ARMY MOUNT 27 1/4" KANEYOSHI ?

[Dogditcher]

Listed as ARMY MOUNT 27 1/4" KANEYOSHI ?

 Nice Flowing Hamon -How do you tell if oil or water quenched ?

 Kissaki appears long or stretched out in my eyes

 Clasped Hands Sarute

 Spine on the Nakago is stamped but hard to see

  Showa' stamped

 As always any information is appreciated

                          Enjoy-Thanks Steve

 

 

 

 

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[mecox]

Steve, looks to be 兼高 Kanetaka (松田 高市 Matsuda Takaichi)
Born: Meiji 44 (1911) Sept 16; Reg: Showa 14 (1939) Oct 26.
1937: Bugi-gun, Seki-machi, Aza naka-machi. 1939: Seki-machi, Naka-machi. Deshi in 1937: 1. History: trained from Taisho 13 (1924) under Kojima Kanetoki (Kanemichi). Independent Showa 5 (1930) May.
Example mei: Kanetaka 兼高
Noshu Seki ju Matsuda Kanetaka saku 濃州関住松田兼高作

maybe with type 94 shinto gunto mounts, yes very long kissaki and strong sori.  I think these mounts finished in 1938, so may be just pre-war. 

[Bryce]

G'day Steve,

It is a showato, so probably oil quenched, but the photos aren't good enough to tell for certain. I disagree with Mal about the mounts, they are type 98, nothing suggests type 94 to me.

Cheers,

Bryce

 

[mecox]

OK Bryce I was not sure, but looked at sori, so said "maybe"

[Scogg]

A very nice Type 98 showato nonetheless. A complete package with tassel, extended kissaki, and in good condition. 
 

I wonder… did you think that the clasped hands sarute was standard? It’s not a typical feature, and to see so many from one person is kind of wild. It must have been something that was sought out. 

 

Very cool! 
-Sam 

[Bruce Pennington]

Just for the trivia interest - The earliest observed Showa-stamped blade was dated 1935, and it was a Kanetaka.

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19 hours ago, Scogg said:

I wonder… did you think that the clasped hands sarute was standard? It’s not a typical feature, and to see so many from one person is kind of wild. It must have been something that was sought out. 

Thanks Everybody

Funny When i Showed my Father in law the first clasped hand sarute (thanks Bruce for pointing it out ) He had never noticed them before so any

that he has is just a happy coincidence - funny as i am taking pics its now one of the questions he ask if there is one

 

 

Like i have stated he only Acquired swords that appealed to him so not to focused on certain characteristics  -most of what he has left

are military with only a few old family mounts -Years ago i went with him to the Airport and he picked up 2 young Japanese men and

brought them back to his house. They had come to look at his swords and offer to purchase after they had inspected each that they liked .It was 

surreal -basement had the poorest lighting -they would hold up fingers as the offer and if my father in law approved they would fan out the $100 bills and

grab the exact amount .All in All I bet they took 30+ swords back with them.They had boxes that were collapsed and they would pop them up and load each sword.

One will never know what they took.But he knew what he paid and was happy with the offer he sold them one by one. They spoke no English 

 

Enough babbling  -I will post another sword as a tribute to the gentleman who had his business card attached 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve