Daily Archives: January 17, 2012

This sword is mounted in World War II Shin-gunto  mounts with a brown saya. The blade is 24 & 5/16 inches along the cutting edge and is in decent polish with light scratches. It has a good suguha hamon and … Continue reading →

This is a traditionally mounted blade in black Saya, wonderful open work tsuba of warriors gambling ( signed ) and matching , signed, fuchi & kashira. There is a Kodzuka in the saya pocket as well. The blade is in … Continue reading →

This is a Naginata style blade mounted in Russo-Japanese mounts with a family Mon of crossed hawk feathers on the top of the hilt. The tang has Gold lacquered characters on both sides, called ” Kinpun Mei “. These signatures … Continue reading →

This is a nice blade in full polish, mounted in WWII Shin-Gunto mounts. Attached on the top of the Tsuka are brown and blue tassels, signifying that the sword was carried by an Army Company grade officer ( Captain ). … Continue reading →

This is a long blade of 27 & 1/4 inches along the cutting edge mounted in Company Officer Kyo-Gunto ( Russo-Japanese style ). It is in good polish, with a nice gunomi-midare hamon and with a gold foiled habaki. The … Continue reading →

This is a nice long Naginata from the Genroku period, around 1651- 1709. It is believed to be made by a smith from the Owari Seki Group, based on a Shinsa paper from Nippon Token Hozankai. It has a cut … Continue reading →

This is the first sword I purchased from the Ed Hollenbeck collection. It is in old shira saya and has Japanese writing on both sides of the saya. One side was written early and has the sign of a famous … Continue reading →

This is a beautiful long, slim blade with a deep curve. The hamon is a beautiful Choji or Gunome Midare. The tang is signed ” Higo no Kami Hojoji Tachibana Yoshitsugu “. This Smith is listed in Hawleys, YOS396, as … Continue reading →