GetFuzzy2 Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 Greetings, picked this WWII Sword up at the Forks of Delaware Gun Show from a good friend of mine for a very honest price. The handle is rewrapped and other than that complete and in very good shape. The blade is arsenal made and has a little arsenal stamp but just a nice weight and balance that I truly appreciate. Can anyone please help me with the smith and year and month? Thank you very much for comments and insight. God Bless 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conway S Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 The smith is Kanekado 兼門. Dated June 1943. The stamp looks like the Nagoya “Na” 名. Conway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetFuzzy2 Posted July 18 Author Report Share Posted July 18 Thanks do Much Conway S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conway S Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 Do the seppa and tsuba have any markings on them? The nakago has tick marks near the mune. Just curious if those correlate to any markings on the fittings. Conway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted July 18 Report Share Posted July 18 10 hours ago, Conway S said: tick marks Interested, too. /// III could be 18. Vern, love that screen-name! One of my favorite comics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetFuzzy2 Posted July 19 Author Report Share Posted July 19 Bruce you have great taste 😀. Conway sorry about the delay had to finish up brush hogging and farm chores. Here’s some pictures of the fittings, they are all numbered 33, the handle is original but re wrapped. If you need more pictures please ask. Thanks again for your insight. God Bless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conway S Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 Vern, The III III tick marks on the nakago are Roman Numerals. Is the German soldier painted or a print? Looks cool. Conway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetFuzzy2 Posted July 19 Author Report Share Posted July 19 Conway thanks, keen eye, it’s painted. An Army buddy got that for me a few years ago. God Bless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecox Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 Vern, summary of Kanekado 兼門 (from Sesko): KANEKADO (兼門), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Kanekado” (兼門), real name Yoshida Tokuichi (吉田徳一), born March 29th 1906, he worked as a guntō smith and died September 6th 1969, student of Kurihara Kaneaki (栗原兼明), ryōkō no jōi (Akihide), Fifth Seat at the 6th Shinsaku Nihontō Denrankai (新作日本刀展覧会, 1941). Interesting to have Nagoya "Na" 名 stamp which indicated sword processed through Nagoya Arsenal. Also unusual the stamp in on date side of nakago. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GetFuzzy2 Posted July 19 Author Report Share Posted July 19 Mecox thanks so much for the intel drop, I’m going to write all this information down and place it on a tag to accompany this sword. Thanks again to everyone for their research help and giving context and life to this sword. God Bless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted July 19 Report Share Posted July 19 11 hours ago, Conway S said: Vern, The III III tick marks on the nakago are Roman Numerals. Is the German soldier painted or a print? Looks cool. Conway It's interesting that they used the slant /// for 30. On most gunto, that was 3 "5s". A half X or "<" was usually used for 10. Just another reminder to never say "always" with gunto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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