Hello,
I would like to ask you for your oppinion.
Is it an original Shin Gunto? It is offered as an officers sword.
What could the value be for it?
Could you give an estimation?
Thank you very much in advance.
Andi
Shin Gunto original?
Hello,
I would like to ask you for your oppinion.
Is it an original Shin Gunto? It is offered as an officers sword.
What could the value be for it?
Could you give an estimation?
Thank you very much in advance.
Andi
It looks OK, no flags that I can see, but others will have their own opinion. There is no real way to be definite without an in hand inspection.
The fittings are legit. The blade looks proper with age and obvious life history. The work on the nakago, including mei, looks amateurish/sloppy, but I've seen worse from legit shops. The date is January 1944. Maybe Guy can give us the smith.
Overall, I'd say a legit WWII gunto. Prices are found with an easy search of ebay. They run around $900-1,400 USD. This one would be reasonable at $1,000.
正行
Masayuki
昭和十九年一月
Showa 19 [1944], January
There are two contenders listed in Marcus Sesko's Japanese Swordsmiths; I think the second one since there is no swastika [a Buddhist symbol] on this sword:
- MASAYUKI (正行), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Ōsaka – “Ikeda Masayuki kore o saku” (池田正行作之), “[Swastika] Masayuki” (卍正行), real name Ikeda Tatsuo (池田辰男), born November 20th 1938, he studied from 1954 under his father Masahisa (正久)
- MASAYUKI (正行), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Masayuki” (正行), real name Miwa Tomoo (三輪友雄), born August 8th 1895, he worked in Seki as guntō smith
-- Guy
Excellent research by Guy. I think you are right as there is a 名 [na] inspection mark above the mekugi-ana [tang hole].by ghp95134
Good catch Kiipu! I missed that!
Dear all,
thank you so much for your information, very helpfull and valuable!
Take care and stay safe!
Best regards
Andi
Dear all,
thank you all, I´ve got it for a reasonable price
Best regards
Andi
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