Thanks again for the info, Its much appreciated. I'm in Rhode Island, do you know of anyone close by who could look at the blade and maybe give some insight on the mei ? Also, I would not mind shipping it to a well respected member of this forum as that may be the better option due to my location.
Again thanks for the help,
Tuck
George,
Thank you very much for that data. Are there any examples of signed blades during the time period your referring to so I may compare ?
Thank you, David
野田 吉國 (Noda Yoshikuni) ?
Thank you for your input. But I'm sorry but that link that was posted isn't working. I tried to navigate thru the site but could not find the papered blades you described.
Thanks again
Ive had this sword since I was a child, a great uncle brought it back from World War 2 as a War Trophy. Ive translated the blade signature but there is no date so was wondering if someone here could help me out. From what I learned there were four generations of Onizuka Yoshikuni, from early 1600s through the late 1800s.
The tang is about 6" long and the cutting edge of the blade is 25"
Thank you, Tuck
Hello All,
I'm new to this Forum but have been collecting WWI -Vietnam War Militaria for about 30 years now. My main focus is on uniforms and firearms but I have picked up a few Japanese Swords along the way. I had emailed John Stuart regarding an older sword I have and he recommended that I join here. Very impressed with the website and the wealth of knowledge on these pages.
Thank you John,
Tuck