A large Etchū Katana with so much potential! Etchū Province was an old province of Japan in the area of Toyama Prefecture on the island of Honshū. Along with Echizen and Echigo Provinces, it was sometimes called Esshū (越州). Hongô clan owned Katana - the Hongô clan was a branch family of the Shimazu clan of Satsuma, descended from the sixth son...

During World War II a swordsmith named Chounsai Emura (real name: Emura Shigetato), originally from Tokushima in Shikoku, operated a sword making school on the grounds of the Okayama Prison. He made sword blades himself and also trained prisoners to make sword blades in support of the Japanese war effort. Emura san died in 1960. He made numerous ve...

A superb untouched rare original example straight out of the woodwork and in sleeper condition. . Signed: 'Yasuyoshi' Dated: 'Showa Ju Roku San Gatsu Kitsu Jitsu' (Showa 16th Year A Lucky Day in March 1941) See our Youtube video on this rare item at Armoury Antiques and Militaria - due out on 1st May 2025! #yasukuni #yasukunito #japa...

Hongô Clan Koto Etchū School Katana - Late Kamakura Period (鎌倉時代, Kamakura Jidai, 1185–1333). Hongô clan owned Katana - the Hongô clan was a branch family of the Shimazu clan of Satsuma clan, descended from the sixth son of Shimazu Tadamune. This sword is an Etchū school and presented in an 18th century Koshirae. The Tsuka and Saya are fa...

Watch the YouTube advert now here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMAoe2IYgSk ***New In***Collection of Nihon-To (Japanese Swords) Koto to Yasukuni-To! A great collection has just arrived including swords from the Koto period through to Gendai-To examples including a very rare Yasukuni-To by Yasuyoshi in Shingunto mounts. ...