(Showa) Yoshitomo (fss-455)
Mei: Yoshitomo
Date: showa ju ku nen 1945
Nagasa : 25 1/4 "
Sori: 12.0 mm
Width at the ha-machi: 29.8 mm
Width at the yokote: 22.5 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 7.0 mm
Construction: shinogi-zukuri
Mune: iori
Nakago: ubu
Kitae: muji
Hamon: gunome
Boshi: maru
Condition: older polish
This is a WWII era sword made in the later part of the war. The mounts are sometimes referred to as Shingunto . The sword is signed Yoshitsugu. The sword is in very good condition and the mounts are a civilian style probably special ordered for the soldier to train with. A perfect blade for training and for the WWII era Japanese sword collector.
The fittings are a floral motif with various bugs and the saya is nicely lacquered with a brownish swirl finish.
Shin-gunto, army officers swords, are the most common style of sword mountings from the World War II era. There is an enormous difference in quality of both blades and mounts of this period. Many, perhaps most, of the blades found in shin-gunto mounts are NOT traditionally made swords. Many are machine made and therefore are of interest only as military relics, not as art swords. Some blades made during the war period were handmade but not by traditional methods. These are classified as either Showato, Muratato, Mantetsuto, Hantanzo or Yotetsuto depending on method of production
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This sword is on consignment.
~SOLD~
Order number for this item is : fss-455
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