Ideas on this enigma of a sword

[Gerry]

I thought I'd source the collective experience of this forum to see if anyone has any ideas about what exactly this gunto I picked up a few years ago actually is.

 

[Ray Singer]

Please more clearly show the nakago (even if unsigned). You occasionally see over-the-top Soshu style works from shinshinto smiths. Late Edo interpretation of hitatsura is what comes to mind. 

[Gerry]

[Gerry]

Surprise, surprise....it's a supposed Yasunori!

 

The nakago patnina seems to suggest that it's a pretty new blade, probably Taisho or after.

 

And the person I bought it from said it was a WW2 bring-back, so the gimei signature probably was done during the war, which is a little unusual.

[Gerry]

It also has quite a length of ubu-ba.

 

[Gerry]

And the nagasa is 28.5 inches. Motohaba is about 2.5cm, and sakihaba is about 1.7cm. Definitely very slender proportions.

[tokashikibob]

Thanks for posting,  I like looking at the wild side of nihonto! 

[lonely panet]

i dont have good feelings about this piece,  and im sure a few other members are thinking what im thinnking.

 

the koshirae isnt 100% original, the tsuka has a different age to the leather.  The placement of the mekugi is very odd.  but more importantly the blade has a modern feel to it.  the mei is a given writeoff as fake.  but that hamon is funny looking. 

[PNSSHOGUN]

This was posted a couple of years back, it appears to be a modern replica in original mounts.