Yasunori shin-Gunto ?

[paul griff]

Hello,

        Picked this one up today amongst at Birmingham amongst a pile of Gunto…I’m not very good at reading mei but think it’s Yasunori….Always a good sign with silver habaki ,pierced tsuba and gilded mounts…Blade is very elegant and beautifully balanced with a deep suguha hamon….

Regards,

             Paul..

 

 

 

 

 

 

[paul griff]

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[zentsuji2]

 

Can't help with the mei but really fantastic find Paul and it looks to be in untouched original  condition .

Such a pleasing sugata 

 

Congratulations ..bet you smiled to yourself on that journey home .

[John C]

Date looks like May 10th,  Showa 15 (1940)? (hard to see). 

 

John C.

[Kiipu]

  On 6/16/2024 at 5:41 PM, John C said:

Date looks like May 10th, Showa 15 (1940)?

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？和十五年五月吉日 Probably reads as a lucky day in May 1940.

 

Note the use of a pierced tsuba on a 1940 dated sword.

[paul griff]

Thanks to all for the information..much appreciated….Couldn’t believe people were picking it up and putting it down and to be honest I thought it was an old blade which is my preferred choice…I won’t say how how much but every sword was under 1k…

Regards,

Paul..

[lonely panet]

Mei looks like kotani Yasunori.

 

Sad the mei is so degraded. Whats the blades condition?? I had one similar condition and sold it to ray. 

[George KN]

Wow Paul, that looks great!

 

I've never been to the Birmingham arms fair (assuming it was from here since it was today), I always assumed it would be really expensive - but I think I'll show up to the next one... Congrats again  

[PNSSHOGUN]

Nice find, agree with Kotani Yasunori. The Nakago looks typical of those exposed to saltwater, or humid jungle conditions.

 

Are there any marks on the Seppa?

[BANGBANGSAN]

The mei looks like 靖德（Yasunori)

[paul griff]

Thanks to everyone for the information and comments…Blade is in superb condition,seppa and tsuba are numbered 49 and the saya is the lightweight wooden type….Nakago has had the active rust treated and stabilised…

Regards,

             Paul..
 

[paul griff]

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[BANGBANGSAN]

  On 6/17/2024 at 7:03 PM, paul griff said:

the saya is the lightweight wooden typ

             Paul..
 

 

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Paul

 

Could you post some photos of the says(Scabbard throat and other metal parts etc)?Thanks

[Volker62]

great find

 

agree with John, the mei looks without doubt like kotani Yasunori

 

is the Habaki silver foil?

[Volker62]

is there perhaps a silver mon on the top of the sword's handle?

[paul griff]

Hello,

          No mon on the tsuka Volker and yes the habaki is silver foil….Trystan , photo’s of the lightweight saya and fittings attached and for comparison the lightweight saya on a 23rd Generation Kanefusa….

         Paul.

  

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Kanefusa lightweight saya..

[paul griff]

Kanefusa

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Kanefusa

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Kanefusa

[Bruce Pennington]

  On 6/18/2024 at 7:01 PM, paul griff said:

Kanefusa

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Ah, the Shoheikan Gunso Kabushiki Gaisha stamp.  The shop made "army and navy koshirae.  They also adverstise a wood saya gunto koshirae.  The company was located in Tokyo and owned by Mr. Saito" -- Chris Bowen; Fuller & Gregory, "Japanese Military and Civil Swords and Dirks", pg 227.

[paul griff]

Thank’s Bruce..

[BANGBANGSAN]

  On 6/18/2024 at 7:01 PM, paul griff said:

Kanefusa

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I thought your Yasunori came with a lightweight wood saya from 尚兵館株式會社（Shoheikan Kabushiki Kaisha）， that's why I asked for the photo of the scabbard throat.

尚兵館（Shoheikan）has an excellent reputation for their wood saya. By the way, they are the exclusive distributor for the 23rd generation Kanefusa.

 

 

 

[Karu]

Very nice find congratulations, could you please show more close up pictures of the blade ?

[Volker62]

please have a look

[Volker62]

Paul perhaps you can compare  the  suspension mount on your scabbard