Bruce Pennington Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 HI Scott! John got the stamps for you. For future reference, 2 free sources: Ohmura Study; Type 95 Stamps page And as John mentioned: Stamps of the Japanese Sword The stacked cannon balls of the Kokura arsenal are seen on Type 95s up to 1942, when the arsenal stopped being the overseer for Tokyo 1st and Nagaya production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott 88 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 5 hours ago, John C said: The stamps and sword are legit (type 95 Iijima Tokyo 1st), however the blade is in terrible shape and last I saw it was at 751 dollars, which is way too much for the condition it was in. There were no pictures of the serial numbers so not sure if they match the scabbard; black tape is not original as well. I had sent a message to Goodwill with this information, however they didn't post it. Regards, John C. p.s. Please see Bruce Pennington's excellent stamp document in downloads for more info. Thank you very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott 88 Posted February 29 Report Share Posted February 29 4 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said: HI Scott! John got the stamps for you. For future reference, 2 free sources: Ohmura Study; Type 95 Stamps page And as John mentioned: Stamps of the Japanese Sword The stacked cannon balls of the Kokura arsenal are seen on Type 95s up to 1942, when the arsenal stopped being the overseer for Tokyo 1st and Nagaya production. Thanks so much for all your help. Very glad I found experts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 @Bruce Pennington Another Toyokawa (??) with the Ka stamp. But is it hand signed? https://www.ebay.com/itm/404825057339?itmmeta=01HR15ZSRKDP5J56180VBR857Q&hash=item5e4174283b:g:924AAOSwGOpj-~0G&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwGu%2Bij8VgDtUtnUS8UCvQgi32Igboplh3YvIUeVSEfARZbPU0rjciWZ4CXz7iFsurOa2FeLAIFfI78SDZJusHddpZFHF%2FLIWyfr4BDDyzaT0uwrjOd7KwioJQGt%2F67Z3Ajr3IkASZPlmJxwQtWVTGtCox9wnN9g3pW97Ne6VqrmS9fYD7I1HyoWCwM7dBVRy6%2BNBRspcWyVYSGJTCT6XMSFjgcEhS2R5qwsP8Lt8IphwKW4%2BkZYsVB50jUgf7wp9BQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR7Kc_6XAYw John C. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 Wow, John! Good one! Will need to bring in the experts on this: @Kiipu @SteveM @BANGBANGSAN Minor Update: Looks like I have this one on file from Aug '23. Bbdear was selling it back then, but as far as I can tell, we never got this side translated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 @Bruce Pennington Another one: a Hidetoshi with numbered nakago here: https://www.ebay.com...9:g:eewAAOSwoHtl49OT John C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 5 hours ago, John C said: a Hidetoshi with numbered nakago here: That's an interesting one, John. I have one with a horizontal 8 about that size on a '43 Kanemichi Any chance this is a shop logo/mark, I wonder? @mecox - Any chance there were a Kanemichi and a Hidetoshi working together? Of course, it could be a sword shop that bought blades from all over, assembling their own gunto, and this was their mark. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 If it's an "8", it's not on the fittings, as shown. We don't see the other side, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecox Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 @Bruce Pennington @John C IDO HIDETOSHI (井戸 秀俊) was a key tosho in the Amahide workshop in Seki and also commonly did daisaku with Amahide and others. various blades have the Amahide kokuin stamp, also a few other stamps e.g. "flaming ball" and a "one-punch". I have not seen an "8" but it looks more like OO ? That was a very productive workshop and there is a range of mei and stamp combinations due to daisaku and combined work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mecox Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 @John C @Bruce Pennington the kaigunto John found Pic 1: stamp in circle of Toyokawa arsenal plus か "ka" katakana. The ink characters are assembly no. same as the fittings 941 九四一. Looks to be typical stainless steel blade. Pic 2: ink writing looks like a name (is it the owner, or the assembler?) Suggestion is: SHIRAKI 白木 HIKOICHI 彦市 (shira is not clear). Pic 3: probably a fault not a stamp. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 7 hours ago, mecox said: (is it the owner, or the assembler?) Ah, thanks Mal! That would make more sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 The March 2024 update of the Stamps of the Japanese Sword is posted (thanks Brian!) Did some housekeeping: -Took Kikumon and Buddhist stamps out of the Army Section and grouped them with the Bonji in their own place -Added a couple Kakihan and 4 Cut Tester kao; added a stamped mei for tester cutter Kakudo -Expanded the discussion/history behind the 1 Leaf Aoi emblem -Improved display and discussion of the Iida latch markings -Added the small star on seppa and a shop stamp on kyugunto to the Unknown section So, not a big update. Enjoy! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANGBANGSAN Posted March 11 Report Share Posted March 11 On 9/30/2023 at 2:19 AM, BANGBANGSAN said: @Bruce Pennington The tang of this Kai appears to be stamped with 天 118 Correction: it should be vertical 一一八 instead of 天 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted March 12 Report Share Posted March 12 Wow, I see it now, actually a "1" "10" "8" (I can't do the Japanese kanji). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANGBANGSAN Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 On 8/20/2023 at 12:37 AM, Jcstroud said: Hey,Trystan where did you find this one? John Found another work by 伊奈波 兼波之作, this one without cutting off the mei. Comparing it to the one I posted earlier with a partially cut-off mei, the signature does not appear to be carved by the same individual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 @Bruce Pennington Bruce: Did all star stamped gendaito have seki or Na inspection stamps (large or small) after 1942? John C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 1 hour ago, John C said: Bruce: Did all star stamped gendaito have seki or Na inspection stamps (large or small) after 1942? John C. I track that, when shown. Several of the recoreded blades came from auction sites, and old posts no longer active, that didn't show the full nakago, nor the mune. Having said that, it seems the vast majority of them were marked one way or another. A lot of them were numbered. Many had HO, KO, SAKA, NA, and Seki stamps on the mune. And just a few had small Seki and/or NA stamps on the nakago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 1 hour ago, Bruce Pennington said: it seems the vast majority That's what I thought. Looking specifically at a 1944 Kanenobu that does not appear to have any inspection stamps. Do you have any of his work in your lists? John C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 On 3/16/2024 at 12:34 PM, John C said: Looking specifically at a 1944 Kanenobu that does not appear to have any inspection stamps. Do you have any of his work in your lists? I have 4 of his that are star-stamped. 2 Don't give views that would show any stamping, and the other 2: a '43 with a NA on the mune; and a '45 with a Seki on the mune. The other 3, without star, are: a '41 with NA; '42 with Na Ho on mune; and a '45 with Seki. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 2 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said: I have 4 of his that are star-stamped. Thank you. Seller just got back to me and it does have the small seki. Not sure about the mune yet. Do you want the particulars of this sword for your files? John C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 26 minutes ago, John C said: this sword for your files? You bet, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 28 minutes ago, Bruce Pennington said: You bet RS fittings, double latch (though may not be original); two mekugiana. Fittings in rough shape and blade rusty. Dated: Showa 19 (1944), June Niwa Shuji Kanenobu (son of Niwa Kanematsu Kanenobu), RJT smith. Signed: Noshu ju Kanenobu Star stamp and small seki stamp (unknown nakago stamp) Painted green numbers A 540 in both kanji and western numerals Black painted numbers 99 in kanji No dots or stamped numbers. John C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 38 minutes ago, John C said: Star stamp and small seki stamp Thanks John, can I get a clear shot of those? Also how about the date side, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted March 18 Report Share Posted March 18 33 minutes ago, Bruce Pennington said: can I get a clear shot of those? Don't have it in hand, but will take some shots for you when I get it. John C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 @Bruce Pennington Okay - not a gunto but may be of interest. Five dots on the mune of this tanto. Might be of interest if researching the origin of the dots and their meaning. https://www.ebay.com...1:g:NfcAAOSwOtpl9it6 John C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted March 22 Report Share Posted March 22 7 hours ago, John C said: of interest. That's a unique one, John, thanks! Fairly straight blade, attributed to Sue Mihara school (what, Koto?). If so, they've been using these dots for quite some time, not just a WWII era practice. I've seen single dots on older blades, but this is the first 5-group I've seen on one. I'll file it for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 @Bruce Pennington Could this be a smith stamp? On a kyu gunto: https://www.ebay.com...8:g:TEcAAOSwyzdl~wn1 John C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted March 23 Report Share Posted March 23 Wow, John, don't really know. It's not anything I recognize. Might be a shop stamp, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John C Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 @Bruce Pennington A star-stamped gendaito Tsugukiyo with stamped numbers. Not sure if you have this one recorded. https://japaneseswor...to-by-baba-tsugukiyo John C. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pennington Posted March 24 Report Share Posted March 24 13 hours ago, John C said: @Bruce Pennington A star-stamped gendaito Tsugukiyo with stamped numbers. Not sure if you have this one recorded. https://japaneseswor...to-by-baba-tsugukiyo John C. Good one, John! Didn't have this one. I only have 2 of his, one Aug '41 "232" before the RJT program, and the other Mar '43, "2042". What's your opinion of that number 1950; 1958; 1959? Oh, and too bad the corrosion obliterated any painted numbers! With the tsuba stamped "70" this would have been a perfect one to test your latest painted number observations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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