Stephen Posted April 23, 2009 Report Posted April 23, 2009 Tad pricey, would love to know what it holds. page 2-5 http://issuu.com/dreamedia/docs/145-to- ... layout.xml Quote
pcfarrar Posted April 23, 2009 Report Posted April 23, 2009 The mounts are quite low quality for a general. But I guess it did the job. Quote
Stephen Posted April 23, 2009 Author Report Posted April 23, 2009 as it states that his field mounted blade, this is his higher mounts, if you're close to West Point, go in and ask them to place it on its mune. http://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=5445 Quote
YukouYukimura Posted April 27, 2009 Report Posted April 27, 2009 Stephen said: as it states that his field mounted blade, this is his higher mounts, if you're close to West Point, go in and ask them to place it on its mune. http://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=5445 Its amazing most "westerners" still have no idea or even CARE about taking care of Japanese swords. It's still a joke or something... "Oh look what we found! A pretty sword how cool.. lets coat it with motor oil and put it in the basement for 50 years.." or "hey remember that sword I brought back from Japan? I'm going to go chop the tree down with it!" Quote
zuiho Posted April 28, 2009 Report Posted April 28, 2009 There is no image of the blade or nakago. The seller probably thinks it irrevelant. Appears this sword is being marketed solely as a high end WW2 personality item. It would be nice to have more info as it is known Yamashita had a blade by the gendai smith Sadayoshi. This smith also made a katana for Admiral Yamamoto. There was a search by a group in Japan some years ago for these swords so that they might by displayed together. I believe Clive Sinclaire of Britain's TO-KEN society was involved in this. Since the Yamashita sword at West Point is a seventeenth century blade it is then possible the gunto offered here is the Sadayoshi. Another issue is that signifiacant Japanese military swords were stolen from the General Macarthur library in Virginia some years back. If I were a buyer I would want rock solid provenance since this sword is associated with Macarthur. William G. Quote
Stephen Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Posted April 28, 2009 Quote [There is no image of the blade see page 2-3 then zoom in with mouse, boshi has no turn back,(is so its very small at end) so i think its a older blade. No answer to emails for nakago. Quote
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