Kiipu
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Another mystery swordsmith. Unable to find a second sword made by him so far. Because it has no date, that rules it out as being made under army contract. @Markus
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Ran across this naval handle that has the same white color in one set of pictures and then a brown color in another set of pictures. I wonder if this could be this case with this sword? Shodai Kawashima Tadayoshi Gendaito Hozon - Kai Gunto for review
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Handle looks to have been soaked in bleach.
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That is because of a typographical error in the listing. It is not Katetoshi but Kanetoshi. 兼俊 Kanetoshi
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紀元二千六百一年 = 1941. 兼道作 Kanemichi saku (with Shō 昭 stamp above). This could be from Kojima Kanemichi. I would wait until Mal takes a look at it. @mecox
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Dale, a very incomplete bibliography can be viewed via the NMB link below. Hope this helps. Bibliography of Early Japanese Firearms -
Just to clarify, only Sugawa's 1st matchlock book was translated into English. The 2nd book is in Japanese only. Sugawa Shigeo. The Japanese Matchlock: A Story of the Tanegashima. 1991. A translation of Nihon no hinawajū 日本の火縄銃. In addition, are you aware of the Yonezawa book? A New Book-Release!
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Maybe a name of a forge? Gendaito by Masakuni RJT @mecox
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Carefully look for a "star" stamp and check the nakago mune (top of the tang) for any markings. WW2 star stamp signature help
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Type 98 with "Late-war Wooden Blade" Ha!
Kiipu replied to Bruce Pennington's topic in Auctions and Online Sales or Sellers
Actually the Japanese did use wooden swords. From memory, it was called a bokutō 木刀 and it was used for training. However, this is not one of them and I agree with Brian. -
Perry, I think your sword was made sometime during the 1913 to 1928 time frame. The reason for this train of thought is that is when the symbol on the sword was used by the Chinese army. It was probably made earlier rather than later. This is the first time I have seen such a sword. Many thanks for sharing it with us.
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Indeed, it is Chinese, but not a current reproduction. Trystan, note the Beiyang star. I have not seen one before. Have you? Correction: It is the symbol of Republic of China army that was used from 1913 to 1928.
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Hi Seth, the sword that Stegel depicts was sold by "Arms and Antiques" some years back. Below is a link to the listing which includes plenty of pictures of the sword. Hope this helps with your research. RAREST Unknown type pattern of the late war 1944 Japanese NCO Sword Keep us posted on any new discoveries that you should make about this handle style.
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Attached is a picture of a group of Japanese naval officers wearing Sam Browne belts. I hope this settles the question for everyone as to whether the Japanese used them or not. Picture source: Derby, Harry. The Hand Cannons of Imperial Japan. Derby Publishing Company, 1981. Page 149.
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As for the school and make, I would recommend posting the question in the "General Nihonto Related Discussion" forum. Be sure to provide the blade measurements and pictures of the bare blade with no fittings. The tip of the blade should be at the top and it does not hurt to place a yardstick in the picture as well. Sword Blade Measurement Good luck, Tristan!
