chgruener Posted October 23, 2022 Report Posted October 23, 2022 Hello all! Brand new here but looking forward to learning a lot and sharing the swords I have in my collection. Forgive my ignorance as I’m just starting to learn more about Japanese swords, I’m coming from Japanese rifles and other small arms. Regarding this piece, I’m wondering if anyone has a translation for this sword and I welcome any additional information you wish to share about it! please access the photos at this google drive link as I cannot post them here due to size. https://docs.google.com/document/d/13J44gXaMQuvjLz37dT6jDqT8RLw99AObRqZ-JDfveLU/edit Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted October 23, 2022 Report Posted October 23, 2022 Hi Chris and welcome to the forum, you will need to make the link shareable for anyone to help you out 1 Quote
chgruener Posted October 23, 2022 Author Report Posted October 23, 2022 Updated! Anyone can access it now. Quote
chgruener Posted October 23, 2022 Author Report Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 11:03 PM, PNSSHOGUN said: Hi Chris and welcome to the forum, you will need to make the link shareable for anyone to help you out Expand Updated! Quote
xiayang Posted October 23, 2022 Report Posted October 23, 2022 It's signed 濃州住兼正 = Nōshū-jū Kanemasa. 1 Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted October 23, 2022 Report Posted October 23, 2022 Thanks Chris, the smith is "Kanemasa" - the small stamp is called a Sho stamp and indicates a non-traditionally made blade or "Showato". 1 Quote
chgruener Posted October 23, 2022 Author Report Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 11:13 PM, xiayang said: It's signed 濃州住兼正 = Nōshū-jū Kanemasa. Expand On 10/23/2022 at 11:14 PM, PNSSHOGUN said: Thanks Chris, the smith is "Kanemasa" - the small stamp is called a Sho stamp and indicates a non-traditionally made blade or "Showato". Expand Thanks a lot guys! Are there any reference books you recommend for starters? Quote
xiayang Posted October 23, 2022 Report Posted October 23, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 11:16 PM, chgruener said: Thanks a lot guys! Are there any reference books you recommend for starters? Expand You may want to check out the list of reference books in the FAQ: http://www.nihontomessageboard.com/faq.html If you're after information about specific smiths, I recommend Markus Sesko's "Swordsmiths of Japan". 1 2 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted October 24, 2022 Report Posted October 24, 2022 @chgruener Christopher. I'm posting your photos for future reference. Welcome to NMB! Can you post a clear picture of what looks to be 2 stamps at the top of the nakago (tang)? You can read a ton of stuff for free at Ohmura's website - Military Swords of Imperial Japan (Gunto) Quote
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