Swordsmith ranking

[Bruno]

Hello everybody,

 

Does anyone know if it is possible to find the rank of a swordsmith on internet? I tried and did not find anything usefull.

I have a signed sword KANEMUNE and I do like to know how much that sword worths.

 

Thank you

 

Bruno

[Jean]

http://www.sho-shin.com/smith.htm

[Bruno]

Thank you very much for the website! Unfortunately, KANEMUNE IS NOT ON THE LIST

 

Maybe he is not a real swordsmith?

 

Bruno

[Nobody]

There are two Kanemune(s) in the following list.

Ref. http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/tosho.htm

[Bruno]

Finaly I found the informations I was looking for about KANEMUNE.

 

DATE/TIME: CHO-ROKU 1457

PROVINCE: MINO

TOKO: 134

FS: K90

HAWLEY: KAN 1622

LEVEL: JO-SAKU

POINT: 300

 

The blade I have made by KANEMUNE was made in MARCH 1945(SHOWA 1926).

Is it yhe same "KANEMUNE"? Are there few KANEMUNE?

 

Does anybody know what CHO ROKU 1457, TOKO: 134, FS: K90, HAWLEY: KAN 1622, POINT: 300 mean?

 

I am really not a specialist of Japanese swords, I apologize for that!

 

Thanks

 

Bruno

[Jean]

http://www.sho-shin.com/use.htm

[Bruno]

CHO ROKU 1457 is a different period of SHOWA 1926(my sword was made in SHOWA 1926), right? if yes, it should be another KANEMUNE?

 

Someone told me that SHOWA 1926 means 1945, is anybody knows what CHO ROKU 1457 means?

 

Thus, I could compare the two periods, if they are differents periods, it should be differents Kanemune to.

 

Thanks

 

Bruno

[Nobody]

At first you should have basic knowledge about Japanese era system.

Ref. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_era_name

[Bruno]

Yes you are right KENKAKU!

 

Definitly, I will have a look to the page you send me. I did not think it could be so hard!

 

Thank you again.

 

Bruno

[Stephen]

Did you not see the page i posted on your smith????

[Bruno]

Oups!

 

No I did not! I just look at it.

 

So KANEMUNE was the legitimate son, if I understand well?

 

I also saw that he produced low quality gendaito , anyway, it should means that it is tamahagane swords, it is a good point , I was afraid that it was machine made blade.

 

Do you have any idea about the price of KANEMUNE swords?

 

Thank you

 

bruno

[Guido]

KENKAKU