gpieper

The tang inscription indicates who made the sword, when and where it was made. Is there anyway to determine the 'name of the individual' - who the swordsmith made the sword for? Or, the name of the army officer who had posession of the sword during the war. I have been told part of my sword's tang inscription refers to the words 'respectfully made". To me that seems to indicate there may have a personal relationship between the swordsmith and the person he made the sword for. Anyone thoughts or experience on this subject? :? Message Board ID: gpieper gpieper@htc.net

Thanks again fellas for your replys. Matt - Yes, that is the chatroom link and inscriptions I am referring to. Grey - Thanks again for your excellent input! Clive - Thank you as well! It's great having such responsive input from knowledgable people like yourselves. If these messages aren't getting posted, please excuse me for this is the first time I've tried participating in this kind of media/forum. Gary

Brian, Thanks for your reply. What do you mean when you say - 'gimie'? Gary

Yesterday, I ran across another Japanese sword chat boardroom where it was explained what the inscriptions on the tang meant for a high ranking officer's samurai sword. It was determined that the sword was made by (Yasuhiro - Miyaguchi Shigeru - Kunimori) dating back somewhere between 1933 and 1942. I have learned that Yasuhiro was a chief swordsmith and instructor at the Yasukuni shrine until 1936. I have a sword with the very same inscription on the tang made by the same swordsmith. The sword is in good condition and I am wanting to learn about it's value. On that same chat board, one person said that there are as few as 20 good swords in existence made by this person. Another person said there are thousands. Can anyone tell me about this swordsmith and the value of his swords. Message Board ID - gpieper Email address - gpieper@htc.net