Bruce Pennington Posted September 1, 2023 Report Share Posted September 1, 2023 It is interesting, @Bruno, after seeing the examples, that they seem to be quite early in the war - mid '30s - 1940/41. Not seeing examples after that, when the Army took control of sword production. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiipu Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 盡忠 = Jinchū = Faithfulness Japanese World War 2 sword with combat cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 14 hours ago, Kiipu said: 盡忠 = Jinchū = Faithfulness I wonder why the late war army swords so often have the black same? Posting photos: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiipu Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 Not exactly a military sword, but I think everyone will like looking at it nevertheless. 甲子大黒天 Kinoene Daikokuten (translation courtesy of Edokko). Engraving on Samurai blade? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 Posting some photos. It's on a Yoshimichi blade. Poor George will be disappointed his blade isn't the one and only! We have 3 now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiipu Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 A Kanenobu made blade that is engraved on both sides of the blade. 濃州関住兼信作 Nōshū Seki-jū Kanenobu saku. Translation Help With Kanji On Both Sides Of The Blade Itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecox Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 @Kiipu and @Bruce Pennington the gunto by Yoshimichi with interesting horimono and "甲子大黒天 Kinoene Daikokuten" could be one of three generations (maybe 3rd gen?). Sesko shows: YOSHIMICHI (吉道), 1st gen., Kanbun (寛文, 1661-1673), Settsu – “Yamato no Kami Yoshimichi” (大和守吉道), real name Mishina Uzaemon (三品宇左衛門), second son of the 1st gen. Ōsaka-Tanba, signatures from the first year of Jōō (承応, 1652) to the third year of Enpō (延宝, 1675), mostly a wide mihaba and a thick kasane, the jigane is a dense ko-mokume with ji-nie, the hamon is a chōji in nioi-deki with a sugu-yakidashi and ko-nie. YOSHIMICHI (吉道), 2nd gen., Enpō (延宝, 1673-1681), Settsu – “Settsu – “Yamato no Kami Yoshimichi” (大和守吉道), real name Mishina Shirōbei (三品四郎兵衛), he changed his first name to Den´emon (伝右衛門) and also worked in Himeji in Harima province, so also called Himeji-Yamato (姫路大和). During the Kanbun era (寛文, 1661-1673) he was invited by Tokugawa Mitsukuni (徳川光圀, 1628-1701) – the daimyō of the Mito fief (水戸藩) – to forge in Mito´s Shichiken-machi (七軒町). (There is also the tradition that it was the 1st gen. Yamato no Kami Yoshimichi who went to Mito). He worked in the style of the 1st gen. but his hamon is slanted. YOSHIMICHI (吉道), 3rd gen., Genroku (元禄, 1688-1704), Settsu – “Settsu – “Yamato no Kami Yoshimichi” (大和守吉道), real name Mishina U´emon (三品宇右衛門), he signed in early years with Yukimichi (幸道). There are plenty of images (and shrines) of Daikokuton 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANGBANGSAN Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 My Profile photo is 大威德明王/Yamantaka, he and 大黑天/Mahakala look very similar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bruce Pennington Posted June 17 Report Share Posted June 17 6 hours ago, Skizzo84 said: Albert, who was the smith on this one? How about a photo of the whole rig, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael 67 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 here is my Shigemasa Sword, with what I think are two very nice Horimono 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 2 hours ago, Michael 67 said: my Shigemasa Well, Michael, looks like you've been holding out on me! I don't have that Shigemasa kakihan (kao) on file! In fact this is the first time I've seen a Shigemasa kakihan. Thanks, though, now I do! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volker62 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volker62 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 congrat's Michael simply beautiful thank you for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volker62 Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 Hisakatsu Tanto in two wooden boxes with Horimono " Holy" sword with name Hisakatsu was a leading smith in the produktion of the koa ishin Mantetsu 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volker62 Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 according to the writing on the Tanto's boxes: Amakumi shinken "divine sword Amakuni" "presented after rekindling the ritual holy fire" "written by takenaka miyuki from the race of God's" "the blade is called Amakuni" "swordsmith Takeshima Hisakatsu in a ritually cleaned place at the foot of the mount Iwaki" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 20 hours ago, Volker62 said: Hisakatsu Tanto in two wooden boxes with Horimono That is an incredible item, Volker! Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volker62 Posted July 12 Report Share Posted July 12 thank you quite interesting little blade,all original made by a famous smith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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