lokomilo

Thank you very much. You have an idea of ​​the meaning of the marking of photo number 8?

Hello everyone. You were a great help to the identification of my other sword. You can identify the blacksmith and the inscriptions on this sword. Thank you very much.

I confirm. A professional and really friendly person.

Thanks for the details on the name.

thank you

More:

Here are all the photos on this sword.

The sword probably had another mount before it. That's why the nakago has two holes. There are no other mei on the painting side. Just the signature of the blacksmith on one side of the nakago.

I had the blade dry. No problem. Even without removing the Habaki.

Markus is the person who helped me translate the blacksmith of the blade. His name is Markus Sesko the author of the book on Japanese blacksmiths. I copied and pasted the message he had sent me for my sword. My name is Jos. I also tried the WD 40 slightly on the habaki and the hot water without success. Habaki has not had to be kidnapped since the war. We also think of a gendai blade. The blacksmith will be Takai Shiro son of Sadatsugu. He would have put another Kanji on this sword having the same meaning as the other signatures of the same blacksmith. (Ikami Sadahiro = Igami Sadahiro) This is the same person.

Thank you for your message. The hakabi resists, I tried the natural methods (water, soap, oil for saber), to the strength of my hands. I do not use violent methods. I prefer to leave it as it is.

Here are better photos of the blade. No stamp, nothing visible.

The habaki is really blocked, impossible to remove. I leave it as it is.

Hello, No stamp on this sword. Just the signature of the blacksmith.

Yes, I think so too. Markus Sesko also wrote to me on this sword. Here is his message: "The signature reads " Igami Sadahiro" (井神貞弘). That said, the maker seems to be a "little mystery". For example, he signed his name also with the characters (伊神) for "Igami" and I think that it might be the Gifu/Seki-based smith that I have listed in my book which bore the real name Takai Shirō (高井四郎). As his father Sadatsugu bore the family name Takai too, I think that Sadahiro might have change his family name to Igami at a certain point in time which he then wrote in two different ways. But maybe Igami was just a pseudonym. Unfortunately, not much information is known on this smith so maybe we will never know. Maybe you have heard about my Gendaito Project. I am going to create a free website will all information on Gendaito smiths available. Would you give me the permission to use your pictures for the website later? In this case, I can update information if anything is found in the future. Best regards, Markus"

Here is the information about sadahiro. There were several blacksmiths with the name sadahiro. A link with the Kanji of my saber? I think the solution is there, but difficult to understand. I do not speak English well.

Thank you very much. In the book I found this blacksmith. One finds the kanji in its true name and the corresponding period. What do you think?

I found in this book the Kanji corresponding to the word. https://www.amazon.fr/NIPPON-3e-%C3%A9dition-revue-corrig%C3%A9e/dp/B00D1N616U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501349771&sr=8-1&keywords=nippon+to

Thanks a lot for your help. There is no complete list with all blacksmiths? (Known and unknown) This sword is very interesting.

Thank you for your help. Why would the blacksmith have used another kanji?

Hello everyone. I own this military saber. You can help me in the translation and history of this Japanese blacksmith. Thank you all.