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Antique Swords Under $1,500
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Dress Saber (Major/Colonel) |
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Signature: Mumei
Year Made: WWII
Forging Pattern: None
Tempering Pattern: None
Dimensions: Nagasa:
27", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 1/2"
Mountings: WWII cavalry saber in
good condition with some of the wires in the handle coming loose.
Overall Condition: Rare high
ranking officer's sword. |
| $500 |
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Parade Sword |
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Signature: N/A
Year Made: Early to Mid 1900s
Forging Pattern: None
Tempering Pattern: None
Dimensions: Nagasa:
24 7/8"
Mountings: Parade Sword
Overall Condition: The blade
is machine made and chrome plated. The saya is made of leather that is
deteriorating and the metal fittings are of brass. One is missing and
the koiguchi is loose. The handle is in very good condition with no
problems.
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| $300 |
1201GUNTO3 |
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Gendai
Blade in Gunto Mounts |
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Signature: Mumei
Year Made: Gindai
Forging Pattern: Masame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
Dimensions: Nagasa:
26 1/8", Nakago: 9", Mihaba:
1 5/16 ", Sakihaba:
1",
Kasane: 9/32", Sori: 5/8"
Mountings: WW II gunto with one
piece habaki. These are Naval swords that have seen land warfare.
Commonly referred to as Marine landing swords and were used in the Pacific
theatre by Japanese Naval Landing forces during WW2. Some pretty well
done field repair in the upper and lower leather scabbard section.
Leather did not hold up very well in the tropical weather of the Pacific
islands. Nice honest wear on this nice example.
Overall Condition: The blade
is in good condition with no forging flaws. The number 830 is stamped
in the nakago (see picture). The leather on the saya is rough but all
there. The tsuka is solid but about 50% of the material under the ito
is gone. The tsuba has some significat rust on one side (see picture).
The habaki is in good condition but much of the silver wash is gone.
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| $1000 |
1206gendai7 |
Available |
Koshirae Edo Period |
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Signature: N/A
Year Made: Edo
Forging Pattern: N/A
Tempering Pattern: N/A
Dimensions: Saya:
29 13/16", Tsuka: 10 1/8", Tsuba: 2
31/32", Fuchi: 1 17/32"
Mountings: The tsuba and
fuchikashira are iron with nice, dark patina. The moon menuki appears
to me silver and the leaf menuki appears to be brass.
Overall Condition: The saya
is in overall good condition with mostly minor abrasions. There is one
scratch that runs between two ribs that is down to the wood. This
could be easily filled with a little lacquer. The ito is still in good
condition but showing some ware at the top of some of the twist overlaps and
at the kashira end knot. The same beneath is in vary good condition.
The is a hole that goes through the tsuka just below the kashira. It
appears to have been deliberately drilled there. The kashira has a
little rust abrasion.
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| $1250 |
608KOSHI1 |
Available |
Kyu Gunto Koshirae |
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Signature: NA
Year Made: Showa
Forging Pattern: N/A
Tempering Pattern: N/A
Dimensions: Saya:
30 3/4", Handle: 8"
Mountings: The saya is steel with
corme plating. The handle is brass with a silver mon.
Overall Condition: The saya
has no dents but there are areas of rust. There is no active rust.
There is a crack in the loop part of the handle and a few of the wires on it
are loose or missing.
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| $450 |
608KOSHI2 |
Available |
Short Katana in Shirasaya |
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Signature: Mumei
Year Made: Gendai
Forging Pattern: The pattern cannot
be seen through scratches on the blade.
Tempering Pattern: It's difficult
to tell but appears to be suguba.
Dimensions: Nagasa:
23 31/32", Nakago: 8 1/4", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Sakihaba: 13/16",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 7/16"
Mountings: The shirasaya is in
poor condition with a wooden habaki as part of the handlle.
Overall Condition: There are
no flaws in this blade other than the chips in the edge as can be seen in
the pictures. There are grinder marks the length of the blade on both
sides. They are not deep and with come out is a polish. |
| $500 |
507KAT5 |
Available |
Company Officer's 1886 Pattern Kyu Gunto Mounts with Ancestral Blade |
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Signature: Mumei, O-suriage
Year Made: Shinto
Forging Pattern: Hard to tell, possibly a tight itame
Tempering Pattern: Midare in nioi with nie
Dimensions: Blade Length: 25.375 inches
Nakago: 6.75 inches 6 mm thick and 29 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings: Company officer's 1886 pattern Kyu gunto mounts in fair condition, missing some seppa but samé and wire straps are in good condition. "Rain" style habaki in gold washed copper, chrome plated saya with leather combat cover that has deteriorated and left corrosion on the saya. While all parts seem original to the sword the fit, when assembled, is not tight possibly due to missing seppa/spacers.
Overall Condition: Fair, Blade appears to be earlier shinto and has be cut down. Has a poorly carved or polished koshi -bi carved into the blade. The blade at the machi end is corroded with deep pits and rust. The sword has ware, scratches, pits, rust and nicks. There appears, however, to be enough temper left to take another polish and it's hard to tell sometimes if there is a jewel hidden beneath all the rust . |
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SALE $1150 |
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905kat5 |
Available |
Extremely Rare 1899 Pattern Junior Official's Sword of the Government General of Formosa |
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Signature: None, factory made blade.
Year Made: 1899 or later
Forging Pattern: none.
Tempering Pattern: none
Dimensions: Blade Length: 25.5 inches
Nakago: unknown 4 mm thick and 18 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings: Mounting as explained in listing title, An identical sword is pictured in Fuller and Gregory's Japanese Military and Civil Swords and Dirks, page 166.
Overall Condition: Good, the mountings are in very good condition with only slight chipping of the lacquer covered samé saya. The samé and wire grip is intact and the backstrap and "d" guard show little wear. Someone sharpened the blade with a grinder, other than that the sword as a whole is in very collectible condition. We did not try to disassemble the sword as the ferrule nut that holds it together has not been moved in at least 60 years and we did not wish to break it.
This is a very rare variation, the last one I had with a blade in better
condition sold for $1250. |
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SALE $500 |
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Item: 306kat23 |
Available |
Katana by Kanetada dated 1939 |
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Signature:
Kanetada
Year Made: 1939
Forging Pattern: muji
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
Dimensions: Blade
Length: 26.18 inches Nakago: 6.875
inches 5 mm thick and 27
mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings: Converted civilian saya with
kurikata removed and two brass reinforcing rings added, one with an ashi.
Much lacquer missing and split in places
Overall Condition:
Poor, The edge has been "sharpened" with a file, there are four fukure, one
quite large (two are circled in the photos). It is a slender sword with bo-hi
and two mekugi ana (a third was partially drilled) It has a "Showa" arsenal
stamp. There is a Kanetada listed as working in Seki at that time. |
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SALE $600 |
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Item:
105kat4 |
Available |
Army Cavalry Saber |
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Signature:
Mumei
Year Made: Early 1900s
Forging Pattern: None
Tempering Pattern: None
Dimensions: Blade
Length: 31 inches
Overall Length: 35.5 inches
Mountings: Standard WW2 Army Parade
Saber. Matching serial #s. Damage to scabbard and rust on tip of
blade. Some debri in scabbard that needs to be removed for the sword
to sheath all the way. |
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SALE $300 |
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Cav Saber |
Available |
Shinto
Wakizashi
with BoHi and SameZaya |
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Signature:
Mumei
Year Made: 1700s
Forging Pattern: Mokume Itame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha Midare in Nie deki
Dimensions: Length: 18.4 inches
Nakago: 4.7 inches
Mountings: Old same zaya.
Overall Condition: Good.
Very nicely forged blade with nice active itame hada, a nice Bohi and an
exceptional nakago. It does have a small dent about .25 inch wide.
The sword has its original polish but was shined up with polishing compound
which makes it very difficult to photograph its details. Hamon is all
present and the boshi is healthy. Some rust spots, a great candidate
for minor restoration. |
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SALE $1050 |
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Item: 704wak2 |
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Tanto with Bo-Hi and Hagiris |
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Signature: Mumei.
Year Made: Late Shinto or early Shinshinto
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Gonome
Dimensions: Nagasa:
12 11/16", Nakago: 4 1/2", Mihaba: 1
5/32",
Kasane: 5/16", Sori: 1/4"
Mountings: The shirasaya is a
little dinged and has a crack that runs along the seam through the saya and
handle. The habaki is wood and part of the handle.
Overall Condition: The blade
has Hagiris. The
polish is older and could be redone to enhance the appearance. The bo-hi
is nicely cut and deep. Nice blade quite surprised that it has hagiris.
Perhaps it was a family heirloom that was handed down and kept in good
condition for historical reasons.
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SALE $650 |
502tanto5 |
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Koto Wakizashi in
Shirasaya |
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Signature: Mumei
Year Made: Koto-Muramachi
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Ko-Midare
Dimensions: Nagasa:
18 5/16", Nakago: 5 13/16", Mihaba:
1 1/8", Sakihaba: 13/16",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 5/16"
Mountings: Shirasaya with silber
foill habaki.
Overall Condition: The blade
has no kizu and is in good polish. There is one tear in the foil on
the habaki. It looks like the top of a cut off Koto Tachi made into a
wakizashi. Nice work.
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909wak1 |
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WW2 NCO Saber |
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Signature: Unsigned
Year Made: 1940s
Forging Pattern: Monosteel
Tempering Pattern: Monsteel
Dimensions: Nagasa:
26 1/4", Mihaba: 1
1/8", Sakihaba: 13/16",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 3/4"
Mountings: Typical steel saya in
good condition and metal wrap on the tsuka with normal paint loss.
Overall Condition: Overall
the condition is very good. There is no notable damage, just light,
normal wear. The blade does appear that someone has taken sandpaper to
it but it is clean.
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1106GUNTO1 |
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Old Koto
Katana |
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Signature: Mumei
Year Made: Koto possibly Nambokucho
Forging Pattern: Masame-Itame
Tempering Pattern: Notare-Midare
mix
Dimensions: Nagasa:
26 3/16", Nakago: ", Mihaba: ", Sakihaba: ",
Kasane: ", Sori: "
Mountings: Shirasaya with wood
habaki
Overall Condition: Clean
except the monouchi and kissaki area have been sandpapered. There
appears to be some temper in these areas but because of the scratches, it is
difficult to give any reliable assurance of what is there. The ha is
missing temper and there is damage a little
just in front of the hamachi forward for about 10"
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909KAT1 |
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Long Wakizashi with Original Mounts |
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Signature: Mumei
Year Made: Mid Edo
Forging Pattern: Masame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
Dimensions: Nagasa:
23 3/4", Nakago: 6 1/2", Mihaba: 7/8", Sakihaba:
11/16",
Kasane: 9/32", Sori: 5/8"
Mountings: The saya has an
interesting lacquer design but there is some chipping and the kirikata is
missing. The tsuka is sound but missing ito. The Fuchikashira are
shakudo with silver and gold flowers and are in good condition. The
tsuba is iron with aluminum seppa. The habaki is copper with carving
on both sides and it is quite attractive.
Overall Condition: The blade
is solid, there are no fatal flaws. The hamon is nice but is somewhat
hidden by light scratches. The origami are deeply cut and attractive.
The blade will improve significantly with and good polish and be a nice
collector piece.
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1106WAK8 |
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Gendai Tanto Made from the Steel of Battleship Mikasa |
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Signature: Mikasa
HoKo Hide Aki, Showa Roku nen Hitsuji Haru. Made from Mikasa Canon
Steel by HideAki, lucky day in 1931.
Year Made: 1931
Forging Pattern: Dense
Hada, almost Nashiji.
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
Dimensions: Blade Length: 8.9 inches
Nakago: 3.6 inches 5
mm thick and
21 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings:
Shirasaya with copper habaki.
Overall Condition: Excellent.
A very interesting tanto made from the recovered steel from the
Battleship
Mikasa which was decommissioned in 1921. The steel is surprisingly
nice and is very koto looking. |
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1206tanto2 |
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WW II Sword in
Civilian Mountings |
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Signature: Noshu
Seki Ju YoshiMitsu
Year Made: 1940s
Forging Pattern: Ko-Itame
Tempering Pattern: Choji
Dimensions: Nagasa:
26 3/4", Nakago: 8 1/8", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 5/8"
Mountings: Shito era civilian
mountings. The saya is cracked along part of the seem with missing
lacquer and dents.
Overall Condition: The blade
is very strong with no major flaws. This is some light surface rust
and the expected minor scratches all of which should disappear with a good
polish.
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1106KAT2 |
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WW2 Army Officer's Sword |
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Signature: YoshiMichi,
Showa 19 March.
Year Made: 1942
Forging Pattern: Ko-Itame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
Dimensions: Nagasa:
25 15/16", Nakago: 9", Mihaba:
1 1/4 ", Sakihaba:
7/8",
Kasane: 9/32 ", Sori: 3/4"
Mountings: Standard WW II gunto
with a solid silver habaki.
Overall Condition: The blade
is solid, no fatal flaws. There are a number of scratches and scrape
marks. It looks like it has been used for tameshigiri. The saya
paint has been chipped and scratched and there is a several dents. The
tsuka is solid.
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1106GUNTO2 |
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WW2
Shin Gunto |
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Signature: Noshu
Seki Ju Kane Shige
Year Made: 1930/40s
Forging Pattern: Muji
Tempering Pattern: Midare
Dimensions: Nagasa:
26 7/16", Nakago: 7 5/8", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 1/2"
Mountings: Nice Shin Gunto mounts
in good original condition for a sword that was worn on duty during WW2.
Overall Condition: Good.
Nice original Shin Gunto mounts.
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908Gunto2 |
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Sword by Isido Teruhide in '34 pattern Shin-gunto Mounts |
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Signature: Teruhide.
Year Made: WW II era
Forging Pattern: Impossible to see through buffing marks
Tempering Pattern: Midare, hard to make out any detail.
Dimensions: Blade Length: 25.125 inches
Nakago: 8.25 inches 7 mm thick and 30 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings: Good quality fittings with matching numbers that the plating has been polished off, leaving them a shiny silver color. There are polishing marks and traces of original coloration. Saya appears to be made of wood and is in good condition.
Overall Condition: Fair. This smith made gendaito but due to the buffing of this sword it is impossible to tell if it is traditionally made. It has no arsenal stamps. The kissaki has been reformed and the original yokote is gone and there are many grinding marks. Cannot tell if there is still temper in the point. |
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Item: 1106gunto5 |
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Owari Wakizashi |
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Signature: Owari
Kuni Ju Nin KuniTsugu
Year Made: 1500s
Forging Pattern: Mokume/Itame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
Dimensions: Nagasa:
20 13/16", Nakago: 7 1/4, Mihaba: 1
1/8", Sakihaba: 3/4",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 1/2"
Mountings: The shirasaya is splitting
along the seem and the blade is a little loose which could probably be fixed
but is still in good condition otherwise. The habaki is a two piece
that is missing the outer sleeve.
Overall Condition: There are
some rust spots and a forging opening on the blade that are shown in the
photos. They will come out easily with a polish. This is a solid
blade with strong hamon. This was a Katana that was shortened to
wakizashi length.
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508wak1 |
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Sold JL |
Wakizashi |
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Signature: Mumei
Year Made: Late Edo
Forging Pattern: Undeterminable
Tempering Pattern: Undeterminable
Dimensions: Nagasa:
22 5/8", Nakago: 5 1/8" (measured from the munemachi), Mihaba: 1
3/16", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 9/32", Sori: 1/2"
Mountings: The saya appears to be
newer made and is in good condition. The tsuka is 8 3/4" long, solid and
also newer made. The fuchikashira and menuki are old and decent
quality. The ito is tight and nicely done. The tsuba is 3", nice
but appears to be cast. The habaki is a one piece copper in good
condition.
Overall Condition: The blade
is hirazukuri with no major flaws but there are some forging openings most
will disappear in a new polish. The hamachi has be moved forward of
the munemachi and the nadago has been ground down a little along the
hamachi.
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508wak2 |
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KabutoWari |
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Signature: Mumei
Year Made: 1500/1600s
Forging Pattern: Could not discern
Tempering Pattern: Full Temper
Dimensions: Total Length: 18",
Blade Length: 13 7/8", Tang Length: 4 1/8",
Thickness: 13/32"
Mountings: Newly made wood mounts
Overall Condition: Good.
Hard to find Helmet Splitter. This was used as a armor piercing weapon
to stab a dismounted opponent between armor plates or to pry a helmet off.
Simple and efficient. Reminds me of Wolverine's claw.
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608ko2 |
Sold CS |
Gunto with
Bo-Hi in Military
Mounts |
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Signature: BuShu
YoshiNobu
Year Made: 1940s
Forging Pattern: Ko-Itame
Tempering Pattern: Sanbonsugi
Dimensions: Blade Length:
26 3/16" 34 7/16", Nakago: 8 4/16", Mihaba: 1
3/16", Sakihaba: 13/16",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 11/16"
Mountings: Black lacquer military
tsuka, tsuba and saya. The seems on the lower part of the saya have
cracked open and some of the lacquer has chipped off or is blistered over
most of the saya. The parts of the original leather saya cover have
been cut away and the piece at the kogiri is holding that end of the saya
together. The habaki is one piece brass.
Overall Condition: Except
for rust spots that are mostly in the bo-hi and on the mune, the blade is in
good condition. The rust spots will come out when the blade is
polished depending how much metal is removed. |
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807kat17 |
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Stout Mumei Katana with much Activity |
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Signature: Mumei, .
Year Made: Shin-shinto-Showa
Forging Pattern: Itame with much activity in the ji.
Tempering Pattern: Suguha based midare
Dimensions: Blade Length: 25.75 inches
Nakago: 6.5 inches 6 mm thick and 31 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings: Sirasaya in very good condition except ivory insert for mekugi missing on one side. Nice "rain" pattern silver washed copper habaki with some of the silver worn off.
Overall Condition: Good, some spider rust, minor pitting and ware. A very hefty sword. ko-suguha midare hamon with much activity in nie. Has sunagashi, ji nie, inazuma and much chikei in the ji. Hada is very prominent and sword can be enjoyed as is but a polish would really bring out the activities in this sword. There is evidence of a stamp possibly being removed from the nakago. I have provided an arrow indicating the spot and a close up photo so that you can make up your own mind. The sword is obviously hand made and it would be difficult in the extreme to get such activities without the use of traditional materials. It is possible it had an arsenal stamp (many gendaito do) and was being sent to Japan for shinsa where sometimes genuine swords are refused access into the country do to the presence of a stamp. In any case there is much to enjoy in this blade and the small active hamon reminds one of the early Koto swords. |
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805kat1 |
Sold AM |
Katana in
Civilian Mounts |
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Signature: Mumei.
Year Made: Unknown, Looks Koto
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha, weak or
missing in areas.
Dimensions: Blade Length:
26.75", Nakago: 7.5", Mihaba: 1
1/16", Sakihaba: 3/4",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 7/8"
Mountings: Black lacquer saya with
a leather wrapped tsuka and an iron tsuba which I believe is cast. The
habaki is two piece copper with gold wash on one part.
Overall Condition: The
blade has a number of forging cracks or openings and one very small blister
that I found. See the pictures for the larger openings. The
smaller openings will most likely disappear when the blade is polished.
The larger openings could disappear also with a polish but that can not be
guaranteed.
The saya is in poor condition with cracked seems and
a large piece at the coiguchi missing (see picture). The tsuka is
solid with leather ito in good condition and copper fan menuki but the
kashira is missing. The fuchi is in worn but solid condition and
appears to be shakudo with gold highlights.
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807kat15 |
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Signed Katana in Shin-Gunto Mounts |
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Signature: Seki Fujiwara (no) Yoshinao Saku.
Year Made: WW II
Forging Pattern: Hard to tell.
Tempering Pattern: Midare and togari-ba mix possibly in ko-nie, very hard to tell do to polish.
Dimensions: Blade Length: 26.25 inches
Nakago: 7.75 inches 7 mm thick and 31 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings: '34 Pattern Shin-Gunto mounts that have been restored by an amateur, copper habaki, latch is broken. Overall appearance is good.
Overall Condition: Fair, sword has been cleaned with a buffer, lines are rounded off, very difficult to see any detail in hamon, especially at the boshi, a few pits but nothing major. Nakago also appears to have been cleaned and area where an arsenal stamp would have gone has no visible yasuri mei. Blade is not sharp. To sum up, it is a katana made by a listed Seki smith which is probably hand made (would need a window polished to tell for sure). The restoration, while not professionally done leaves an attractive sword and mounts for exhibit and would be fine "as is" for a collector of military items. Would take a polish if it were determined that it is traditionally made and warrants one. |
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305gunto4 |
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Shinto Wakizashi Signed
Hizen Tadayoshi |
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Year Made: Shinto (1700/1800s)
Forging Pattern: Konuka
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
Dimensions: Nagasa:
19 3/16", Nakago: 5 5/8", Mihaba: 1
1/8", Sakihaba: 3/16",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 5/16"
Mountings: The blade in mounted in
a shirasaya in good condition, no significant condition problems. The
habaki is a one piece copper, a bit old but in good conition.
Overall Condition: The blade
has no notable flaws, is in good polish showing the work in it.
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508WAK3 |
Sold TM |
Gendaito by Kaneshige |
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Signature: Motte Tamahagane Kaneshige Kitau Kore Wo.
Year Made: 2601 years after the founding of the empire (1941)
Forging Pattern: Difficult
to make out in current condition, most likely a tight mokume.
Tempering Pattern: Midare
Dimensions: Blade Length: 26.25 inches
Nakago: 8.75 inches 6 mm thick and 32 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings: Saya only, 1944 shin-gunto version. Some paint loss, no dents. No habaki or other parts.
Overall Condition: Good, sword has been buffed almost to a chrome like shine making the hamon, boshi and any details almost impossible to see and impossible to photograph. There is activity visible in the hamon and the smith's statement (motte tamahagane) made with tamahagane or specially smelted sword steel would indicate that this blade is a traditionally made gendaito. It would need to be properly polished to see the workmanship of this sword. It is a nicely proportioned albeit hefty blade as was customary at the time. There is minor pitting that would easily be removed by a polish. |
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Item: 1006kat3 |
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Sold CS |
Gendai Katana |
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Signature: Hide
Nori? Imperial Dating to the 1900s (difficult to make out due to rust)
Year Made: 1900s
Forging Pattern: Flowing Masame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha with nie
Dimensions: Blade Length:
35", Nagasa: 26 13/16", Mihaba: 1
5/16", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 3/4"
Mountings: The saya is metal from
World War II with a leather cover that is cracking and has some missing
pieces. The habaki is one piece silver foiled that is quite well made.
Overall Condition: The blade
is in very good condition except for a few minor rust pits in the boshi and
under the habaki. A good polish with make this sword look spectacular.
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1006kat7 |
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1934 Pattern Shin-Gunto Mounts with Ancestral Wakizashi |
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Signature: Mumei, ubu.
Year Made: Shinto
Forging Pattern: Hard to say, possibly a very tight itame.
Tempering Pattern: Mostly suguha based midare.
Dimensions: Blade Length: 20.75 inches
Nakago: 6.25 inches 7 mm thick and 32 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings: '34 pattern army shin-gunto mounts in fair condition. Very nice silver foil habaki with interesting pattern. Imitation samé on tuska which is otherwise in good condition. Normal tsuba for leather strap style retainer, in good condition. Saya is plain wood under a leather combat cover which has deteriorated and torn.
Overall Condition: Fair, A very hefty Shinto wakizashi with some ware, many chips, the deepest is 2 mm and the tip of the kissaki broken off. There is enough temper remaining to have these all repaired by a polisher. Would polish up to be a nice solid and attractive example of a Shinto Wakizashi. A nice ancestral blade carried off to war and deserving of preservation. |
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805gunto2 |
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Yari |
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Signature: There
is a Mei with data but it is illigable.
Year Made: Shinto
Forging Pattern: Tight Itame.
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
Dimensions: Nagasa:
10 5/8" , Nakago: 14 1/2", Mihaba: 1",
Kasane: 1/2"
Mountings: The Yari is on a short
poll with a gold painted saya. Some of the gold paint missing from the
saya as can be seen.
Overall Condition: The Yari
is solid but there are two deep scratches near the nakago. They will
polish out and the blade will look quit nice.
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Signature: Mumei.
Year Made: 1800/1900s
Forging Pattern: Could not tell due
to condition
Tempering Pattern: Gonome
Dimensions: Nagasa:
26 1/2", Nakago: 6 3/8", Mihaba: 1", Sakihaba:
11/16",
Kasane: 7/32", Sori: 1/2"
Mountings: Fully mounted.
The saya is missing the horn kogiri but otherwise is in good condition.
The tsuka is 9 1/2" long, solid with good leather wrap. The
fuchikashira are plane iron and the menuki are nice shakudo flowers.
The tsuba is oval 2 3/4" by 2 3/8". The habaki is one piece copper in
fair condition.
Overall Condition: The blade
is in good condition with no significant flaws. The edge has be
flatted a little in one area but a good polish will take care of it.
The bo-hi is well cut and deeply cut. This appears to be a WW2 hand
forged parade saber blade remounted in buke-zukuri fittings.
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Signature: Iei
HideTsugu
Year Made: Early 1940's
Forging Pattern: Very tight Itame.
Tempering Pattern: Midare
Dimensions: Nagasa:
26 15/16, Nakago: 8 5/8", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 11/16"
Mountings: The civilian saya is
solid with some chipping around the koiguchi. The tsuka is
solid, no cracks. The fuchikashira are copper and the menuki silver or
some similar colored metal. The tsuba is iron and in good condition.
The habaki appears to be brass.
Overall Condition: The blade
is in decent polish with minor scratches and can be enjoyed without being
polished.
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Signature: Mino
no Kami Fuji---Suriage
Year Made: Shinto (1700s)
Forging Pattern: Itame/Mokume.
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
Dimensions: Nagasa:
19 3/16", Nakago: 4 5/8", Mihaba: 1
5/32", Sakihaba: 29/32",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 7/16"
Mountings: Saya is missing the
kirikata, has dings and scratches and a large piece of the urushi missing at
the koiguchi. The tsuka 6 3/4" long with iron wood patterned
fuchikashira with mon. The ito has some ware spots. The menuki
are shakudo with gold accents. The tsuba is iron, 2 15/16" in length
and the habaki is silver foiled.
Overall Condition: The blade
no significant defects. There are spots of old spider rust that have
been cleaned and one very minor chip in the edge. These will all
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Signature: mumei.
Year Made: Shinshinto
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Gonome
Dimensions: Nagasa:
14 13/16", Nakago: 12", Mihaba: 1
1/8",
Kasane: 7/32", Sori: 1 1/8"
Mountings: Black Lacqured Pole.
The habaki is a two piece but is missing to outer sleeve.
Overall Condition: There are some
very small chips along the edge and the surface is a little ruff but that
will all disappear with a polish. In polish, the hamon will be very
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