Help Identify Sword

[kcroc16]

Can anyone identify this signature or tell me more about this WW2 Officer Sword? I greatly appreciate it!

[kcroc16]

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[SteveM]

Nōshū-ju Kawasaki Nagamitsu Saku

 

濃州住川崎長光作

 

Kawasaki Nagamitsu is the name of the smith. Nōshū is the name of the area in which he worked. 

[Stephen]

now ya got it twice, your covered

[kcroc16]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! That was fast!

 

 

Nōshū-ju Kawasaki Nagamitsu Saku

 

濃州住川崎長光作

 

Kawasaki Nagamitsu is the name of the smith. Nōshū is the name of the area in which he worked. 

[kcroc16]

Anyone have any information about this maker and the quality?

[mauser99]

nagamitsu is a more desired maker. I cant blow up the photos though ?

It looks like it might be slid into an NCO type scabbard ?

[Kai-Gunto]

nagamitsu is a more desired maker. I cant blow up the photos though ?

It looks like it might be slid into an NCO type scabbard ?

Where do You see the NCO saya?

[Stephen]

Not this Nagamitsu...http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/naga.htm

[Baka Gaijin]

濃州

Nōshū

The old Mino Province (Which I think is now part of Gifu Prefecture)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mino_Province

 

This may help:

 

http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/minogend.htm