WW2 katana by yoshikane tuskuru Kore

[Ed Harbulak]

Steve, I checked my copy of John Slough's book that you have been quoting and I can't find any reference to 400 sword smiths at the 1941 exhibition.. It says "A total of 250 swordsmiths participated in this exhibition." There is also no mention of the number of people attending the exhibition,  there were only 250 smiths who participated, meaning they entered blades for the competition.  I think you are confusing the 1942 list of sword smiths that Kurihara Hikosaburo put together that does mention 400 smiths, but those are two different lists. Please read carefully. Kurihara's list in 1942 just lists the number of swordsmiths working that he knew about at the time, it has nothing to do with the number of smiths who entered the 1941 exhibition. It DOES NOT mean that 400 people entered the 1941 event.

[Swords]

Got it 

I was told my sword was made 1941 or earlier now it sounds it would be hard to know since many others were also made

just a little disappointed 

thanks for helping to clear this up about the 1941 exhibition 

 

steve