Katana, Ken and Tachi
The following swords are currently available. Click on an image for more detail:
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Chisa-katana by Omi no kami Fujiwara Tsuguhiro in Army kyo-gunto mounts
Blade length: 21.77 inches (553.00 mm). Sori: 0.49 inches (12.60 mm). Moto-haba: 1.15 inches (29.30 mm). Saki-haba: 0.73 inches (18.50 mm). Moto-gasane: 0.28 inches (7.00 mm). Saki-gasane: 0.19 inches (4.80 mm). Period: Edo (Kanbun to Jokyo eras, 1661-1688). Old polish.
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Gendaito in Bizen tradition by 8th generation Hokke Saburo Nobufusa in shirasaya with 1934 pattern shingunto mounts.
Blade length: 25.90 inches (658.00 mm). Sori: 0.38 inches (9.70 mm). Moto-haba: 1.20 inches (30.60 mm). Saki-haba: 0.89 inches (22.80 mm). Moto-gasane: 0.25 inches (6.40 mm). Saki-gasane: 0.20 inches (5.00 mm). Period: Showa, probably pre-Pacific War. Old polish. |
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Gendaito with bo-hi in koshirae. Signature: Mumei
Blade length: 25.1 inches (637.54 mm). Sori: 0.2 inches (5.08 mm). Moto-haba: 1.21 inches (30.70 mm). Saki-haba: 1.14 inches (29.00 mm). Moto-gasane: 0.25 inches (6.40 mm). Saki-gasane: 0.19 inches (5.00 mm). Period: At the latest, pre-WW2 Showa. Possibly earlier. The blade is polished. |
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Chisa-katana in shirasaya, Osaka Ishido school, NTHK.
Blade length: 22.44 inches (570.00 mm). Sori: 0.47 inches (12.00 mm).
Moto-haba: 1.20 inches (30.50 mm). Saki-haba: inches (mm). Moto-gasane: 0.23 inches (5.90 mm). Saki-gasane: 0.16 inches (4.00 mm). Period: Edo period, Kanbun era (1661). In excellent polish.
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Gendaito by Yasuhiro in koshirae, NTHK
Blade length: 25.52 inches (648.00 mm). Sori: 0.25 inches (6.30 mm). Moto-haba: 1.14 inches (28.90 mm). Moto-gasane: 0.24 inches (6.10 mm). Saki-haba: 0.80 inches (20.30 mm). Saki-gasane: 0.23 inches (5.80 mm). Period: Showa, no earlier than 1933, no later than 1936. The blade is in fresh good polish.
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Gendaito by 8th generation Hokke Saburo Nobufusa in 1934 pattern shingunto mounts
Blade length: 25.67 inches (652.00 mm). Sori: 0.23 inches (5.80 mm). Moto-haba: 1.22 inches (30.90 mm). Saki-haba: 0.76 inches (19.40 mm). Moto-gasane: 0.25 inches (6.40 mm). Saki-gasane: 0.20 inches (5.00 mm).
Period: Showa, pre-WW2. In old polish and good condition.
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Gendaito by Masataka with both 1934 pattern shingunto koshirae and modern martial arts koshirae
Blade length: 25.43 inches (646.00 mm). Sori: 0.47 inches (12.00 mm). Moto-haba: 1.20 inches (30.40 mm). Moto-gasane: 0.28 inches (7.00 mm). Saki-haba: 0.84 inches (21.40 mm). Saki-gasane: 0.21 inches (5.30 mm). Period: Showa. In WW2 polish with some scuffs and nail catchers. No fatal flaws.
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COMING SOON
Mumei Gendaito.
Katana by Kanemoto in koshirae, NTHK
Ancestral Koto katana in WW2 shingunto mounts.
Mumei Shinshinto sword in shirasaya.
Ancestral Bizen katana in WW2 civilian mounts.
Katana by first generation Omi no kami Minamoto Hisamichi in shirasaya.
A gendaito in superb high quality shin-gunto mounts signed Noshu ju nin Kanetsune kitau kore wa.
A star stamped gendaito dated 1943 in very good 1944 pattern mounts signed Oshu sendai ju Kunimitsu.
Bizen osafune Sukesada katana.
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Katana in koshirae. Signature: Mumei, attributed as Hizen Tadakiyo, NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho.
Blade length: 25.82 inches (656.00 mm). Sori: 0.47 inches (12 mm).Moto-haba: 1.01 inches (25.6 mm). Saki-haba: 0.74 inches (18.9 mm). Moto-gasane: 0.26 inches (6.6 mm). Saki-gasane: 0.19 inches (4.9 mm). Era: Edo, Kanbun period (1661-1673). The blade is polished and in period koshirae. |
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Katana in koshirae. Signature: Mumei, attributed to Hata Morihisa, NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho.
Blade length: 25.82 inches (656.00 mm). Sori: 0.47 inches (12 mm). Moto-haba: 1.01 inches (25.6 mm). Saki-haba: 0.74 inches (18.9 mm). Moto-gasane: 0.26 inches (6.6 mm). Saki-gasane: 0.19 inches (4.9 mm). Era: Edo, Kanbun period (1661-1673). The blade is polished and in period koshirae. |
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Gendaito by Goto Kanehiro in naval tachi mounts
Blade length: 25.59 inches (650.00 mm). Sori: 0.56 inches (14.20 mm). Moto-haba: 1.20 inches (30.60 mm). Saki-haba: 0.83 inches (21.00 mm). Moto-gasane: 0.32 inches (8.30 mm). Saki-gasane: 0.24 inches (6.00 mm). Period: Showa. In good polish. |
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Gendaito by Tanioka Yasutsugu in civilian mounts
Blade length: 24.80 inches (630.00 mm). Sori: 0.67 inches (17.00 mm). Moto-haba: 1.24 inches (31.50 mm). Saki-haba: 0.86 inches (22.00 mm). Moto-gasane: 0.27 inches (6.90 mm). Saki-gasane: 0.20 inches (5.20 mm). Period: Showa. In fairly good polish. |
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Gendaito with bohi by Munemitsu in 1934 pattern shingunto koshirae
Blade length: 27.00 inches (686.00 mm). Sori: 0.79 inches (20.10 mm). Moto-haba: 1.24 inches (31.50 mm). Saki-haba: 0.81 inches (20.50 mm). Moto-gasane: 0.32 inches (8.20 mm). Saki-gasane: 0.22 inches (5.80 mm). Period: Showa. In good polish. |
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Katana by Ido Hidetoshi with both 1934 pattern shingunto koshirae and modern martial arts koshirae
Blade length: 27.48 inches (698.00 mm). Sori: .55 inches (14.00 mm). Moto-haba: 1.26 inches (32.00 mm). Moto-gasane: 0.30 inches (7.50 mm). Saki-haba: 0.80 inches (20.20 mm). Saki-gasane: 0.22 inches (5.60 mm). Period: Showa, Showa, before late 1940-early 1941. In WW2 polish with some scuffs and nail catchers. No fatal flaws.
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Gendaito in shirasaya. Signature: Murayama Kunitsugu.
Blade length: 26.1 inches (663.00 mm). Sori: 0.6 inches (15.24 mm). Moto-haba: 1.01 inches (25.6 mm). Saki-haba: 0.74 inches (18.90 mm). Moto-gasane: 0.26 inches (6.60 mm). Saki-gasane: 0.19 inches (4.90 mm). Period: Showa. The blade is polished.
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Katana in shirasaya, Monju Yamato school, NBTHK Hozon.
Blade length: 27.24 inches (692.00 mm). Sori: 0.47 inches (12.00 mm). Moto-haba: 1.13 inches (28.70 mm). Saki-haba: inches (mm). Moto-gasane: 0.27 inches (6.90 mm). Saki-gasane: 0.18 inches (4.50 mm). Period: circa 1573. The blade is in very good polish.
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Katana by Hayama Enshin, NBTHK.
Ancestral Koto Katana in WW2 1934 pattern Shingunto mounts.
Papered katana signed Tadayuki.
Katana by Kanezane.
Gendaito by Emura.
WW2 Katana in civilian mounts signed Kanemune.
WW2 Katana in civilian mounts signed Fukumoto Kanemune.
Gendaito in pristine shin-gunto mounts signed Kanetoshi.
WW2 gunto signed Yoshiharu.
WW2 katana signed Munemori.
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