Inna Posted June 16, 2021 Report Posted June 16, 2021 Hi guys, I`m interested in opinions of community on this sword, any help would be greatly appreciated .. many thanks Quote
uwe Posted June 16, 2021 Report Posted June 16, 2021 Could be “井上祐継” (Inoue Suketsugu), with Seki stamp. I’ll leave the rest for the more knowledgeable.... 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted June 17, 2021 Report Posted June 17, 2021 IJA Type 98 fittings. The large Seki stamp is seen on DATED blades between 1940-1944 with the massive majority of them appearing in 1942. HOWEVER, a great many of these blades are not dated. One source states that the large Seki was used in parallel with the Showa stamp, which could mean the non-dated blades could have been made from 1935-1944 or, what I believe, made before the Army took control of sword production in 1942, so between 1935-1942. The presence of the stamp means the blade was "showato" or non-traditionally made, but I've observed that these are found on good-to-high quality showato. 2 Quote
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