Can anybody assist with this translation?

[simonjbinks]

This looks to be a good Gendai blade but I don't have Slough and all my other books are in storage, save Hawley and Fujishiro.

 

I can't nail this one. The first looks like Kane, but the second has me scrambling.

 

Appreciate any help.

 

Simon

[simonjbinks]

Guys again,

 

Doesn't the brown and blue tassel represent General grade? Also, I've never seen a Gunto fuchi with what appears to be silver in it, or is my enthusiasm preceding me?

 

Appreciate any help. Gendai smiths and war mounts are not my thing, but I've ordered Slough and intend to get up to speed.

 

Thanks Guys.

 

Simon

[David Flynn]

Looks like Kanetsugu? Blue/brown are company grade, Leiutenant/captain.

[simonjbinks]

Thanks David. What about the silver in the fuchi? I've never seen this.

 

Simon

[simonjbinks]

I think the 'Shige' is a right, but I don't know about 'Tsugu'.

 

It doesn't look like any manipulation of that kanji that I've ever seen.

 

I get the sense that this is a well known Gendai smith.

 

Does anybody out there recognise this mei and have Slough to check out his status?

 

I'm waiting on my copy of Slough.

 

And to think, 25 years ago, we'd pass up anything with a stamp on it, or anything Gendai at all. I sold a superb Gendai katana by one of the best Gendai smiths, in mint condition to a guy for a couple of hundred dollars.

 

I had at least three others in mint condition that I'd just bought out of curiosity. Can't even remember what I did with them, as I had my Kotetsu polished, delighted in my San-Dai Sashu Ju Masayoshi, Soshu Tsunehiro (Sho-Dai), etc.

 

Sigh.

[Toryu2020]

Kane兼　tsugu継

As to the fuchi - a cheap replacement part? or mayhaps a late war piece of nickel or somesuch that was colored and the the color has worn off? What makes you think it is silver? If you remove it from the tsuka does it look to be silver on the inside?

thinking outloud...

-t

[simonjbinks]

I don't have the sword in hand. I'm just going by the same pictures I posted.

 

It looked like a good Gendai, but without Slough or sword in hand, too much of a risk. I can't even check if this Kanetsugu is a good Gendai smith, and I imagine that there would be many Kanetsugu Gendai.

 

I don't think the fuchi is a replacement. It just looks like silver, which would be the obvious choice to upmarket any standard Gunto mountings at the time. It looks all original from what I can see.

 

Thanks to all.

 

Simon

 

 

Kane兼　tsugu継

As to the fuchi - a cheap replacement part? or mayhaps a late war piece of nickel or somesuch that was colored and the the color has worn off? What makes you think it is silver? If you remove it from the tsuka does it look to be silver on the inside?

thinking outloud...

-t