dirk marshall Posted April 7, 2013 Report Posted April 7, 2013 hello, i purchased this sword from a veterns son today. Could anyone tell me what is written on the tang? thanks Dirk Quote
Bruno Posted April 7, 2013 Report Posted April 7, 2013 I read NOSHU sEKI jU KANETOKI KORE SAKU, but I am always wrong! :lol: Probably a Seki kaji tosho. Any stamp or photos of the blade? Quote
dirk marshall Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Posted April 8, 2013 there is no stamps as here is a picture of blade Quote
dirk marshall Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Posted April 8, 2013 Thank You Mr. Hermann, i found another sword on the internet and the signiture appears to match, I thank you for your response. dirk Quote
Bruno Posted April 8, 2013 Report Posted April 8, 2013 You are welcome Dirk. Is there a date on the other nakago side? It may be oil quenched rather than water quenched, but looks like a well made showa-to. Quote
Kai-Gunto Posted April 8, 2013 Report Posted April 8, 2013 He is the same as Tokijiro Kanemichi , Yours have his early signatur. Quote
dirk marshall Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Posted April 8, 2013 tang is not dated. it came in high quality shin gunto army mounts with sukashi army tsuba. For some reason it has a mint NCO sword tassle attached to the ashi. dirk Quote
Kai-Gunto Posted April 8, 2013 Report Posted April 8, 2013 dirk marshall said: tang is not dated. it came in high quality shin gunto army mounts with sukashi army tsuba. For some reason it has a mint NCO sword tassle attached to the ashi. dirk Photo? Quote
dirk marshall Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Posted April 8, 2013 Pictures of sword recovered in battle in new guinea Quote
Kai-Gunto Posted April 8, 2013 Report Posted April 8, 2013 Seems to missing seppas? How many are there? Quote
J Reid Posted April 8, 2013 Report Posted April 8, 2013 Is it just me, or maybe the lighting, but doesnt it look like the blade may have hagire in the first blade picture? Looking pretty much dead center of the blade. Quote
dirk marshall Posted April 8, 2013 Author Report Posted April 8, 2013 There are 4 seppa. the first have the pins that protrude into the tsuba the second a standard seppa. The tsuka is numbered as all the seppa are. The blade is tight and there is no room for an additional seppa. There is no hagire or flaw in the blade. Quote
Kai-Gunto Posted April 9, 2013 Report Posted April 9, 2013 Photo 1 , looks like space between habaki and seppa? It looks wrong , IMO. Quote
dirk marshall Posted July 8, 2016 Author Report Posted July 8, 2016 This is Kanetoki in new polish Quote
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