fit4life Posted December 30, 2022 Report Posted December 30, 2022 Hello and thanks again for those who responded earlier. I never did get a definitive answer of what this stamp is. There is no "sho" mark that I can see but there is an inspection mark and signature which I understood to be of "Seki ju Kanemura Kanetatsu Saku" . The more I look at it there are some characters missing and others not present on signatures I have found so this is perplexing. Any insights would be appreciated. TY, James Quote
mecox Posted December 30, 2022 Report Posted December 30, 2022 James, mei is: Seki Ju Kanematsu Kazunori Saku. KAZUNORI (一則), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Kazunori” (一則), real name Kanematsu Kazuichi (兼松一市), born June 10th 1894, he worked as guntō smith and died December 9 th 1944, posthumous Buddhist name Zendō Myōtoku (善導妙徳) Stamp I dont know: check with Bruce Pennington paper in Downloads 1 1 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted December 30, 2022 Report Posted December 30, 2022 https://www.giheiya.com/shouhin_list/japanese_sword/iaiyoushinken/01-1469.html Also see 1 1 Quote
John C Posted December 30, 2022 Report Posted December 30, 2022 James: The stamp looks like a cho symbol used by, among others, Kobe Steel works. Could also be the mark of a private sword shop. @Bruce Pennington Bruce would have much more information on this topic. John C. Quote
DTM72 Posted December 30, 2022 Report Posted December 30, 2022 I looked through 10 pages of the following thread, and didn't find a match. There are additional pages to look through to try for a match. With the large seki stamp at the top of yours, I would guess that your mystery stamp is Kazunori's personal stamp. 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted December 30, 2022 Report Posted December 30, 2022 On 12/30/2022 at 7:07 AM, John C said: James: The stamp looks like a cho symbol used by, among others, Kobe Steel works. Could also be the mark of a private sword shop. @Bruce Pennington Bruce would have much more information on this topic. John C. Expand I know we discussed this one, John, but cannot find where we held that discussion. I vaguely remember it being proposed as a Kobe related stamp, but don't recall getting a consensus from @Kiipu or @BANGBANGSAN on that. The style and location on the nakago strike me as a forge or company logo. Religious symbols are found down there, too. Personal kao are usually located closer to the end of the mei. At best, I would speak of it as "possibly a company logo, like Kobe steel works, but unconfirmed." Piers, @Bugyotsuji, thanks for the link! That's the first Showa stamped Kazunori I've seen. Quote
fit4life Posted December 30, 2022 Author Report Posted December 30, 2022 I can't seem to respond to each post individually so I will say it here...Thanks very much for your amazing insights mecox, Bugyotsuji, John C, DTM72, and of course Bruce Pennington. BTW I did put the question in another thread, will send any updates to this thread. Thank you again!! James Quote
Kiipu Posted December 30, 2022 Report Posted December 30, 2022 On 12/30/2022 at 3:25 PM, Bruce Pennington said: I know we discussed this one, John, but cannot find where we held that discussion. Expand Like you, I remembered it, but apparently did not download an image of it. It took awhile, but below is the link. Help identify writing and info on sword 1 1 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted December 31, 2022 Report Posted December 31, 2022 忠 I was playing with yesterday, also the possibility of some kind of a Chūbu 中部 stamp. There are two representations of pine needles in ‘Dai’ 大 form, possibly a Mon or Kamon 紋 relation. Then I turned the lights out. 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 3, 2023 Report Posted January 3, 2023 This thread should be in the Militaria section. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 3, 2023 Report Posted January 3, 2023 Yes, I agree. I was hoping someone in other fields might recognize it, but it seems no one does. So I could use it over on the military side. Quote
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