Japanese Sword on Ebay

[gunto]

Hello Bob,
The knots are to near kabutogana, they schould be placed under it and the 2 itos going thru kabutogana are just visible.
Also the knots are to large.
Im 100% sure its not the work from the japanese.

Heres a link to the same sword type :

http://www.manions.com/bid/bid.aspx~...9~pic~20091121

This is how it schould look like.Also the nonfolding area near knot (away from kabutogana) is the way to do it.
The sword from the thread, dosnt have this feature.
No one in here can convience me, that its original

[Bob Coleman]

Hello Bob,
The knots are to near kabutogana, they schould be placed under it and the 2 itos going thru kabutogana are just visible.
Also the knots are to large.
Im 100% sure its not the work from the japanese.

Heres a link to the same sword type :

http://www.manions.com/bid/bid.aspx~...9~pic~20091121

This is how it schould look like.Also the nonfolding area near knot (away from kabutogana) is the way to do it.
The sword from the thread, dosnt have this feature.
No one in here can convience me, that its original

An example of the effect of loose ito tie. Quite possibly a field fix by the original owner. I have handled enough of this form of mounting over fourty years to recognize this problem. This also likely accounts for the missing menuki although it was present at one time evidenced by the wrap. The ito does show some age and to the best of my knowledge, this thinner form of ito used on these mountings is not presently available for rewrap. In the end, this is one of those things for which there will never be a definitive answer. It is what it is-nothing less or nothing more.