birdchild Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 I was wondering if anyone could read this sword stamping on this sword. Has a showa stamp that's as much as I could read, 1 Quote
Stephen Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 NOSHU SEKI JU KANE ? SAKU ill work missing kanji Quote
rebcannonshooter Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 Hello birdchild, my reading is "noshu seki (no) ju kanekiyo saku" Probably an early WW2 blade because of the showa stamp instead of a seki stamp, is there a date on the other side? Good luck, Tom M. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 The Showa stamp was used between late 1940 to early 1942. Quote
SteveM Posted March 10, 2019 Report Posted March 10, 2019 my reading is "noshu seki (no) ju kanekiyo saku" Close... somebody else want to give it a go? 2 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 Kanetoki? I second that motion. Quote
rebcannonshooter Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 Hey Neil and Bruce , I stand corrected!!!! I agree with Kanetoki humbly yours, Tom M. Quote
birdchild Posted March 11, 2019 Author Report Posted March 11, 2019 Many thanks for the help ID. It is not dated on the other side. Quote
Bazza Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 On a point of pedantry, but I feel worthwhile pointing out to avoid slipshod usage, it is not the SHÔWA 昭和 stamp, it is the SHÔ 昭 stamp. BaZZa. 2 Quote
Dave R Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 I rather like these early Showa katana, and would welcome one into my collection. Can we have some overall photo's of the whole sword and saya, it looks as though it is in a field saya, and I would be interested in whether it is in a removable leather cover, or a permanent sewn on cover. Thanks in advance. Quote
BANGBANGSAN Posted March 11, 2019 Report Posted March 11, 2019 濃州關住兼時作 no shu seki ju Kanetoki saku 1 Quote
cisco-san Posted March 14, 2019 Report Posted March 14, 2019 Hi, I think this is your man (from Markus book): KANETOKI (兼時), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Seki-jū Kanetoki kore o saku” (関住兼時作之), “Nōshū Seki-jū Kanetoki kore o saku” (濃州関住兼時作之), “Seki-jū Fujiwara Kanetoki” (関住藤原兼時), real name Kojima Kanji (小島寛二), born September 2nd 1925, son of Kojima Kanemichi (兼道), he studied also under Watanabe Kanenaga (渡辺兼永), when his father changed his name from Kanetoki to Kanemichi, he succeeded as 2nd gen. Kanetoki, he worked later in Seki as kaigun-jumei-tōshō I don´t think that it is Kanemichi, he signed also with Kanetoki! Does the blade has some date? Quote
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