Milblades Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 Hello fellow collectors. I have recently started collecting Japanese swords, and one of my recent purchases is a Japanese sword blade ( nagasa is 59cm). The tang is signed; hopefully someone would help me with a translation. Thank you! regards Leo Quote
Shugyosha Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 Hi Leo, Welcome to NMB. The signature is 石原兼直 - Ishihara Kanenao. 2 1 Quote
Milblades Posted January 29 Author Report Posted January 29 56 minutes ago, Shugyosha said: Hi Leo, Welcome to NMB. The signature is 石原兼直 - Ishihara Kanenao. Thank you so much for your help; it is much appreciated! 1 Quote
rebcannonshooter Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 Hi Leo, The break of between wakizashi and katana is usually 60 cm. Ishihara Kanenao was a WW2 smith that made swords for the military, so I believe the sword was meant to be katana length, but just came out a little short. Tom M. 1 Quote
Milblades Posted January 30 Author Report Posted January 30 Tom, great info; thank you very much for your help. Leo Quote
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