WW II, Shin-Gunto, "Amahidi"

Greetings once again to my honoured and helpfull "connasaiseurs" out ther2!

Does anybody happen to know a clue about the maker or history of the making of this WW II sword, captured by a GI during WW II in the Pacific? Supposedly the name is "Amahidi"?

All input would be highly appreciated,

best regards,

- Flemming

Its Amahide, I don't belive its Fukumoto Amahide whos work varied extremely having a lot of students, perhaps its Musashi, learned members will let us know. work looks very good.

edit to add, Musashi as is SUISHINSHI MASAHIDE!!

Please show photo of saya with kanji right side up

Hi,

Kanji on the saya is a sutras.

It's the [Heart Sutra]

Interesting , thank you Morita san.

Mr Flemming

I found the auction site, the pic with the mei at the top shows a removed stamp, not true Nihonto, the fittings are suspect, look how crisp the tsuba is on the kiyonobu on same auction page, this one is very poor. Its a put together if you ask me, I like the look and the heart sutra ...id guess it depends on what your looking for.

Hi flemming,

I am still a beginner but i will tell you my opinion.

I found the mei very badly graved, the nakago is not chiseled very well.

There is no yokote. Is it in hira zukuri?

The saya is very unusual for a gunto.

The hamon seems to be really odd too. Could you link the auction site so that we can have more details?

Thank you

Thanks everyone for your kind "input". Appreciated.

:D

- Flemming

Poorly done itomaki on the saya. Made recently to look like a tachi.

The hamon is very curious (read "stinks") as if it has been painted or acid washed.

all his for sale auction blades have been cobbled, hamon messed with, only one so so is Nagamura Kiyonobu, but that price is over the top for a Tan stamp.

http://www.lauritz.com/ItemList/CustomI ... ageIndex=0

Thanks Stephen for the info

All the swords at the lauritz auction has all been messed with and comes from the same seller.

They scream ........dont buy me

Thanks everyone,

considering being an amateur even to my eye all these blades seem more or less scrap metal, many with semi homemade fittings to match.

Appreciate your informative and constructive comments.

- Flemming

Morning all,

The Kanji for the Heart Sutra seems quite well formed and balanced.

Could this have been a form of Omamori 御守 (Talisman) over which a leather combat cover would have been fitted?

Cheers

The scabbard looks modern. The scabbard chape looks to have been replaced. Notice wood fragments on blade. Generally sus looking, to me.