Antique Swords Under $1500

Antique Swords Under $1,500

Available	Koshirae Edo Period
Click to see Images	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.
$1250	608KOSHI1

Sold	Sendai Kunimitsu Gendaito
Click to see Images	Signature: Sendai Ju Nin Miura Kunimitsu (Hawley KUN536) Year Made: 1940s Forging Pattern: Ko-Itame Tempering Pattern: Gonome with nie Dimensions: Nagasa: 25 1/8", Nakago: 8 1/5", Mihaba: 1 1,8", Sakihaba: 7/8", Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 5/8" Mountings: WW II Gunto mounts with one piece copper habaki and no tsuba Overall Condition: The blade is in excellent condition with recent polish. The saya is sound but has lacquer chipping and scratches. The tsuka and fittings are in great condition. Excellent blade for remounting. Sendai Kunimitsu was a Raikujin Jumei Tosho that made swords for the Army in the traditional manner. Typically know as "Star Stamp" smiths, these were the smiths authorized to forge with Tamahagane in the traditional manner during WW2. This particularly blade does not have the start stamp but was forged in the traditional manner. Priced well below market value due to missing gunto tsuba.
$1450	1005Gunto7

Hold	Long Early Katana
Click to see Images	Signature: Kune???? Year Made: Early Edo (1600s/1700s) Forging Pattern: Ko-Itame Tempering Pattern: Suguha Dimensions: Nagasa: 27 7/8", Nakago: 8", Mihaba: 1 5/16", Sakihaba: 1", Kasane: 9/32", Sori: 3/4" Mountings: The saya and the tsuka are both beyond repair. The shakudo fuchi is in good condition. The one piece copper habaki is still nice and usable. Overall Condition: There is surface rust, pitting and discoloration. The condition of the blade makes an accurate assessment difficult. There are a number of small nicks in the edge towards the kissaki. The chips in the edge, scratches and the rust spots will probably polish out This is a very strong blade with a nice large kissaki. Would be a good restoration project and priced accordingly.
$850	909kat3

Sold	Short Katana in Shirasaya
Click to see Images	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.
	507KAT5

Available	Company Officer's 1886 Pattern Kyu Gunto Mounts with Ancestral Blade
Click to see Images	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 .
SALE $1150		905kat5

Hold	Extremely Rare 1899 Pattern Junior Official's Sword of the Government General of Formosa
Click to see Images	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.
SALE $500		Item: 306kat23

Available	Katana by Kanetada dated 1939
Click to see Images	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.
SALE $600		Item: 105kat4

Available	Army Cavalry Saber
Click to see Images	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.
SALE $300		Cav Saber

Available	Shinto Wakizashi with BoHi and SameZaya
Click to see Images	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.
SALE $1050		Item: 704wak2

Sold	Dress Saber (Major/Colonel)
Click to see Images	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.

Sold	Parade Sword
Click to see Images	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.
$300	1201GUNTO3

Sold	Kyu Gunto Koshirae
Click to see Images	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.
	608KOSHI2

Sold	Gendai Blade in Gunto Mounts
Click to see Images	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.
	1206gendai7

Sold	Tanto with Bo-Hi and Hagiris
Click to see Images	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.
	502tanto5

Sold	Koto Wakizashi in Shirasaya
Click to see Images	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.
	909wak1

Sold	WW2 NCO Saber
Click to see Images	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.
	1106GUNTO1

Sold EM	Old Koto Katana
Click to see Images	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"
	909KAT1

Sold	Long Wakizashi with Original Mounts
Click to see Images	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.
	1106WAK8

Sold	Gendai Tanto Made from the Steel of Battleship Mikasa
Click to see Images	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.
		1206tanto2

Sold	WW II Sword in Civilian Mountings
Click to see Images	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.
	1106KAT2

Sold	WW2 Army Officer's Sword
Click to see Images	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.
	1106GUNTO2

Sold BG	WW2 Shin Gunto
Click to see Images	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.
	908Gunto2

Sold MG	Sword by Isido Teruhide in '34 pattern Shin-gunto Mounts
Click to see Images	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.
	Item: 1106gunto5

Sold EB	Owari Wakizashi
Click to see Images	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.
	508wak1

Sold JL	Wakizashi
Click to see Images	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.
	508wak2

Sold	KabutoWari
Click to see Images	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.
	608ko2

Sold CS	Gunto with Bo-Hi in Military Mounts
Click to see Images	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.
	807kat17

Sold EB	Stout Mumei Katana with much Activity
Click to see Images	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.
	SALE $1490	805kat1

Sold AM	Katana in Civilian Mounts
Click to see Images	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.
	807kat15

Sold RA	Signed Katana in Shin-Gunto Mounts
Click to see Images	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.
	305gunto4

Sold RL	Shinto Wakizashi Signed Hizen Tadayoshi
Click to see Images	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.
	508WAK3

Sold TM	Gendaito by Kaneshige
Click to see Images	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.
		Item: 1006kat3

Sold CS	Gendai Katana
Click to see Images	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.
	1006kat7

Sold	1934 Pattern Shin-Gunto Mounts with Ancestral Wakizashi
Click to see Images	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.
		805gunto2

Sold	Yari
Click to see Images	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.
	1006yari1

Sold FR	Katana in Civilian Mountings
Click to see Images	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.
	1006kat6

Sold GS	Gunto Blade in Civilian Mountings
Click to see Images	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.
	1106KAT3

Sold RM	Shinto Wakizashi
Click to see Images	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 disappear with a good polish.
	1106wak4

Sold

Naginata with Pole

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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 attractive.

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