boz142 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 Many thanks to those that helped, my first sword arrived and it's signed on both side heres is the best side, any help or smith or advice on rust ? Facebook link to tang photo's http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5 ... b7890c3c85 Quote
Basho12 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 Looks like the date side. Assuming it's Showa, I'm reading "1942." Can't make out the last two. Quote
Grey Doffin Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 I get, "Ju Roku Nen" and 2 other Kanji. If the nengo is Showa this would be 1941. Showa 1 was 1926 so Showa 16 would be 1941. If you know who it was cleaned the nakago, tell him never to do that again. Grey Quote
k morita Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 Hi, The date is "Early winter , 1941" 昭和十六年初冬 Quote
boz142 Posted January 11, 2011 Author Report Posted January 11, 2011 Don't know if it was cleaned or not I just put choji oil on tang, here's a link to other side anything I can do about rust ? http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5 ... ace09607dc Quote
Basho12 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 in programming we'd call that an "obi-wan" error (off by one). Forgot to subtract the one. Quote
cabowen Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 Hard to be certain with all that corrosion but I think it reads Sukehiro saku 祐弘作 This is Tomita Sukehiro, a Tokyo smith. I have two blades by him on my web site. He was a Rikugun Jumei Tosho. He trained with his uncle, Kato Masakuni and Horii Taneaki. Here are two other signatures to compare: Quote
boz142 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Posted January 12, 2011 Thanks for the info, how do I get rid of some rust to read it better ? Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 Can you post photos of the blade? I have been looking at Chiris' Sukehiros and drooling. Quote
cabowen Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 Thanks for the info, how do I get rid of some rust to read it better ? There is not much you are going to be able to do without damaging the sword. You can try soaking the nakago with wd40 or the like, wrapping it in plastic wrap and leaving it for a week or so. Then rap on it gently with a wooden mallet. You might be able to loosed and remove some of it with a few cycles. Quote
boz142 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Posted January 12, 2011 The WD40 won't hurt anything ? , i'll post some pics of the blade today but it too is not very clean. The handle fell apart looks like it was very wet at some time then dryed and split into about 10 pieces rayskin was almost gone (dryed & crumbled ) and had a partial leather wrap. Quote
boz142 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Posted January 12, 2011 Posted another pic it does look like the mei above, still wet with choji oil. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5 ... fbab733e4a Stamp below mei or i'm just looking at a chip of rust ? http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1 ... =637860098 Quote
cabowen Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 hard to say but it could have a star stamp as he was a rikugun jumei tosho and I have seen some of his blades so stamped. WD40 will not hurt it. Oil and steel are old friends.... 1 Quote
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