grapppa Posted November 28, 2023 Report Posted November 28, 2023 I have been struggling with this one for a few days - so I thought I would ask for assistance. This signature is on a post-war PX sword I purchased recently. I will post more details on this fascinating sword in another discussion.... My best guess is toyo - suke - saku. However, I speculated that it might be toyo - wara - saku as that was where the swords were make in the aftermath of WWII post war Japan. Wara however did not fit from a kanji perspective Thank you again! Quote
Ray Singer Posted November 28, 2023 Report Posted November 28, 2023 Toyosuke saku. Appeared a few times here. https://www.google.c...1148&bih=804&dpr=2.5 Quote
John C Posted November 28, 2023 Report Posted November 28, 2023 @Jcstroud @Bruce Pennington Are you guys tracking these? John C. 1 Quote
Jcstroud Posted November 28, 2023 Report Posted November 28, 2023 Yes ,Bruce has a database for the Nlf aka souvenir swords,I would like to see the rest of it! On 11/28/2023 at 6:26 PM, John C said: Are you guys tracking these? Expand Two more to compare. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted November 28, 2023 Report Posted November 28, 2023 On 11/28/2023 at 6:26 PM, John C said: @Jcstroud @Bruce Pennington Are you guys tracking these? John C. Expand Yes, John, Thanks! Toyosuke - an undocumented smith, with some blades in WWII fittings, but mostly in souvenirs. So, he was maybe late to start in the smithing game (@Jcstroud correct me if I'm wrong on that.) This "79" is now one of the triplicates we have on the serial numbers. For Toyosuke, we have, now, 8 33 34 36 45 56 65 68 78 79 87 and 3 unknows Quote
grapppa Posted November 28, 2023 Author Report Posted November 28, 2023 one piece fuchi-seppa 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted November 28, 2023 Report Posted November 28, 2023 Excellent, thanks Paul! Quote
Jcstroud Posted November 29, 2023 Report Posted November 29, 2023 Could we see the blade ...please. ?here are the the 2 Toyosuke swords that I currently own. Quote
Bencld Posted December 1, 2023 Report Posted December 1, 2023 Hi all. How many of these do people think were made/sold after the war ? Quote
John C Posted December 1, 2023 Report Posted December 1, 2023 On 12/1/2023 at 2:13 AM, Bencld said: How many of these do people think were made/sold after the war ? Expand We don't know how many were sold, however we know the Army ordered about 8,800 and the order was eventually fulfilled. In addition, daggers were ordered but have yet to be positively identified. Check out Bruce Pennington's article on the Mysterious Naval Landing Sword in downloads. John C. 1 Quote
Jcstroud Posted December 2, 2023 Report Posted December 2, 2023 I think the number was 8747 to be exact. In accordance to U.S. Army declassified info. 1 Quote
grapppa Posted December 6, 2023 Author Report Posted December 6, 2023 Pics of the blade for #97 Toyosuke 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted December 7, 2023 Report Posted December 7, 2023 Dang, Paul, that's a good looking blade! Quote
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