traditional sword making video maybe from the 1950's

[ROKUJURO]

 

[Okan]

I thought I watched them all..guess not. Thank you Jean.

[Okan]

A horimono documentary popped up on my list after watching your finding:

 

 

 

[John C]

@Bruce Pennington

Bruce: Did you notice during the sword making video (at about 16 minutes) they were talking about the Yamato-den (school) and showing three dots in the shape of a triangle? They were on a variety of tools. Hmmmmm..

 

John C.

[Nobody]

On 5/6/2024 at 5:37 AM, ROKUJURO said:

 

 

I found that the movie was made in 1981.

せたがやeカレッジ講座｜「文化財記録映画「野鍛冶一代」」 (setagaya-ecollege.com)

 

Ref. 220_文化財「野鍛冶一代」.pdf (setagaya-ecollege.com)

 

[Bruce Pennington]

20 hours ago, John C said:

@Bruce Pennington

Bruce: Did you notice during the sword making video (at about 16 minutes) they were talking about the Yamato-den (school) and showing three dots in the shape of a triangle? They were on a variety of tools. Hmmmmm..

 

John C.

Yes, at 16:22 they even showed a close-up shot.  Were they describing the dots?

[SteveM]

Yes, the narrator says the three dots are part of the signature of the smith who made the farm tools. Mitsu-boshi Ichimonji. 

[Bruce Pennington]

Ok, thanks Steve!

 

So, on first glance, then, I don't think that's the same as what we are seeing on the WWII blades (and even before).  You can see this one is tied to other kana:

 

And yet, there are a couple of smiths that did use distinct marks.

[ROKUJURO]

6 hours ago, Nobody said:

I found that the movie was made in 1981.....

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