USkragnut Posted January 20, 2014 Report Posted January 20, 2014 No stamps, and the hamon is quite lively and not the boring type usually seen on the oil quenched blades, so I assume it is gendaito? Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 20, 2014 Report Posted January 20, 2014 USkragnut, to address you politely, please sign your posts at least with a first name. You found a nice blade as far as one can see. The signature is perhaps MINAMOTO YOSHISUKE, but I have no information about the smith, sorry. Quote
John A Stuart Posted January 20, 2014 Report Posted January 20, 2014 Toto ju Minamoto Yoshiharu saku. Showato. John Quote
mdiddy Posted January 20, 2014 Report Posted January 20, 2014 I think it is Toto ju Minamoto Yoshiharu Saku: http://japaneseswordindex.com/oshigata/yoshharu.jpg Quote
cabowen Posted January 20, 2014 Report Posted January 20, 2014 Toto ju Minamoto Yoshiharu made both traditional and non-traditional swords. Tokyo. Is the sword dated? Quote
USkragnut Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Posted January 20, 2014 No date. Any way to tell if it is not traditionally forged? Mounts are usual WWII brass tsuba and leather wrapped saya. Regards Sean Quote
cabowen Posted January 20, 2014 Report Posted January 20, 2014 Post a few more pictures of the blade.... Quote
USkragnut Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Posted January 21, 2014 Photography is not the best, and it does have some scratches from dirt in the saya or a careless owner. Sean Quote
cabowen Posted January 21, 2014 Report Posted January 21, 2014 Hard to say much from these photos, as you note, they are not the best.... Quote
USkragnut Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Posted January 22, 2014 I'm not the best shutterbug in the world, and the polish isnt that great. Shinogi Ji has a lot of scratches and my eyes arent what they used to be. Where do you look for signs of lamination? Or do you? Regards Sean Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 22, 2014 Report Posted January 22, 2014 .....Where do you look for signs of lamination?...... Sean, is there any form of HADA to be seen? That would be a good hint for a traditionally made blade! Take care of the surface of your blade, there seem to be many fingerprints which will turn into rust quite soon! Quote
cabowen Posted January 22, 2014 Report Posted January 22, 2014 One needs to look for hada and at the habuchi for signs of nie that would indicate water quenching. Quote
zentsuji2 Posted February 24, 2014 Report Posted February 24, 2014 Nicely cut mei,the hamon is busy for showato,but no way to know without polish. Possibly best to ask for a window polish to settle the issue, this way you will be sure,if not, it is a nice showato. Let us know how it goes. Best regards.Ian bellis P.S. Check underneath the habaki, it sometimes retains polish, and hada may be seen,if it isn't rusted of course. Quote
zentsuji2 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Posted March 2, 2014 Is that a mark above the top character in the mei.It is just below,the habaki.If so what is it. Regards. Ian b Quote
USkragnut Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Posted March 7, 2014 No, its just tarnish / oxidation. No stamps but their is a polishers mark under the hibachi. Parallel lines, not a signature. Regards, Sean Quote
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