Can Someone Please Help Me Identify This?

[dominator315]

can anyone help me figure this out? thank you

 

[Shamsy]

You need to post it blade up, so people can read it...

[Bruce Pennington]

Can't help with the smith, but the date is 1945. Month is really messy, but I think it's "5", so, May.

[dominator315]

Can't help with the smith, but the date is 1945. Month is really messy, but I think it's "5", so, May.

dang it, i was hoping it was older.. 

[vajo]

Kai gunto yama... looks like nearly complete. Blade in good condition, maybe one of the anti rust blades. Good one!

 

Needs some care in wrapping the tsuka with habaki.

[dominator315]

Kai gunto yama... looks like nearly complete. Blade in good condition, maybe one of the anti rust blades. Good one!

 

Needs some care in wrapping the tsuka with habaki.

Any idea what its worth? thank you!

[vajo]

Anything a collector is will to pay for.

To appreciate the sword you must invest somthing in the sword. In this condition i would not spent to much.

[vajo]

I think it is one of the Tehnshozan Workshop in Seki. The blade looks typical in that Kamakura Style. I like the shape very much. It looks very good but the koshirae needs a good restore to be a fine sword.

[PNSSHOGUN]

Wrong Mei for Tenshozan I think and also lacks the proper stamp. Having the Tsuka rewrapped by a professional service like Fred Lohmann will make it more desirable.

[SteveM]

天照山鍛錬上鍛之

Tenshōzan tanrenjo kore wo kitau

 

昭和十八年五月日

Shōwa 18 (1943), May

 

I echo what Bruce says about the "May" inscription. It seems very messy - almost to the point where I start to doubt its a 5. But I think Bruce is correct. 

 

Ohmura's site is very helpful for this

http://ohmura-study.net/731.html

http://ohmura-study.net/212.html

Also, several entries here on NMB if you search for them. 

[dominator315]

 

天照山鍛錬上鍛之

Tenshōzan tanrenjo kore wo kitau

 

昭和十八年五月日

Shōwa 18 (1943), May

 

I echo what Bruce says about the "May" inscription. It seems very messy - almost to the point where I start to doubt its a 5. But I think Bruce is correct. 

 

Ohmura's site is very helpful for this

http://ohmura-study.net/731.html

http://ohmura-study.net/212.html

Also, several entries here on NMB if you search for them. 

 

 

天照山鍛錬上鍛之

Tenshōzan tanrenjo kore wo kitau

 

昭和十八年五月日

Shōwa 18 (1943), May

 

I echo what Bruce says about the "May" inscription. It seems very messy - almost to the point where I start to doubt its a 5. But I think Bruce is correct. 

 

Ohmura's site is very helpful for this

http://ohmura-study.net/731.html

http://ohmura-study.net/212.html

Also, several entries here on NMB if you search for them. 

 

wow that sight was amazing thank you

[Stephen]

Dom if

Steve's post was a few back no need to copy all text then repeat. Its a waste of space.

 

Please sign your name per board rules.

[Bazza]

Stainless steel blade...

 

BaZZa.

[Bruce Pennington]

天照山鍛錬上鍛之

Tenshōzan tanrenjo kore wo kitau

 

昭和十八年五月日

Shōwa 18 (1943), May

 

HA! I guess my head was somewhere else when I was looking at this!

 

And the anchor is lightly stamped not showing all the detail, but it is Tenshozan.

[vajo]

Stainless steel blade...

 

BaZZa.

 

This is not a stainless steel blade. The anti-rust blades from this period used a unknown formular. You can't hardned a sword from stainless steel. We should honour the work and knowledge of that smiths

[PNSSHOGUN]

Oh dear, I should look at the pictures before posting, wrong Mei for Tenshozan indeed!

[vajo]

John for me it is Tenzoshan with a personal Mei. Kanji 6 and 7

[PNSSHOGUN]

It was reference to myself, it's 100% Tenshozan.

[Jean]

Done forJon

[dominator315]

thank you everyone for the replies

 

Jon