How common are gunto blades repurposed as knives/shortswords/machetes?

Pitt1999 · 24th August 2022, 07:31 PM

I was just reminded of a piece that a seller on eBay (and member of the forum) showed me from his personal collection, a full length signed blade furnished with a "theater" style handle with plexiglass washers. The tang was reshaped and the signature was essentially destroyed. A nightmare for nihonto collectors but a jackpot for theater knife collectors. Is that piece in your reply yours?

24th August 2022, 07:31 PM	#3
Pitt1999 Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 108	I was just reminded of a piece that a seller on eBay (and member of the forum) showed me from his personal collection, a full length signed blade furnished with a "theater" style handle with plexiglass washers. The tang was reshaped and the signature was essentially destroyed. A nightmare for nihonto collectors but a jackpot for theater knife collectors. Is that piece in your reply yours?