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There are more stamps. Trying for decent pictures as we type

Guys i did find some other stamps on this. Any help? First pic is of lettering or symbol on spine of tang.

Very nice. I havent looked it over too much but seemed fine. Will check later for any gap that may create a wobble etc

Didn't even notice it ????

Bruce thank you for your reply. It is in pretty good shape

made by gunto smith - TAKAMASA (高正), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Takamasa” (高正), real name Yasuda Yoshitarō (安田芳太郎), born April 7th 1912, and a date which is September, Showa 18 (1943

Here's one from the vet bringback lot

I did measure the blade in at 30" razor sharp lol

Here are some more pictures I hope these help please let me know if you need any more detailed pictures of anything specific

Put up a few pics can take more of need be

Heres some pics i was able to get before the sun had gone down.

Anyone able to make a guess as to what era the fittings and tsuba may be from? The veteran brought back other goodies mostly photos and edged items. I will have to post more soon. The veteran had fought in okinawa

Update got the blades. Sometimes crap pictures can make things seem alot worse. And the kissaki did look snapped off in the sellers photo,it is rusty but there lol. Out of polish with chips.but this blade is super sharp i can shave my arm hair with it. I do love the bird themed tsuba , also fittings are blackened copper with a super neat dragon motif. I will ad some pictures. This blade has no mei.... But seems to be of quality. Will try for more pictures tomorrow. Any comments welcome!

Yes i saw some terrible dings etc. I figure if ibcan snag it for 50 bucks it may make a neat wall hanger

I am to pick these blades up today and hope to share more pictures of better quality later

Looked like a mix of parts thrown together for wartime use. They do not look too special

Guys any thoughts on this unsigned wakizashi? Seller says it has no mei and is a ww2 bringback item. Any opinions would be appreciated. Seller states its mounts would be 1900s era.not too sure

I had turned a collector buddy of mine onto it. Thanks for the info guys. Thanks again , Chuck

Guys thanks for the information. I believe this is a wartime blade.although a very nice one as it has a nice active hamon and hada. Very very well balanced abit hefty

Thanks for your info, i will have to put the tang under a scanner and use those pictures. instead. the angles of the strokes are what serious interpreters look for in generational distinctions. the blade is signed magoroku, who later proclamed himself to be the 27th generation kanemoto, it is a showato era blade so certain features are distinct to a shinsa panel that would pickup on this, i had just had got ahold of a tadayoshi blade for a serious collector buddy of mine. The only difference between 1st and 4th generation tadayoshi was a slight crooked 2nd character kanji that was only understood by an author who wrote the book on the hizen sword school. I have seen his mei signed a couple different ways never this.

The mei looks to be chiseled abit differently. Not sure about a grinding dremel tool.

Guys i picked this up from a widow of a veteran whom was local to me who sold his bringback rifles pistols and swords. Guy fought in 1944 i do have some of his service records. It has been cleaned or polished and you can see some dirt and grime in the makugi hole etc and some pitting by the mei. It sucks it has been cleaned but its safe now Is it possible that i may have an earlier kanemoto blade based on how the characters are written possibly slightly differently from generation to generation? 'Still having trouble on the forum figuring out how to flip my pictures the correct way for mei translation.