Hastur Posted July 4, 2018 Report Posted July 4, 2018 Sorry for the poor angle, I am getting a "masu" *** "saku" from my limited knowledge. Quote
John A Stuart Posted July 4, 2018 Report Posted July 4, 2018 Look in the translation section, http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/26033-please-help/?do=findComment&comment=263143, a similar mei, 正心 Shoshin. John Quote
george trotter Posted July 6, 2018 Report Posted July 6, 2018 Hi guys...we have had Shoshin and Ushoshin before. Please go to ARSENAL STAMPS page 6 posts #166 and 167. It answers most points about who the smiths are and where references can be found. Just to add to those posts, I have seen in hand an USHOSHIN gendai blade that is in WWII gunto mounts and it was a hirazukuri shape. Only WWII katana gendaito I have ever seen that is Hirazukuri. The Yanagawa brothers of Saitama had been making swords in their shop in Suginami, Tokyo (next to Shinjuku) since Meiji Taisho times, (mainly sabres etc which they "signed" with a stamp "Naotsugu"). Their "brand" name was "Shoshin". In WWII they must have also been making gendai which the signed with the usual "cut" mei...usually SHOSHIN or USHOSHIN. Hope this helps, 5 Quote
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