Gerry Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Singer Posted June 9 Report Share Posted June 9 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gerry Posted June 9 Author Report Share Posted June 9 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted June 9 Author Report Share Posted June 9 It also has quite a length of ubu-ba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted June 9 Author Report Share Posted June 9 And the nagasa is 28.5 inches. Motohaba is about 2.5cm, and sakihaba is about 1.7cm. Definitely very slender proportions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokashikibob Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 Thanks for posting, I like looking at the wild side of nihonto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonely panet Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNSSHOGUN Posted June 10 Report Share Posted June 10 This was posted a couple of years back, it appears to be a modern replica in original mounts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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