World War 2 Sword?

[LDR]

A friend has been given the task of selling off a widows husbands small collection of a sword and tsuba. The tsuba will be posted in the other forum.

 

However can people give their opinions on this sword. The fittings look like world war 2, but the blade which is signed has a real hamon. Could this blade be earlier?

 

Perhaps it would be possible to get opinions on age, school, and a rough value at what to sell it for, i will then pass on this information to my friend.

 

Any help or opinions on this would be much appreciated.

 

Thanks

 

Lewis

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Grip:

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Marking 1:

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marking 2:

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section of blade. not the best pictures but thats all i've been give so far.

[Stephen]

Sadakatsu , date showa ju shichi or 1932

[LDR]

Thanks stephen thats great! is Sadakatsu the sword smith?

 

What would a fair price be for this do you think?

[Nobody]

Sadakatsu , date showa ju shichi or 1932

A minor correction;

Showa 17 = 1942

 

BTW, the smith may be this one on the site of Dr. Rich S.

http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/sadakats.jpg

[Stephen]

welcome Lewis

 

well we would need to see more of the blade, any stamps on the tang? how long it is from tip to notch, any nix in the cutting edge or opening? anymore pix of the blade?

[LDR]

thanks guys. i will find out more on the blade and try to get some more photos.

 

Lewis

[Stephen]

Thank you Koichi sama...dropped my ten

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I've managed to get some more pics of the blade. from what i;ve been told there arent any real nicks or openings. There is also a stamp.

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More:

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The stamp:

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Blade is 86cm

[Stephen]

http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/military.htm

 

the above link shows you about the stamped blade, non traditional made, id price it area of being fair to buyer and seller between 500-1000.

[LDR]

Thanks again stephen, looks like the stamp is Seki.

 

I presume the value give is in dollars?

[Stephen]

my bad yes in dollars, on ebay it could net up to around 1500 and up. what was the cutting edge, from tip to munemachi, or notch where the brass collar fits?

[LDR]

Sorry for the delay. I havent got the sword in hand, and am going through someone else.

 

they measured it from tip to tang.

[Guest Nanshoku-Samurai]

Blade is a Seki Showato but polish remains nice so 700 - 1200 on eBay.

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Thanks for all the help!

[Walter]

I have the Showato with Seki stamp signed Yoshikane Taniguchi with nice "hamon".

Of course it's not traditionally forged blade and hamon is just for the "show".

I wonder, how they made the 'artificial hamon" ... acid etched?

[John A Stuart]

Walter, Although your showato is not traditionally forged the hardening will have been either oil or water quenching. Kyu-gunto had a brushed hamon that was just a superficial cosmetic hamon. Some kyu-gunto had true nihonto though. John