Kaneyoshi mei

[Polaria]

This blade was found inside a frankenstein gunto with what is likely genuine handle and fake saya. I was told the mei reads "Kaneyoshi", but the sword nakago is unusually (should I say unnecessaryly?) short and has three mekugi-ana of which only the one nearest to blade is in use right now. Any idea what this blade might be?

[Polaria]

Here are full photos of the nakago on both side in case it is of use.

[Rivkin]

It has a modern (showa) feel to the nakago.

Often mei close to the mune at the time would be a bit longer with more detail, but nijimei is not unheard of. So its probably WW2 period blade.

[Polaria]

A bit better pictures of the nakago and mei.

[Stephen]

I disagree I've had a Kaneyoshi from ww2 with a mei above the Ana.

I put it older Shinshinto era

The shot I sent to JSI

 

https://www.Japanese...shigata/kaneyosh.jpg

[chi fan wong]

it almost looks as if the nakago was much more rusted with raised clumps of rust but was filed off and repatinated.  the file marks seem a bit irregular and not typical of the known types of yasurime?  stephen's example has a clear takanoha common on mino den swords.  the quick strokes of the mei does seem ww2 era unlike the more deliberate ones in stephen's example.  perhaps some pictures of the blade would help?

[Polaria]

14 hours ago, chi fan wong said:

it almost looks as if the nakago was much more rusted with raised clumps of rust but was filed off and repatinated.  the file marks seem a bit irregular and not typical of the known types of yasurime?  stephen's example has a clear takanoha common on mino den swords.  the quick strokes of the mei does seem ww2 era unlike the more deliberate ones in stephen's example.  perhaps some pictures of the blade would help?

 

I am afraid the blade is a bit of a horrorshow. Possibly a victim of an ill-advised "restoration" or some such thing. I tried to take some pictures of it under what passes for daylight at this time in Finland.

[Polaria]

...and a few more.

[chi fan wong]

that habaki and the location of the shinogi now points to earlier chinese fakes.  

[Polaria]

On 12/9/2024 at 8:10 AM, chi fan wong said:

that habaki and the location of the shinogi now points to earlier chinese fakes.  

The blade looks like it has been resharpened with a new bevel which would have removed quite a bit of material from the edge and thus changing the shape. I don't know what to think about the habaki. It looks like the blade has cut into the habaki which makes me think it was not original or someone has tried to reshape it with a hammer and not quite succeeded.