Mumei Gunto

[Thekirsh]

Hi everyone

I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on this sword I recently purchased.

Possible school?

 

It is mumei, has a very distinctive hada and is I believe made during WW2.

Hamon is a wide ara-suguha

 

Found in average gunto fittings with a nagasa of 26 3/4 "

 

Thanks Simon

[estcrh]

Hi everyone

I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on this sword I recently purchased.

Possible school?

 

It is mumei, has a very distinctive hada and is I believe made during WW2.

Hamon is a wide ara-suguha

 

Found in average gunto fittings with a nagasa of 26 3/4 "

 

Thanks Simon

Simon, I think more pictures would be needed, can you post some more?

[David Flynn]

Due to the prolific production of swords during WW11 defining Which smith made a mumei blade is quite difficult. This is one of the reasons, mumei Gendaito wont recieve Kanteisho.

[huntershooter]

David; I've a mumei Gendaito attributed to (Tesshudojin) AkiMitsu by NTHK with Kanteisho papers.

He was a student of Kurihara AkiHide at Nihonto Tanren Denshusho and a Rikugun Jumei Tosho.

[David Flynn]

I'm suprised. I was under the impression that mumei gendai wouldn't paper. Would you mind telling me it this was the NTHK, NPO or Yoshikawa group?

[Thekirsh]

Thanks for the replies

Some more photos

Simon

[moss]

Simon ,

thats certainly a strong hada.

I like it .

 

cheers Moss

[estcrh]

Thanks for the replies

Some more photos

Simon

Simon, I have a mumei wakizashi which has a hada that I think looks a lot like yours, I have never been able to identify it. Hope you can get some info.

[Stephen]

Simon

 

I think a few of us would like to see the nakago.

[Thekirsh]

Hey Stephen,

 

Here's a shot of the nakago using flash this time.

It shows very little oxidization which has me wondering.

The yasurime is Takanoha.

 

Simon

[Stephen]

one for shinsa id say.

[huntershooter]

AkiMitsu origami is by NTHK NPO.

[David Flynn]

I think the NPO may be the only one. Anyone else had a mumei Showa period sword pass Shinsa?