mercierarmory

I thought I would post 3 quick photos of the sword (I don't have a full photo of the sword itself) for those that are interested. Mike

Hello everyone, This is Mike and I am new to the forums here. I have been a sword collector for 10 years or so, but have primarily collected European weaponry. I have always had an interest in Japanese swords, but was intimidated due to my lack of knowledge about them. Well, my dream has come come true and was recently offered 2 swords for a very good price. One is a WWII officers sword signed ando kanemoto and the other is believed to be a mid to late 1600's era sword. Both of these were authenticated by a friend who is big Japanese sword collector in Nebraska, but I don't want to bother him with this request. I am wondering if anyone can assist me with the translation on the tsuba. Since I am quite new to Japanese swords, I am having a lot of trouble trying to match up the kanji. Also, if a translation is possible, can it be determined what it dates to? Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance! Mike

Hello, new forum member here, but sword collector for awhile now. I am researching a shin gunto for a friend at work whos father brought it back from WWII. I am trying to get a definate answer on the signature. One of my collector friends said "I think it is KANE YOSHI, but the second character is a challenge". He also said it is dated March 1943, but I was wondering if it says anything else. Any ideas here? Thanks in advance! Mike