TANTO

[Caracal]

TANTO

does anyone know why they made signs at nagago / on mune see picture.

[Ken-Hawaii]

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I've seen Kanji in that same nakago location, but it wasn't a mei (signature). I don't recall just why they wrote anything there.

[Stephen]

Ask Bruce P in military section.

[Bruce Pennington]

Do you know the age of this blade? Was it in WWII fittings?

[Caracal]

Thanks for your answer. I am new to the site and i need help. Here is a photo of blade and mounting. It is a mumei blade

 

* Provenance

Taken to Sweden by doctor Karl Rudberg participants of the world tour with Vanadis 1883 - 1885. HMS Vanadis was Sweden's first and only steam frigate.

 

shinshinto/meiji ?

nagasa 9 inches

ubu nakago

1 mekugiana

jihada itame masame

hamon suguha / komidare

 

 

//Robert

[Bruce Pennington]

We have discussed mune markings before, but in the context of WWII blades. This one is a puzzle. I don’t know of a reference book on the subject either. The first kanji looks like a “Ko”, which on a WWII blade would be a Kokura arsenal inspector mark. I can’t tell if the other marks are intended to be 4 horizontal lines or another faded kanji.

[Caracal]

I have read that a Togishi sometimes wrote a signature on nakago / mune. My question is that correct? I am interested if others have read it somewhere.

 

 

Thank you for helping me in my thoughts.

 

Robert M. Unger

 

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[wakiboy]

Hi Robert

I have come across marks on the Mune of the tang on old pre-war blades and was led to believe they were polisher marks.

if you had several polishers working together (school) etc you can keep track of who polished what? 
Only what I have been informed in the past.

Ian

[Caracal]

Thank you all for the help

 

Robert

[Ken-Hawaii]

Please post photos of the completely bare blade, as that will indicate when it was made. Looks interesting & nicely made.