Mikemike88

Thanks for your insights. Really interesting stuff.

Thanks Grey. Useful link.

I collect WW2 items myself and have some basic knowledge of swords having just acquired my first WW2 officers sword. totally agreement with all the comments.

Here is footage of this sword being presented to the town.

I’m making contact with the person who provided the photos so will certainly pass that message on. I think he lives in the town so he may be able to examine the sword again.

John Thats really interesting. So it appears that this may be a family blade? Unfortunately it wasn’t myself who had the opportunity to examine the sword, it was someone else who was visiting the town hall where the sword is kept. What advice would you have for the owners (I’m assuming it’s the town council) in relation to how they should now treat this sword? I’m thinking both in terms of preservation and security. Depending upon the state of I've blade I’m assuming that given the province of both the blade and how it came to be in the town’s possession, this may be quite a valuable item. Before you ask I haven’t seen any pictures of the blade itself and know nothing further other than a mention of it was still very sharp (how that is known I do not know). Cheers Michael

Hi I've been asked if I can find out about the origins of this sword. The sword itself was presented to the town of Romsey in the South of England by Lord Mountbatten. Hopefully the photos are OK as they are all that been provided to me. I think this is most likely the first time the handle has been off since it was presented to the town. Thanks for your assistance as always.

Thanks for your assistance @GeorgeLuucas Sam.

Cheers @Bruce Pennington. Thanks for that additional snippet of info.

@GeorgeLuucas Thanks for the prompt response. I had looked at the various stamps before putting up the post but didn’t recognise this as matching the design of the Seki stamp which is why I reached out. However, now that you also specifically mention Seki, I’ve had another look and I think what has confused me is that the stamp has been applied incorrectly I.e. it’s only the top half of the stamp. Would you concur?

I had the handle off again and saw some additional markings above the signature on the tang which I didn’t see when I was first shown the tang. What do these mean please?

I’ve attached more photos of the blade etc.

Looking back on previous posts didn’t you have a sword with a similar/same name on the tang?

Steve Many thanks for such a prompt reply and for your insights. Very much appreciated. All the best. Michael

Steve More pics added. Interested to hear your thoughts. Cheers Michael