Confused about Kunimori

[Hector_A]

As a new member i would like to say hi to all fellow members.

 

I recently bought a navy gunto signed "Miyaguchi Kunimori Saku Kore Wo".

There are two "Kunimori" signatures, one Miyaguchi and one Ikkansai.

Are both made with western steel by another smith and signed by Miyaguchi Shigeru ?

Attached pic is made by the seller of the blade, it is a very nicely shaped sword with a choi hamon and a very nice kai gunto koshirae.

 

Thank you

[Stephen]

Looks like a really nice find, wed want to see the mei. As you may well know he also signed Yasuhiro at the Yasukuni shrine. This was most likly done at his own forge.

hope these two files help what your asking about.

[Hector_A]

Some pics of the nakago and mei, and one of the blade

 

Thanks for the quick reply,

 

Hector

[Stephen]

Very nice find. Made by a high ranked gendaito smith. your very lucky.

[Hector_A]

Very nice find. Made by a high ranked gendaito smith. your very lucky.

 

I bought the sword basically for being kai gunto. It is very difficult to find navy swords in Europe.

When i first recieved the sword i was surprised how beefy and well shaped it was.

When researching the signature i read somewhere from a google search that Kunimori blades were not made by Miyaguchi, only signed by him.

They where made in bulk by a smith named Mitsukoshi Hiromasa, with western steel.

On a Dutch forum i found that a sword with Kunimori mei was refused during a shinsa in Chicago with Yoshikawa Kentaro from NTHK. (approx 1970)

 

There the confusion started

 

I found the signature in "An Oshigata Book of Modern Japanese Swordsmiths 1868-1945" by John Sloughs. Also via google.

Unfortunately i do not own the book.

 

Hector

[Stephen]

"An Oshigata Book of Modern Japanese Swordsmiths 1868-1945" by John Sloughs. Also via google.

Unfortunately i do not own the book.

 

yes thats where my post are from.