Trying To Learn All I Can About This World War 2 Sword

[earl]

This sword came from my grandfather who was in WW 2 and I would like to learn about it. He left it to my dad who is now in bad health and so he passed it to me now. I would like to find out what the insciptions say, as well as all I can find out about it, so I can tell my dad the rest of the story.

 

Earl W.

[SteveM]

The sword is a good example of a sword made by a swordsmith called Kojima Katsumasa. The inscription says

濃州関住小島勝正作

Nōshū Seki Jū Kojima Katsumasa saku

 

It means, "Made by Katsumasa Kojima of Seki, in Nōshū province".

 

He is a relatively well-known swordsmith of the war era, and if you search his name on this site and others you will find many hits. 

[Bruce Pennington]

It's a Type 97 Navy Officer gunto (sword). The Seki stamp indicates it was made by other than "traditional" means. There were at least 9 different ways of making swords at the time, and anything other than the traditional method received an inspector stamp.

[PNSSHOGUN]

Higher quality mounts with looks like leather wrapped Saya and the alternating copper ray Dai Seppa.

[earl]

The sword is a good example of a sword made by a swordsmith called Kojima Katsumasa. The inscription says

濃州関住小島勝正作

Nōshū Seki Jū Kojima Katsumasa saku

 

It means, "Made by Katsumasa Kojima of Seki, in Nōshū province".

 

He is a relatively well-known swordsmith of the war era, and if you search his name on this site and others you will find many hits. 

Thank You for the help. Earl

[earl]

Higher quality mounts with looks like leather wrapped Saya and the alternating copper ray Dai Seppa.

Thank You for the help. Earl

 

The sword is a good example of a sword made by a swordsmith called Kojima Katsumasa. The inscription says

濃州関住小島勝正作

Nōshū Seki Jū Kojima Katsumasa saku

 

It means, "Made by Katsumasa Kojima of Seki, in Nōshū province".

 

He is a relatively well-known swordsmith of the war era, and if you search his name on this site and others you will find many hits. 

Thank You for the help. Earl