Gendaito by Ningen Kokuho?

[Takahashi]

Dear fellow board members,

I just stumbled upon a blade signed "Sadatsugu" on ebay.

 

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Japanese-Samurai ... 1e70b1eda0

 

The seller himself seems to doubt that it is made by Takahashi Sadatsugu. I was wondering whether it could be an early blade of the swordsmith.

What do you think?

 

Cheers,

[cabowen]

Not Takahashi Sadatsugu....Mei and workmanship are different....

[Takahashi]

Hi Cabowen,

thanks for the fast answer. I realized myself that the mei is different to his post-war mei (e.g. the one on http://www.samuraisword.com/nihontodisp ... /index.htm) but I was wondering whether this could have been an earlier work. Every swordsmith would have to start and find his style of forging and signing blades. I am not interested in buying the blade just curious. By the way, does anyone know of examples of Sadatsugus pre-war workmanship?

Cheers,