Couple of questions re singunto 1944

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Dear experts I would like to ask a couple of questions regarding officer singunto 1944. Thanks in advance.

 

1. Mei

In sword description it is written that mei means Kanetsugu. Is it right? I am not sure I can read it.

 

 

 

What I found surfing the Internet:

塚原 兼次 (Tsukahara Kanetsugu)

今井 兼繼 (Imai Kanetsugu)

前川 兼次 (Maegawa Kanetsugu)

 

Which one made the sword of mine? Or my mei shows the different one?

 

The example picture that I found for Imai Kanetsugu shows that mei made more carefully and with first name

 

 

 

Does it mean that in 1944 smiths did not spend time to make nice mai and did only quick one and only surname?

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2. Hamon

Am I right that real hamon was only on tamahagane steel and plain steel sword had no hamon? So mine one is just an image? Does tempering in oil make a hamon? Is it for yakiba only or the whole blade? Here are my pictures

 

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If it may help my singunto has a stamp. Richard Fuller’s book recognizes it as “Gi” (Gifu district)

 

[Jamie]

Oil temper will have a Hamon but it's usually duller( less if any activity) than Water Quench.

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Oil temper will have a Hamon but it's usually duller( less if any activity) than Water Quench.

 

 

Thanks Jamie!

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I found a reference to a document “INDEX OF DAI NIHON TOKEN SHOKO MEIKAN” where this Kanetsuge (without first name) is mentioned under #213.

 

http://www.jp-sword.com/files/temp/shokoindex.doc

 

Does somebody have this book and could make a scan of this page with information about Kanetsugu? I would be very appreciated.

[cabowen]

This is a non-traditionally made blade with an oil quenched hamon. It is not considered a nihon-to.

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This is a non-traditionally made blade with an oil quenched hamon. It is not considered a nihon-to.

 

Thanks for your reply Chris.

 

Do you think it is OK with mei? It’s a bit roughly for me…

 

Don’t you have a book that I mentioned above?