other fittings. Unless it is pennies on the dollar don't waste your money. 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted May 11, 2022 Report Posted May 11, 2022 Interesting saya, though, with the haikan (ashi) on the reverse side! I've seen one other like this in the past year. 1 Quote
Dave R Posted May 12, 2022 Report Posted May 12, 2022 It has certainly been messed about with,and the haikan reversed during the process, the saya cover is not original to the saya and has been put on the wrong way around. For me the big issue is the poor shape of the kissaki. 1 1 Quote
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