Translation help on WWII Blade

[GetFuzzy2]

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

[Conway S]

The smith is Kanekado 兼門. Dated June 1943. The stamp looks like the Nagoya “Na” 名. 
 

Conway

[GetFuzzy2]

Thanks do Much Conway S

[Conway S]

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 

[Bruce Pennington]

10 hours ago, Conway S said:

tick marks

Interested, too.  /// III could be 18.

 

Vern, love that screen-name!  One of my favorite comics

[GetFuzzy2]

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

[Conway S]

Vern, 

 

The III III tick marks on the nakago are Roman Numerals. Is the German soldier painted or a print? Looks cool. 
 

Conway

[GetFuzzy2]

Conway thanks, keen eye, it’s painted. An Army buddy got that for me a few years ago. 
 

God Bless

[mecox]

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. 

[GetFuzzy2]

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

[Bruce Pennington]

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!