Rwells2000 Posted January 22 Report Posted January 22 Can anyone give me a hand on deciphering the MEI on the tang. I have found the arsenal stamp is from showa period. This is my first sword purchase and just looking to find out more. Appreciate any help provided! Quote
Matsunoki Posted January 22 Report Posted January 22 I think you will have more luck posting this in the translation section of this forum. 1 Quote
Rwells2000 Posted January 22 Author Report Posted January 22 Appreciate the help gentlemen. Got the sword for a decent price without knowing a lot about it. Most everything seems to be there. The tsuba seems to be a little loose. Don’t know if that’s common? The blade is starting to show some staining but I’m not even gonna attempt to polish it lol. Appreciate the assistance once again!!! Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 22 Report Posted January 22 This is the only Yoshisada in Sesko's list: "YOSHISADA (義定), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Yoshisada” (義定), real name Ishihara Jō´ichi (石原錠一)" Don't know if it's the same one. The Showa stamp was used by a civil group called The Seki Cutlery Manufacturers Association. They were asked by the sword industry to inspect blades and weed out the poor ones that had started popping into the market as the military demand increased. The used the stamp between 1935 and 1942. Most dated blades with the stamp were made in 1940-41. You don't show the fittings, but many sword after the war lost spacers, called seppa. You can often find them for sale on ebay and other site, for not much money, to tighten up the fit. 1 Quote
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