Help needed with signature and date please. Shin gunto

[Johnbull]

Maybe Tadayuki, Think date is 1943.  Is it legit?  

Any help appreciated  thanks.

[ROKUJURO]

Yes, looks like TADAYUKI,  February 1942. It is a military blade, and I think I can see an arsenal stamp (SEKI?). If so, it is probably a SHOWATO.

[george trotter]

Yes, Feb 1942 and Seki stamp.

VERY nice writing....we don't usually see such high quality on showato

Regards,

 

To add: (sorry Brian) but ROKUJURO, I see you are located "in a deep valley"...can't help thinking of the word "crevice"

...to quote General Melchet in Blackadder "Now Blackadder, security is not a dirty word, but crevice, well, that is an absolutely filthy word".

(Sorry, English humour)....can't help it.

 

[ROKUJURO]

George,

I think I can understand the latent humour behind your remark. But I assure you this term is used in an absolutely innocent and purely topographical way! Oni soit qui mal y pense!

Who ist General Melchet in Blackadder? Should I know him? I have no TV, if that's a TV story.

[george trotter]

On 12/6/2021 at 8:04 PM, ROKUJURO said:

George,

I think I can understand the latent humour behind your remark. But I assure you this term is used in an absolutely innocent and purely topographical way! Oni soit qui mal y pense!

Who ist General Melchet in Blackadder? Should I know him? I have no TV, if that's a TV story.

Heh, Heh, yes, simply humour...I actually like valleys...not so keen on crevices though.

Can't believe you have no TV ...so no Blackadder...sad!

But no...definitely no mal y pense here.

 

Blackadder was a series on BBC. It started in medieval times, then Tudor, then Georgian and finally WWI. Very funny English humour...the last episode was very sad however...all killed in the last charge "over the top" in WWI.

You should look it up On-line?

Keep up the good work.

regards,

[Bryce]

Don't want to hijack this thread, but Blackadder is the funniest TV show ever!

Cheers,

Bryce

[Bruce Pennington]

22 hours ago, george trotter said:

VERY nice writing....we don't usually see such high quality on showato

Which adds to the well-balanced argument that the large Seki stamp is not a certain sign of a non-traditionally made blade.  The large Seki, in my observation is, at minimum, a sign of really well made showato.

 

This is only the 2nd Tadayoshi blade in found in my survey.  Thanks John for the photos!

[robinalexander]

thats Tadayuki Bruce 

[Bruce Pennington]

8 hours ago, robinalexander said:

thats Tadayuki

Thanks Rob!  Looks like I got it right in my survey chart, but misspoke in my reply - 2 Tadayuki
 

1942  Large	Toshimasa	B.Hennick, NMB
1942 Large	Yasutsuna	e-sword.jp
1942  Large	Yoshishige	F & G
1942 Large	Yoshimichi	Robinalexander, NMB
1942 Large	Yoshimitsu	Shinano, NMB
1942 Large	Yoshisada	Phil Reid, NMB
1942, Jan Large	Kanetsuna	Moley, NMB
1942, Jan	Unknown	From Fuller Survey
1942, Feb	Unknown	From Fuller Survey
1942, Feb  Large	Kaneaki	Sasa1971, Guns.ru 2anaT98
1942, Feb  Large	Tadayuki	Johnbull, NMB
1942, Mar  Large	Kanemichi
1942, Apr	Unknown	From Fuller Survey
1942, Jun	Unknown	From Fuller Survey
1942, Jul	Kanenao	Wmoore77 NMB
1943 x 5	Unknown	From Cox Survey
1943 small	Yoshichika	Corry,NMB, jiri stamp T98
1943 Large	Hiromitsu	Apstla, Guns.ru, Gunzoku
1943  Large	Tadayuki	Cbecket NMB
1943  Large	Yoshishige	Pennington, NMB, kaigunto
1943, Apr	Unknown	From Fuller Survey
1944, Mar	Yoshichika  also has “Na”	Angus,NMB, RS
1944, Apr	Yoshimune	Sechan, NMB
1944, May	Kunitoshi (Star)	Cillo, pg 93
1944, May	Kunitoshi (Star) cursive mei	Cillo, pg 93
1944, Jun Small	Kanetoshi (Star)	Cox
1944, Aug  Small	Kanehide (Star) only on mune	Nihontocraft.com
1944, Sep	Unknown	From Fuller Survey