drjoe Posted August 22, 2009 Report Posted August 22, 2009 can someone tell me what the mei on this sword says? http://www.nihontoantiques.com/fss260.htm also, i've noticed several showa-to with the painted on kanji -- looks like the date -- can you tell me why/when this was done? Quote
Stephen Posted August 22, 2009 Report Posted August 22, 2009 I think its Noshu Sukenobu http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/sukenobu.jpg btw for a blade in polish with mounts that's not a bad price might even talk it down some. edit to add , I think id call it Gendaito not showa to but that's splitting hairs Quote
Rich S Posted August 22, 2009 Report Posted August 22, 2009 The Kanji numbers painted on the nakago of Showa period blades are just assembly numbers so the koshirae fitters can keep straight what goes with what blade. Rich S Quote
Stephen Posted August 22, 2009 Report Posted August 22, 2009 Thanks Rich i overlooked that part of his question. Quote
drjoe Posted August 22, 2009 Author Report Posted August 22, 2009 does seem to match this one from rich's site, though there is an extra last character, and no sign of a star stamp: http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/sukenobu.jpg is this likely to be machine folded steel, or actual tamahagane? Quote
loiner1965 Posted August 22, 2009 Report Posted August 22, 2009 does seem to match this one from rich's site, though there is an extra last character, and no sign of a star stamp: http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/sukenobu.jpg is this likely to be machine folded steel, or actual tamahagane? missing kanji is saku which just means made this.....star is a good sign as it usually means traditionally made Quote
drjoe Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Posted August 25, 2009 there does seem to be a clear hada, so to my amateur eye this is folded and water quenched. i'm not quite clear on the signature though... here are two others by what looks like the same smith, but a slightly different way of signing. http://www.samuraisword.com/nihonto_c/g ... /index.htm http://www.nihontoantiques.com/fss162.htm did smiths regularly use variations in their signature (e.g. omitting "Ju" or the date) on blades? Quote
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