Sword mei help

[sugarsnout]

Hi folks

Can I get some assistance on this ww2 sword mei?

I think it was kanekado of gifu made this. 1931. Cherry blossom stamp.

Many thanks folks

[Bruce Pennington]

2 hours ago, sugarsnout said:

Hi folks

Can I get some assistance on this ww2 sword mei?

I think it was kanekado of gifu made this. 1931. Cherry blossom stamp.

Many thanks folks

Marc,

Could I get a shot of the date-side and showa stamp, please?  I suspect it's later than 1931.  I've never seen one that early.

[Stephen]

Id check Japanese swords index

Proper orientation

[Stephen]

https://www.Japanese...m/oshigata/index.htm

[sugarsnout]

Hi

Thanks for helping. 

My sword man on Shikoku was most sure...🙂 but who knows. 1931,  I think. I lost his paper I took notes on, torn up everything looking but no go. Hope these pics help. There are no numbers or stamps anywhere else. 

[sugarsnout]

It was there in the sword index.  Thanks, now, the year 

[Stephen]

Have you posted the other side?

[sugarsnout]

This side nothing 

[moriarty]

Seems there is no fixed date for this one..

[Stephen]

Okay I misunderstood you said and now the year I thought you were going to show the other side that had a date.

 

It has showa stamp so in the 40s

[Conway S]

Gifu stamp appears on swords from 1930s, but 1931 is too early. 

 

Conway 

[Bruce Pennington]

I am away from my chart right now, but the earliest dated blade with the showa stamp is 1935. The massive majority of them show up in 1940 and 1941. So you probably misunderstood “1931“ to be 1941.

[Stephen]

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

[sugarsnout]

Probably did misunderstand. 

Remember thinking it wasnt made during the war....(so to speak).

Cool. Thanks for the help...good folk you are.

 

[sugarsnout]

Mounts are a wrapped handle but no rayskin, looks painted black. Looks like naval hand guard missing two larger seppa (sp?)  Anyway, thanks,again folks

 

[Bruce Pennington]

These are considered to have been made late in the war, as Japan was simplifying sword, and all weapon, production.  When they have a blade made earlier, like yours, in late-war fittings, it's a bit of a puzzle as to why.  I've seen a few like this with earlier blades.  Can only speculate that maybe the swords original fittings were damaged, and re-fitted late in the war.

[sugarsnout]

Many thanks Bruce,and others

🙂