Hey Guys,can Somone Please Help Me With This Tang?

[The_ozzy_samurai]

I have this gunto with a signature that i cannot seem to find anywhere,i cant even identify 1 symbol i have spent a few hours on it without an success,thank you if there is someone that can help,it has high grade early war mounts which gives me some hope it maybe not the lowest rank smith but the re-mounted tang hole looks to be done the same WW2 era so maybe he isnt a good sword smith at all haha,any help is much appreaciated thanks

 

Regard's

 

Julian

[tesscoothome123]

Hi Julian, Your sword was made by Naosuke a WW2 smith. Regards, John

[The_ozzy_samurai]

Hello John,

 

Thanks heaps brother i appreaicate your help,you are a legend sorry but i been out drinking since 11am after today haha about 15 beers later im glad to have answwer, its a hard life being aussie haha!!! so can i ask why he has high grade mounts is he a reasonable smith?

[cisco-san]

Hi,

 

from Markus book:

NAOSUKE (直助), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Naosuke” (直助), real name Noguchi Ken´ichi (野口健一), born January 14th 1919, he worked as guntō smith