Ww2 Japanese Sword Identification

[Blinddate207]

Hi new to forum and first post. Can anyone give me information on Signature on the Tang and any information on how to clean rust off the Tang. Thanks Gordon Flemming

[Blinddate207]

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[EdWolf]

Welcome,

 

First of all, don't clean the tang.

Before you go any further, read this first.

 

http://www.nbthk-ab.org/Etiquette.htm

 

 

Best regards, Ed

[Blinddate207]

Thanks Ed. With the active rust wondering how I contain it without cleaning it thanks Gordon

[vajo]

I would recommend to treat the sword first some days in petroleum. Looks like the sword lays a long time in salt air.

[Stephen]

Tap the layers of rust with a wood spoon till all flaky rust is gone...oil a old T-shirt wipe and change fold repeat until no rust shows on T. We can almost read it now, better answer when your done.

[Stephen]

Ed we clean active red rust. Your thinking of normal patia on nakago.

[EdWolf]

Stephen, I know but was afraid he would ruin the sword. My English writing is not good enough to explain how to proceed.

Best regards, Ed

[Blinddate207]

Thanks everyone for reply’s . I will try you suggestion Stephen in a couple of days and get back with some photos.

[SwordGuyJoe]

The mei reads (No)shu seki ju Kojima Katsumasa saku. It looks like you’re picture is missing the first kanji, but I’d bet it’s there.

 

Katsumasa (勝正), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – „Katsumasa“ (勝正), civilian name „Kojima Shichi´emon“ (小島七右衛門), born October 20th 1892, he studied under Kaneyoshi (兼吉), worked as a guntō smith and died September 22nd 1947

[Blinddate207]

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[SwordGuyJoe]

Yup. Kojima Katsumasa is your guy

[DanielGJ]

hello Gordon, here's an example of katsumasa signed , a greeting Daniel.