MY NEW KANEZANE SWORD I PICKED UP TODAY.

[bmoore1322]

Okay, i did some trading with another member in here today, and got this Kanezane in full combat mounts, great looking blade, great condition Tsuka, great seppa's also, the really nice and thick type seppa's.

 

The Ito wrap is in great condition as well, the locking mechanism works like it should, the blade will be sent off for a full polish.

 

Got her home a little bit ago, did a really good cleaning on it, and the blade cleaned up really good, as there seemed to be some type of brown gunk all over the blade, got it all off, and the blade shines perfectly, and shows the Hamon really good also.

 

It has his signature, with the turtle hot stamp, and the Seki stamping on it also, all fittings are stamped with the number 61.

 

I'm sure everyone in here knows how much I love swords made by Kanezane.

 

These are the only Showa swords that I will continue to buy.

 

Brian

[bmoore1322]

More pics.

 

The last two pics are of my two Kanezane swords that I have on display, one in full combat mounts ( i just picked up today, and the other one in full civilian mounts, with a full polish mint blade ( has a letter by Ron Hartmann talking about this sword from 1985 ).

 

 

Brian

[nagamaki - Franco]

The Japanese, for anyone paying attention, write that kantei is the basis for nihonto appreciation. Which is why it is so important to learn and understand kantei and how it works, and to be able to correctly apply its lessons when assessing Nihonto, along with other Japanese swords. "It's the sword that confirms the mei (origami, attribution), and NOT the other way aound!"

 

Brian, you do realize that not all Kanezane swords were made by his hands alone?

[bmoore1322]

I would have no reason to doubt this blade, it comes from a very well known member in here, plus it does match up with my book.

 

If it was made by one of his students, I really don't care, as it does bear his personal seal, or hot stamp as some describe it (kokuin).

 

It's an Kanezane, and that's all that matters to me.

 

 

Thanks

Brian

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

You will not find gimei of showa-to (at least i hope strongly that doesn't exist) as they are not traditionally made, this kind of sword is not Nihonto but militaria artefacts.

[estcrh]

Hi,

 

You will not find gimei of showa-to (at least i hope strongly that doesn't exist) as they are not traditionally made, this kind of sword is not Nihonto but militaria artefacts.

Jacques, do you feel the same way about swords made with nanban tetsu?

[chrisf]

Brian,I'm still curious as to why you love Kanezane swords so much?30 years ago I read about Kanezane in Ron Gregory's book and had to have one,luckily I was also going to auctions at Christies South Kensington (the good old days) and it didn't take me long to realise that Kanezane blades were interesting but only as WWII items and those that I have seen and the one I owned were not even good swords but clumsy and poorly balanced.

On ebay at the moment there are at least three reasonable gendaito,Sukeyuki,Shoda Masafusa and Mano Masayasu probably all at the same or less money than your Kanezane and all of them better and more interesting study pieces.

With gendaito you can buy a signed researchable blade that's healthy and not been polished to death and is also of historical interest as they were real swords made to take into combat.

Here's a look at one that I curently own which I hope you'll like.

[sanjuro]

Brian.

 

I am here encouraging you to examine your basic premise of admiration of this particular showa period smith, not criticizing the choices you are making.

One wonders what attracts you to these Kanezane swords. Like the vast majority of Showato they are poorly balanced and they are not nihonto as such, being none traditionally made blades. You claim on the one hand to appreciate nihonto and on the other to like these poor cousins to real nihonto.

I am confused. Merely claiming to like them is not what attracts you to them. There must be some basis in your appreciation of them.

(Price I could believe).

[bmoore1322]

The first sword I owned was an Kanezane, I loved it, full battle mounts, hot stamp, signature.

 

His swords were what got me started collecting Japanese swords, read numerous articles in the past about him, and he seemed to have put a lot of passion into his swords, the two I own now are very balanced, and seem to be very well made, the ones with the civilian mounts does have Hada present, just the fact his swords are what got me started is why I like his swords.

 

His swords are the only Showa swords i will own, as I do have a good collection of Nihonto's as well.

 

 

I will continue to buy swords with his signature on them, and Nihonto's as well.

 

Brian

[Rich S]

I fully understand Brian's "addiction" (for lack of a better word) to Kanezane. I have one, a two character mei in civilian showa mounts. Nice blade, but that's not my point. I have an "addiction" to Ichihara Nagamitsu and Emura blades. Like Brian having a Kanezane as his first, a beautiful Nagamitsu in mint condition in late 44 mounts was my first sword. I became involved with finding more and more about him, his work, etc. etc. Emura came into the picture as at that time it was thought they were the same smith (which of course they are not). I still have 3 swords by each and the first Nagamitsu is still my favorite sword even though I had gotten into sword of all eras back to a nice Kamakura tachi, several Muromachi era SukeX (some Sukesada), Shinto and Shinshinto blades. Since I am primarily a knife collector since age 8 (don't ask, it was when we rode dinosaurs to school bare foot in the snow :-), I've also collected numerous tanto of various style blades and mounts. I don't have a specialized theme, I just follow one basic rule: collect what you like, but like what you collect; Brian is doing just that. Go for it Brian - hope you find many more Kanezane.

 

Rich S

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

Jacques, do you feel the same way about swords made with nanban tetsu?

 

 

If you are referring to Yasutsugu and others who used nanban tetsu my answer is no, but i think this comparison is not pertinent.

[bmoore1322]

@ Rich.

 

Thank you, much appreciated.

 

 

Brian

[Hayabusa]

Brian

Keep collecting what you like.... That's what collecting is all about.... I have a nice kanezane with Kokuin and I really like it although I have " better" blades, it doesn't stop me liking this one.

[J Reid]

I'm a sucker for handachi/tachi koshirae and blades with deeeep sori. I also like gendaito solely for their "health factor". Oh we should do a thread on everyones' individual must haves' during a hunt for satisfaction down the road to collection.

 

Best,

Josh

[Hayabusa]

160882797282 have a look on eBay at this . Only had a quick look as I'm going out