The Best Of The Best - Gendai Tosho

[BIG]

Hi

searching Info find a Former SF discussion about the Best Wartime swordsmiths. Member k morita

gave his opinion about " the Best of the Best" and count 12 Smiths.

http://www.swordforum.com/forums/showthread.php?68626-Gendaito-survey

What's your opinions, and is someone Keen to give us the 12 Best of.. Shin-shinto era!?

Best Regards

[Brian]

Here is Morita san's list at that time. (2006)

Would be interested to hear if it is has changed as more info has come to light. Also Joe's picks?

 

Hi all,
At that time(around WWII era),these swordsmiths were The best of the best swordsmiths.

Horii Toshihide
Takahashi YoshiMune
Shibata Ka
Takahashi SadaTsugu
Gassan SadaKatsu
Miyaguchi (Ikkansai) ToshiHiro
Watanabe KaneNaga
Katsumura MasaKatsu
Koshimizu MoriToshi(1st gen)
KiNo MasaYuki
ChounSai KuniMitsu
Amada SadaYoshi (Amada AkiTsugu's father)

[Ray Singer]

There was also a 'Best of' list on the discussion thread below. 

 

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/13791-ebay-shibata-ka/?hl=%2Bakimoto+%2Bakitomo&do=findComment&comment=145445

 

Best,

Ray

[w.y.chan]

The wartime popularity list which tend to favour smith's seniority and connection. Representative of the smith's general ability to produce great work for me is more useful, that said I havent seen enough but those who has such as Chris B tend to be pretty reliable.

 

 

Wah