Ignis Posted February 10, 2015 Report Posted February 10, 2015 Recently came across a ww2 blade wich to me was said it was made by Kanenori. The blade is in horrible condition (think someone tried to sharpen it themselves or god knows what, its full of deep scratches). However i took some pictures of the signatures but I cant make any sense out of it. There is no stamp on the blade, and all the little spacers inbetween are numbered with the same number. Ive included some pictures hopefully you guys can help me out with figuring out the signature. Quote
cabowen Posted February 10, 2015 Report Posted February 10, 2015 Dated March, Showa 18. Mei reads Isshin 一心 Quote
cisco-san Posted February 10, 2015 Report Posted February 10, 2015 from Markus´s book: Isshin (一心), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – „Isshin“ (一心), civilian name „Tanigawa Yoshiharu“ (谷川慶治), he died on November 1st 1945 and worked before as guntō smith Quote
Ignis Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Posted February 10, 2015 Hey, thanks alot for the quick response. Realized it wasnt the smith the guy claimed it was after a quick compare was just curious about the mei cause i couldnt make sensr off it. Im wondering, does the lack of stamp indicate it was traditonaly made? Or does it just indicate it wasn't made by an army smith? Quote
cabowen Posted February 10, 2015 Report Posted February 10, 2015 lack of stamp means it didn't go through the military's hands and was purchased privately, most likely through one of many shops that sold them. It may or may not be traditionally made. Quote
Ignis Posted February 10, 2015 Author Report Posted February 10, 2015 Okay, that was sort of what i expected. Thanks again. Quote
celt72 Posted February 12, 2015 Report Posted February 12, 2015 Hi Kenneth. I have a blade by Isshin that is also dated March of Showa 18. It has a suguha hamon and two Nagoya arsenal stamps on it, one above the mei and the other on the mune. Cheers! -Martin Quote
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