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Kyu.....Kai.....&...Shin Gunto Mounted swords

These are the last of my Gunto collection. I have kept the most interesting and I think the best of those acquired untill last. All were purchased privatly, all from the west country and from those that brought them back after WW2. The condition is good to near perfect,some have recent history, sadly when I bought them I had like most collectors except my old friends Ron Gregory & Richard Fuller, little interest in the surrenders or those who took them on the field of battle.

The note's I made at the time will be listed when I offer these for sale, one or two have pictures or Badges from the Japanese officer, one I think has a diary. Just one has both the officers sword c1514 {Sukesada} and his parade sabre {Both have the same Mon}.

(These will be linked to seperate pages & accessed by clicking on the picture)

There are also a number of Civil mounted swords that originally had shin gunto combat covers on, these will be placed on the "Japanese Swords" section as I removed the covers and sold them on to a collector in Kent some years ago.

Echigo no Kuni Sada Roku SH 102

Mumei SH 103

Mori Shige SH 104

Minamoto Ama Hide ojite Suzuki Shouan shimoto kitau kore wo SH 105

Unsigned with Stamp SH 107

O'Suriage Koto

Bishu Osafune Suke Sada SH108

Awataguchi Ikkanshi Tada Tsuna cho do saku SH109

O'Suriage Koto Katana SH110

Sada Tsugu SH111

MORE Just click on the picture.

Hibano Kin Mich SH101

YasuTsugu SH112

Kane Yoshi SH106

As you can see from the pictures above, the blade is in near mint polish showing the Hamon & Hada very well. No Ha Giri, bends,kinks or damage except for around one mm from the kissaki,hardly noticeable.

The Heavy copper / Shakudo Habaki has some light wear.

Two gilt seppa {It has never had more than these two}

Blade length is 71.2 cm (28") from kissaki to mune machi.

width at the machi 3cm

Width at the Yakote 2cm

Kissaki to Yakote 4.5cm

Mekugi is of black polished horn

Sam'e is fine old quality

Original Navy rank tassel also in good condition.

Over all length mounted 107cm

To find a huge finely mounted Kyu Gunto in such condition and signed by a good smith is rare. SH100 SOLD

Hawk feather family crest {Mon} either the Kikuchi,Miyake or Nakata. In Silver

SukeSada {Tachi Mei} SH113 SOLD

Signed HiroMitsu SH114

SOLD

There are also some Civil mounted swords with Military history,one just finished is that of a Cornish Mine Captain in Malaya who had the most incredable Journey through Malaya,Singapore,Burma Railway,Hellship,Japan slave labour...... as I complet I will place a link on this page...

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