Katana help please guys!

[helmuthunter]

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Hi all. Sorry for the delay, I hope these are ok;, if not let me know, Johnno.

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Any feedback guys is appreciated.... Regards, Johnno.

[Staldion]

Hello,
Well done! Is it the same sword?! I just realize how picture can change everything.
From this pictures I would say that it is a nice older blade in gunto mounts IMO.

You need an opinion from a nihonto collector to give you an aproximate date of manufacture. I can 't help you with this.

To be honest I wouldn't mind to have it in my collection

Cheers.

[helmuthunter]

Hello,
Well done! Is it the same sword?! I just realize how picture can change everything.
From this pictures I would say that it is a nice older blade in gunto mounts IMO.

You need an opinion from a nihonto collector to give you an aproximate date of manufacture. I can 't help you with this.

To be honest I wouldn't mind to have it in my collection

Cheers.

Thank you very much for the kind feedback Staldion. I appreciate your help. Regards, Johnno

[gunto]

Thats sure an older blade from prox. 1700-1850. Imo.

[helmuthunter]

Thats sure an older blade.

Thanks for your feedback Gunto

[Brian Robinson]

Was the length of the blade mentioned anywhere?
Looks like it might just make it as a katana...maybe 60-62cm long?
It strikes me as maybe being an uchikatana around the end of the 1500's..maybe one of the so called "bundle-swords" (kazu-uchimono)
Just a wild guess though, based on what I see.

Brian

[Steve Flanagan]

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I thought so, kissaki is even a tad longer than normally found in WWII blades