for sale Gendaito for sale Yoshichika 1944

[Rye]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/355506420160

I'm currently selling this Gendaito I bought a while ago. Price is negotiable.

 

Gendaito Katana, Signed Yoshichika (may 1944).

 

This is a Gendaito made in May 1944 by Yoshichika: the fittings are combination of traditional koshirae and Gunto koshirae, this is an arsenal sword. 

The tsukaito is lacquered silk and fits loosely, The tsuka has some rattle

 

Yoshichika was known for using unorthodox materials for his blades, this one appears to be made from a modern steel as opposed to Tamehagane, which isn't unusual for swords of this era, but is definitely made through traditional methods.

 

The hamon is VERY light and difficult to see unless under very specific lighting due to the polish variation, but it is definitely there with a suguha hamon. 

 

The koshirae are an interesting mix of Traditional Edo Era style fittings with elements of Imperial Japanese Gunto fittings: Primarily with Gunto style Menuki and Kashira. Additionally, and interestingly, the Menkui are placed in the tachi-style top right bottom left configuration, seen often on arsenal swords and gunto. Additionally, the Naval Knot on the tsuka is the right hand side. All of this points to the sword being worn tachi/gunto style with the blade facing down, yet the sword is fit with a standard Uchigatana style saya to be worn with an Obi, facing up. 

The saya is a standard black lacquer with Buffalo Horn fittings on the bottom and top for stability. 

 

No major cracks or forging flaws. The blade is healthy and heavy without much Sori.

STAND NOT INCLUDED

Please forward me any questions

 

Nagasa 27 inches

Tsuka 10 inches

 

Will be shipped with a free sword bag and the original registration license. The blade will be be oiled before shipment. 

[tschnare]

Very nice Katana!!!

[Rye]

On 3/19/2024 at 9:21 PM, tschnare said:

Very nice Katana!!!

Thanks!

[lonely panet]

Ok, i got to help correct you. Tho is sword is signed, it is NOT by Mori Yoshichika.  You need to relook at one of the many Seki yoshichika smiths as the quality of the mei, shape of the nakago and the yasurime approach that of a low level smith not a gendai smith of note. 

Lets not go into the mismatched seppa, modern tsuba or loose fitting tsuka

[Michael 67]

 

[Michael 67]

Here is an example from my Minamoto Yoshichika

[Volker62]

Michael

 

guess the depicted one is a shodai....

 

few weeks ago a Nidai was offered to me by an well known americam dealer in 1883 pattern naval Kyu gunto for  an utopian price

 

without polish paper's 

[Michael 67]

Volker.
yes Shodai 

 

That's funny, because I think I was offered the same one. There aren't that many of them.