To much sake?

[David McDonald]

Dear All

 

This weekend I was at a gun show and bought (and I plan to resale) a

late war naval officers (kai-gunto) with black lacquer saya and shark skin

not the normal 'same' under the ito.

 

The blade seems to be signed Noshu ju Hide

 

So was there to much sake being drunk? and the last part of the name is missing?

Or is there a WWII smith signed Hide?

 

Any thoughts would be great.

 

later

david

[raaay]

Hi David

 

At quick glance could it be Nobu Hide.

 

Sorry David,

 

I do not like the look of all the scratch marks on the top lefthand side of the tang ! has there been a showa stamp

removed ?

 

Ray

[Guido]

Maybe Sumihide 住秀?

[David McDonald]

Dear Ray and Guido

 

There is no seki/showa or the like stamp on this blade

but you can see the hard spots at the top of the gunome

so this is a oil tempered blade. And the hamon looks

like many of the WWII Seki smiths.

 

So

Noshu Nobuhide

Noshu Sumihide

 

Do not lead to a know smith.

 

I am thinking to much sake and the last kanji was forgotten.

 

later

david mcdonald

[cabowen]

There are two reasonable explanations: the smith's actual mei is simply Hide, or the last kanji wasn't cut. Sumihide is very unlikely.

[David McDonald]

Dear Chris

 

I still think to much sake :D

 

but there are the ichimonji blades, and the sa blades

and I have a shinto/shinshinto with the signature gatsu

 

So maybe there is a WWII smith that only signed Hide but he is not listed

from what I can tell.

 

So would you read the mei as ---- Noshu ju Hide ??

 

thanks for the comment

 

later

david mcdonald

[cabowen]

LIke I said, most likely one of the two scenarios....

 

Yes, the mei would be Noshu ju Shuu...農州住秀

 

There are several smiths with a one kanji mei so it is not out of the realm of reality....Shibata Ka, Shibata Ko come to mind.....