Antique Swords $3,000 and Up
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Shinshinto Gassan Katana with Horimono with NBTHK Green
Papers |
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Signature: Setsuyo
Ju Gassan
Sadayoshi tsukuru.
Year Made: 1830-1860
Forging Pattern:
Ko-Itame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
with Niedeki and fine activity above the hamon
Dimensions: Blade Length:
28 7/8", Nakago: 9.5" Mihaba: 1
3/8", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 5/16", Sori: 1/2", Kissaki: 2 3/8"
Condition:
This blade is in excellent condition, bright fresh polish. Gassan
Sadayoshi (1800-1870) is the Osaka Gassan school founder, one of the most
popular Shin-Shinto schools, and he was known for his fine horimono. The horimono of the dragon is superb! and is in excellent condition with only
the very slightest of loss from polishing. The Niedeki is quite attractive and
strong. This is a very health blade, pleasing to hold and examine. There are two shirasaya,
one older with a sayagaki (first four pictures) and the second (next
two pictures) is very fresh and well made.
The shirasaya with the sayagaki is splitting along the seems. The wood
is repairable. The habaki is a one
piece gold foil. |
| $27,750 |
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Item:
807kat1 |
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Gassan Sadakazu in Beautiful Imperial Court Koshirae |
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Signature: Teishitsu
Gigeiin (Imperial Court Artist) Gassan SadaKazu
Year Made: Taisho 2 (1913), October
Forging Pattern:
Ko-Itame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
Dimensions: Blade Length:
25", Nakago: 6", Mihaba: 1", Sakihaba:
5/8",
Kasane: 3/16", Sori: 3/4"
Mountings: Gassan Sadakazu
(1836-1918) was awarded the title of Teishitsu Gigeiin (Imperial Arts and
Crafts Expert) by Emporer Meiji in 1890. He was one of the first seven
arts to receive this title. Sadakazu is responsible for keeping the
Gassan school in existence during to early-mid Meiji period when most sword
smiths were forced to give up their trade because of lack of demand for
swords.
The full court koshirae and
shirasaya in mint condition, the lacquer work is very good quality.
The habaki is a one piece gold washed.
Condition: The sword and koshirae are excellent in condition
and quality. The lacquer work is very high quality. The
shirasaya is a little older but in very fine condition. This is a very
beautifull show piece. |
| $18,750 |
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Item:
807kat2 |
Available |
Hirazukuri Tanto by MasaTsugu with NTHK Papers |
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Signature: Arisugawa
Miya Maiko Niwa MasaTsugu Saku.
Year Made: Meiji 43, August
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: O-Gunome Notara
Dimensions: Blade Length:
14.25", Nakago: 4.25", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Kasane: 7/32"
Mountings: Comes in shirasaya with
a one piece silver habaki
Overall Condition: The blade
is in very nice condition with no forging problems. |
| $5,000 |
807tanto1 |
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Long
ShinShinto Katana by
Hiroshige with NTHK Papers |
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Signature: Echigo
Hiroshige
Year Made: 1800s
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha with
waves of nie and nioi
Dimensions: Blade Length:
27.9", Nakago: 9.6", Mihaba: 1
3/16", Sakihaba: 3/4",
Kasane: 5/16", Sori: 3/8"
Mountings: There is a gunto tsuba,
sepa and tsuka, no saya. There is a one piece copper habaki in good
condition that appears to have had a silver wash at one time.
Overall Condition: The blade
is in good, solid condition with no flaws except for light scratches that run the length of
the blade. A good polish would make this blade a nice addition to
anyone's collection |
| $4,000 |
306KAT25 |
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Long Katana by
Masachika with NTHK paper |
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Signature: Hosokawa
Masachika
Year Made: 1800s
Forging Pattern: Itame-Masame
Tempering Pattern: Suguba with nie and
nioi
Dimensions: Blade Length:
28.6", Nakago: 9.4", Mihaba: 1
5/16", Sakihaba: 15/16",
Kasane: 9/32", Sori: 1"
Mountings: The World War II gunto
mounts are good quality with a sukashi tsuba and silver washed detail on the
rest of the kodogu. The paint on the saya is chipping off and it
appears to have been repainted. There is one dent just above the
kogiri.
Overall Condition: The blade
is in good condition with only minor scratches and water stains. There
is nothing visible that a good polish won't remove. There are no flaws
to detract from the blade which will restore very nicely. |
| $4,800 |
1206kat1 |
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Available |
Wakizashi by
First Generation Toshinaga |
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Signature: Toshinaga
Year Made:
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Notare-Midara
Dimensions: Blade Length:
20.5 ", Nakago: 6", Mihaba: 1
3/16", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 5/16", Sori: "
Mountings: Shirasaya with one
piece gold foiled habaki, both in very nice condition
Overall Condition: blade is
in excellent condition with a beautifull polish. There are a few grain
openings up in the shinogu-ji just under the mune. |
| $6,000 |
1106wak1 |
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Gendai Katana by Hideaki |
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Signature: ZuiSen
MinaMoto HideAki, with a custom ordered signature
Year Made: Showa 7 1933.
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Gunome
with midare
Dimensions: Blade Length:
30", Nakago: 8.25", Mihaba: 1
5/16", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: .5/16", Sori: 13/16"
Mountings: Shirasaya with one
piece silver Habaki
Condition: Excellent. More commonly known as ToshiHide, HideAki was
one of the pre-eminent smiths of his time. When the crown prince was
born in 1933, he changed his name to ToshiHide, concerned that his name
contained the same Aki character as the prince. This is perhaps one of
his last HideAki signed swords. He is listed as a High to Superior
Grade Gendai smith and was awarded a Special Honor Noted Seat in the 1941
Exhibition. |
| $11,500 |
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Item:
807kat4 |
Available |
Gendai Katana by ToshiHide |
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Signature: Horii
ToshiHide, Showa 16 8th month.
Year Made: 1941
Forging Pattern:
Tight Itame
Tempering Pattern: Gunome
Dimensions: Blade Length:
26.2 34", Nakago: 8.5", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 5/16", Sori: 9/16"
Mountings: Shirasaya with one
piece silver foil Habaki
Condition:
Excellent. Recently restored. He
was born in Shiga Prefecture in 1886, ToshiHide was one of the pre-eminent
smiths of his time and was also know as KaneAki or HideAki. When the crown
prince was born in 1933, he changed his name to ToshiHide, concerned that
his name contained the same Aki character as the prince. He is listed as a
High to Superior Grade Gendai smith and was awarded a Special Honor Noted
Seat in the 1941 Exhibition. Please see 807kat4 for another sword by
this smith signed HideAki |
| $7,500 |
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Item: 807kat5 |
Available |
Ikkansai Shigetsugu Gendai Katana |
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Signature: Ikkansai
Shigetsugu
Year Made: A Day in May 4th
Year of Taishi (1915)
Forging Pattern:
Masame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
with abundant gonomi ashi
Dimensions: Blade Length:
26.25 ", Nakago: 7.25", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 1/2"
Mountings: Shirasaya with one
piece gold foil Habaki
Condition: Excellent. Recently restored. His birth
name is Kasama Yoshikazu, born on April 1st 1886 in Shizuoka. He
studied under his uncle Miyaguchi Shigetoshi and continued his training
under Morioka Masayoshi. Shigetsugu was Nihonto Tarne Denshusho's
Master Swordsmith. His work is highly regarded and coveted by advanced
gendaito collectors.
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| $7,500 |
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Item:
807kat3 |
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Gendai Katana by SukeHiro |
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Signature: Sukehiro
Year Made: Showa 17, 1941.
Forging Pattern:
Masame mixed with Itame
Tempering Pattern: Gunome
Midari with Ashi
Dimensions: Blade Length:
25.75 ", Nakago: 8.25", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 1/2"
Mountings: Gunto and Shirasaya
with one piece silver wash Habaki
Condition: Very Good. Recently restored with original gunto
mounts. SukeHiro is a Rikugun Jumei Tosho during WW2 producing high
grade gendaitos. This is a very nice sword with an active hamon and
well forged hada. |
| $4,500 |
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Item:
807kat11 |
Available |
Gendaito by Well Known Showa Smith Yoshihara Kuniie |
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Signature: Yoshihara Kuniie ___ ___.
Year Made: Show 17th year, 10th moon, lucky day (October, 1942)
Forging Pattern: Tight mokume and itame mix
Tempering Pattern: Chogi/toran midare mix in copious nie
Dimensions: Blade Length: 26.5 inches
Nakago: 8.75 inches 7 mm thick and 32 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings: '34 pattern shin-gunto mounts of high quality with all matching parts and a silver family mon on the kabutogane, lacquer on saya and same/ito are in poor condition but the fittings themselves are in good shape. Koshirae is held together by a tsunagi or wooden copy of the sword. Also included is a shirasaya with a sayagaki by Tanobe-san of the NBTHK. We have not translated the sayagaki and if we do will post the translation at a later date.
Overall Condition: The sword is in fresh polish and shows the beautiful formations of nie and ko-nie. It is very well worked and is flawless except for a small ware near the front on the ura side. An excellent addition for the collector of Showa swords and having the original mounts as well is a plus. |
| $7,500 |
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Item: 1206gendai3 |
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Long 30+ inch ShinShinto Katana with BoHi |
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Signature: Mumei
Year Made: 1700-1800s
Forging Pattern: Mokume
Tempering Pattern: Toran
Midare
Dimensions: Blade Length: 30.2 inches
Nakago: 10.25 inches 8
mm thick and
35 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings:
Original red lacquered saya wrapped in leather for WW2 use, copper habaki
Overall Condition: Very
Good. A very healthy katana that is surprisingly well balanced.
Couple of small rust spots, stains and kizu, see pics. Great piece to
mount up, probably one of the best value buys on the site right now. |
| $3,850 |
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306kat8 |
Available |
Gassan SadaKatsu Gendaito with NBTHK Hozon Papers |
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Signature: Osaka
Ju Gassan SadaKatsu Saku (Kao), Dated Kooki 2601, March. (2601st year
of the founding of the Japanese Empire, 1941)
Year Made: 1941
Forging Pattern: Mokume
Tempering Pattern: Midare
in Nie with sunagashi and nijuba in areas
Dimensions: Blade Length:
27.1 inches
Nakago: 7.25 inches 6
mm thick and
26 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings:
Shirasaya, solid silver habaki.
Overall Condition: Excellent.
Another stunning Sadakatsu, this is a more typical piece from this smith,
graceful tachi shape and done in the Bizen style. A sword that will
surely increased in value over time. |
| $12,850 |
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1206Gendai1 |
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Lovely Little Tanto in Fresh Polish and Mounts with NBTHK Papers |
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Signature: (Kato) Yoshikuni Saku.
Year Made: Shinshinto
Forging Pattern: itame.
Tempering Pattern: midare.
Dimensions: Blade Length: 7 inches
Nakago: 3.125 inches 5 mm thick and 16 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings: Newly made aikuchi mounts with horn fittings and shi-dog menuki with a string wrap. Very nice mottled lacquer on the saya. All very well done.
Overall Condition: Excellent, the tanto is in fresh polish and only has one or two pinholes that didn't polish out and there is a slight scuff on one side neat the tip. A very nice, polished, signed and papered piece.
Kato Yoshikuni was trained under
the famous Kato Tsunatoshi school which also included both Koyama Munetsugu
and Ishido Karekazu. Tantos from this famous school are rarely offerred
for sale. |
| $2,950 |
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1206Tanto3 |
Available |
NTHK Papered Edo Ishido MitsuHira Katana |
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Signature:
Mumei, Attributed to Dewa no Kami Minamoto Mitsuhira.
Tsuba signed and papered to Shoami Oshu Nanbu Tsuba.
Forging Pattern: Mokume with
O-hada and masame
Tempering Pattern: Choji with
Utsuri
Dimensions: Blade Length:
27.3
inches Nakago: 8.1 inches 6.5
mm thick 30 mm wide
Mountings: Ribbed red lacquer saya
with restored leather wrapped handle with period iron fittings and papered
tsuba. Solid silver habaki.
Overall Condition: Excellent.
In fresh polish. This is an exceptional katana from
one of the most sought after schools of the Shinto Period. The Edo
Ishido school was founded by Korekazu and Mitsuhira was one of its most
imminent smiths. This is a Jo-saku rated smith that have numerous Juyo
papered swords. This is a classic example of this smith's work in
Ichimonji style with an excellent choji hamon and utsuri. His swords are
rated Ryo-Wazamono for very good cutting ability. |
| $12,750 |
Item: 704kat11 |
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NBTHK Papered Sue Koto Mihara Masaie in Papered Edo Period
Mounts |
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Signature:
Mihara Masaie (circa 1500s)
Forging Pattern: Itame and
masame
Tempering Pattern: Midare
Dimensions: Blade Length:
14.3
inches Nakago: 4.2 inches 6
mm thick 27 mm wide
Mountings: Full period mounts.
NBTHK papered (circa 1800s)
Overall Condition: Excellent.
In fresh polish. This is a Sue Mihara tanto has great
forging in difficult to find original Edo period mounts in excellent
condition. |
| $5,750 |
Item: 806tanto1 |
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Gendaito by SadaSugu |
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Signature:
Seki Noshu ju Takai SadaSugu Kore Wo
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Midare in nie with sunagashi
Dimensions: Blade Length: 25.4 inches
Nakago: 8.5 inches 7 mm thick 30 mm wide
Mountings: Shirasaya.
Overall Condition: Excellent. Recent polish and
shirasaya. Nice active hamon and hada on this nicely restored sword. |
| $4375 |
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Item: 104kat12 |
Sold TO |
Long Gendaito with Ikubi Kissaki and Hi |
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Signature: Minamoto Yoshichika Saku Kore.
Year Made: WW II era
Forging Pattern: could not tell
Tempering Pattern: Suguha/midare in very fine ko-nie
Dimensions: Blade Length: 27.56 inches
Nakago: 7.125 inches 7 mm thick and 29 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings: 1934 Pattern shin-gunto mounts of good quality (sukashi tsuba and gold washed habaki), the wear and tear of combat shows but everything matches and is in good shape.
Overall Condition: Very good, sword is modeled after an early tachi with an ikubi kissaki and bo-bi. There is some very light pitting and much fine scratching but all very minor. There is a stamping on the ura side of the nakago which we did not translate. The sword is nicely made and with the length and hi would make a fine sword for iai or an unusual shape for the collector of gendaito or WW II militaria. YoshiChika
was famous for making swords that cut extremely well. Many of the Imperial
Guards used swords made by him. This is a very rare signature for the
Nidai Smith. The test cut was performed by Nakayama Hakudo, a very
prominent swordsman in the Showa era; a picture of him could be found in
page 255 of Slough's book. These swords are quite hard to come by and
in high demand, especially one that is this long.
Read more about
this smith. |
| $4850 |
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1206gendai4 |
SOLD |
NBTHK Papered Koto O-Tanto |
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Signature:
Attributed to Uda HiraKuni (circa 1500s) of the KuniKiyo
School
Forging Pattern: Mokume and masame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
Dimensions: Blade Length:
12.9
inches Nakago: 4.5 inches 5
mm thick 29 mm wide
Mountings: Recently professionally
restored with Edo Period metal Higo fittings.
Overall Condition: Excellent.
In fresh polish. A very nice stout fully restored
tanto. |
| $3,000 |
Item: 1006tanto1 |
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Katana by
Nobuyoshi with NTHK paper |
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Signature: Kiku
Mon, Echizan no Kami (Nobuyoshi)
Year Made: 1600s
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Gunome-Midare
Dimensions: Blade Length:
26.4", Nakago: 8.3", Mihaba: 1
3/16", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 1/2"
Mountings: The black saya has a
few minor dents but is in good condition. The tsuka is in good
condition with nice copper lobster menuki that are 2 3/4" and the ito is
tight. The fuchi and kashira are iron and in good condition. There is
no tsuba.
Overall Condition: The blade
is in very good condition, no flaws, only a few minor scratches. There
would be no need to have the blade polished but, if it were, it would be
spectacular. |
| $4,800 |
507KAT1 |
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Sold SS |
Long (27.5 inch) Graceful
Katana with NTHK Papers |
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Signature:
Mumei, attributed to Mumei, attributed by the NTHK to Sagami (no) Kami
Fujiwara Morinaga Nuudo.
Year Made: Shinto, approx. 1661
Forging Pattern: Very active
itame,
Tempering Pattern: Active gunome midare.
Dimensions: Blade Length: 27.5
inches Nakago: 7 inches
7 mm thick and 30 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings: Shirasaya
Overall Condition: Excellent, in
recent polish. This is a very nice elegant sword from the early shinto
period. It has also been issued Kanteisho (defined as
"important work on Rich Stein's Nihonto site) papers by the N.T.H.K. with 74
(very good) points assigned, attesting to the quality of this sword. It is a
long and graceful blade, which feels light in the hand. |
| $4,950 |
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306kat13 |
Sold DE |
Daisho Swords
in
Koshirae |
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DAI
Signature: Hizen no Kami Fujiwara
Hirosada
Year Made: 1684
Forging Pattern: Ko-Itame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
Dimensions: Blade Length:
27 15/16", Nakago: 8.35", Mihaba: 1
3/16", Sakihaba: 11/16",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 9/16"
Blade Length is total length with nakago, nagasa is the
length of the cutting edge
Mountings: The saya is in
excellent condition and beautifully done. The kodogu is all matching
shibuichi of waves in excellent condition with inlaid gold and silver dots.
The tsuba is iron in the same pattern as the kodogu and has a nice patina.
There is a silver fukurin on the tsuba that has several dents from being
bumped. The habaki is one piece gold foiled and is solid but there is
a tear in the foil on the bottom.
Overall Condition: The blade
is in very fine condition and the polish, although not fresh, is in fine
condition. There is a fourging crack just in front of the machi on the
shinnogi-ji and an opening on the same side of the blade just below the mune.
The is another forging crack/opening on the opposite side of the blade just
above the hamon.
SHO
Signature: Mumei
Year Made:
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Notare Midare
Dimensions: Blade Length:
23", Nakago 6 3/8, Mihaba: 1
1/8", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 7/32", Sori: 3/8"
Mountings: The Sho saya is in
identical condition and as beautifull as the Dai. The kodogu is all matching
with the Dai and in equally as fine condition. The fukurin on the tsuba
also has several dents from being
bumped. The habaki is also one piece gold foiled and is in good solid
condition.
Overall Condition: The blade
is in very fine condition and the polish, although not fresh, is in fine
condition. |
| $16,750 |
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Item:
1106Daisho1 |
Sold AK |
Beefy Naginata Naoshi Wakizashi |
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Signature: Mumei
O-Suriage. Attributed to Den Noshu Seki Daido by the NTHK (70 points)
at the recent Chicago Shinsa.
Year Made: Early Shinto
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Toran
Midare with sunagashi and kinsuji
Dimensions: Blade Length: 21 inches
Nakago: 6 inches 7
mm thick and
30 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings:
Shriasaya with copper habaki
Overall Condition: Good.
This is a very menacing looking wakazashi made from what must have been a
fairly large naginata, with very nice
active hamon and a vibrant hada. |
| $3,800 |
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306wak3 |
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Soshu Hiromasa Tanto with Stunning Koshirae all NBTHK Papered |
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Signature: Soshu
Ju Hiro Masa
Year Made: Muromachi
1400s-1500s
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Full
Temper Classic Shoshu Den work with abundant activity
Dimensions: Blade Length: 8.7 inches
Nakago: 3.6 inches 4
mm thick and
21 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings:
Exceptional NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon papered mounts. Deeply carved cloud
motif with family mon. Exceptional work. Shirasaya, sunagi and
original habaki.
Overall Condition: Excellent.
Stunning tanto in very elegant, understated, very high quality mounts.
Take a look at the pictures. |
| $9,800 |
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1206tanto4 |
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Gassan SadaKatsu Gendaito Forged in Commemoration of the
Birth of The Crown Prince (Current Emperor) of Japan with NBTHK papers and
presentation boxes. |
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Signature: Osaka
Ju Nin Showa 8, 12th Moon. Gassan Sadakatsu Kin Saku. Ko
Taishiden kaGyo Tan Jo Ki Nen. Made in December 1933 by Gassan
Sadakatsu of Osaka, in commemoration of the birth of his Royal Highness the
Crown Prince of Japan. With NBTHK Papers.
Year Made: 1933
Forging Pattern: Ayasugi
Tempering Pattern: Suguha in very fine ko-nie
Dimensions: Blade Length: 27.1 inches
Nakago: 7.25 inches 7 mm thick and
30 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings:
Shirasaya, solid silver habaki and double presentation boxes.
Overall Condition: Excellent.
An very rare and beautiful Gassan SadaKatsu, perhaps the best work I have
seen from this smith. This sword was forged to commemorate the birth
of the current Emperor of Japan in Showa 8 (1933). The polish is
probably original, it comes with the original double presentation box with
inscription by Gassan Sadakatsu describing the sword. A flawless tour
de force of Gassan School craftmanship. Very elegant shape with a
powerful proportions and the most consistent controlled forging I have seen
in a Gassan sword. Truly one of the top 10 gendaitos I have seen. A
sword that will surely increased in value over time. |
| $19,850 |
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1206Gendai2 |
Sold OZ |
Long Shinto Katana with BoHi |
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Signature:
Mumei
Year Made: 1600s
Forging Pattern: Mokume
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
in Nioi with Ko-Nie
Dimensions: Blade Length:
27.8 inches
Nakago: 7.7 inches 6.5
mm thick and
30 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings: 39 pattern shin gunto with all
matching fittings, missing the spring clip. Silver foiled habaki.
Overall Condition:
Very Good in wartime polish. Some surface scratches
and haze. This sword will polish out very nicely. It has a wide
think hamon of nioi sprinkled with ko-nie and a very fine dense mokume hada.
This is most likely a Hizen school sword and is reminiscent of work by the
second or third generation Tadayoshi. No visible forging flaws. A very nicely balanced sword
with an excellent shape that was once
owned by the founder of a local Kenjitsu school. I am very tempted to
send this sword for polish and papers but have too many swords in
restoration at the moment. |
| $8875 |
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Item:
905kat7 |
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