Ganko

Well put, George and les. There are many of us who could care less about snob appeal. We acquire what we like for whatever reason we are attracted to it, whether it is an unsigned Shinshinto piece or a signed Juyo. Fortunately ,we do not all have similar likes and dislikes and in Japanese swords there is something for everyone. If I collect NCO swords am I to be looked down upon by the Juyo Ko-Bizen collector, I would hope not. Buy what you like for your own enjoyment for whatever reason and you will not regret it. There is nothing to be gained by putting other people down.

Here is the notice

It is Kanehiro saku kore, Showa ju roku nen,(1941)

It is my understanding that the friction between the habaki and the saya mouth should take place on the ha side and mune side of the habaki. The cat scratches may be there to keep ugly rub marks from appearing on the sides of the habaki as it occasionally touches the mouth or maybe they are purely decorative?

If you've got it flaunt it, I guess.

From my observations, all of the type 3 RJT star stamped blades in steel scabbards have always had the double release buttons (the additional button on the scabbard). These pieces are quite rare.

A couple of Albert Yamanaka words of wisdom; "The less a collector knows about swords, the more he wants swords with a big name", and "The limits of a dealer's scruples are in direct proportion to the collectors cupidity". Applies to fittings as well. Just saying

The artist certainly had the ability to portray the fruit accurately and no doubt did so. The fruit shown is definitely not a loquat.

Looks like a nice piece "Bushu ju Teruhiro", worthy of a polish and a new wrap with decent menuki.

Maybe Markus could do a translation?

A victim of auto correct?

The characters down below, Japanese for "Past this point be dragons".

What Sebastien said.

Welcome to the NMB Greg.

Also in that book, Amata Akitsugu states that Shibata Ka researched jigane and succeeded in forging a jigane that was mistaken for that of the Kamakura Period and was not emulated by any of the Showa era Smiths. I have a sword by him and it does indeed have a very nice jigane.

Nice work, Artur, looks great.

Welcome to the NMB Jim, we are all still learning and some further along the curve.

Looks like a pretty good sword

I'm going.

It is Nobukuni, he was also known for doing horimono on his blades. There is more than one generation, they are all pretty well thought of.

The signature might be "Nobukuni".

Beautiful sword, very hanayaka. The kind of sword that never looks the same every time you view it.

It has a Hizen Shinto feel to me.

Bazza, I am inclined to agree with red wine not going with tripe. I am anxious to try it with raspberries and ice cream. May be good with blackberries or blueberries and ice cream also?

Wow,very nice Naotane.