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**MINT GENDAI HAND FORGED BLADE**WW2 Japanese Army Officer’s Shin Gunto Pattern Sword With Gendaito Smith Signed Blade ‘TAKA HASHI HISA KUNI’, Scabbard With Leather Combat Cover & Expert Assessment. Sn 19531 - 19531 This sword has been assessed by a UK based Japanese sword expert Bill Tagg. His assessment accompanies this piece. In exerts from the assessment he states “Army officer’s Shin Gunto pattern sword in un-touched condition with a gendaito hand forged blade in mint old polish signed by its maker ‘TAKA HASHI HISA KUNI’ (no arsenal marks). I can only find one listing for a smith using this art name? List no 337Fuller & Gregory books Hisa Kuni of Shinano Province, no other info with it. There are 2 other smith’s listed in Markus Sesko books page No. 144, listed Fukuoka & working as a listed army sword smith, Father & son, but using different family or place name, both rated Smiths, by Aki Hide’s rating system. Needs further research to verify which man it is. Saya Honoki wood with basic black lacquer and slide on ashi (ring). Leather combat cover bits missing at throat. Very clean tsuba gunto pattern some gilt left. Tsuka complete, flat fish skin bound in brown ito tape., mid war quality. Plainer fuchi & Kabuto gane with plain wire sarute. Finish with iron menuki (rusty). A good quality & good condition sword with mint Gendai blade’. In his illustrations Bill translates the signature on the tang, provides measurements of the blade and other dimensions / Hamon characteristics which can be seen in image 2. The price for this excellent sword with expert assessment includes UK delivery. Sn 19531
£1,975.00
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