Nicholas

Any pictures of the blade?

Thanks @Bruce Pennington I am interested. If you’re friend purchases the sword I’d love to see pictures if possible.

@Bruce Pennington there are no stamps on the Kanefusa sword I have.

@Hoshi Ikkansai Yoshihiro school was my second guess. It reminded me of a mumei sword I have that I believe is made by Yoshihiro or one of his students.

Hankei would be my guess also. Looks very similar to this sword. https://www.sho-shin.com/hankei.htm

Up for sale is a ww2 era Gendaito by the 1 million yen rated smith the 23rd Gen Kanefusa. The sword comes in its original type 98 mounts. The nagasa measures 26 and 3/4 inches. The blade is in original polish with some light scratches and a blemish in one area. Looks like someone tried to buff a fingerprint out that was stained into the polish. The sword is in overall good condition. price: $3000 plus shipping pictures in link https://imgur.com/a/sVuZczH

@Volker62 I appreciate your honesty.

@Volker62 I have a Yasukunito I would like to hear your thoughts on if possible.

@Volker62 I believe what @Rawa is referring to (correct me if I’m wrong) by third tier is the ranking chart at the bottom of the Jp-swords.com site that gives the author’s personal opinion on the rankings of the Yasukuni shrine smiths.

Type (Tachi, Katana, Wakizashi, Tanto, Naginata, Other) : Tanto Ubu, Suriage or O-Suriage : Ubu Mei : (Mumei, Signature) : signed Bishu Osafune Sukesada Saku dated 1570 Era/Age : 1570 Shirasaya, Koshirae or Bare Blade? : koshirae Nagasa/Blade Length : approximately 10 1/2 inches Sword Location : USA Will ship to : USA Payment Methods Accepted : PayPal Price and Currency : $1500 USD obo Other Info and Full Description : Tanto signed Bishu Osafune Sukesada Saku dated 1570. Nice little tanto in decent polish. Saya is a little rough. Everything fits tight. Pics in link. https://imgur.com/a/euW9d9t

Type: Tanto Ubu, Suriage or O-Suriage : Ubu Mei : (Mumei, Signature) : Yoshimitsu Era/Age : Shirasaya, Koshirae : shirasaya Nagasa/Blade Length : 8 1/2 inches Sword Location : USA Will ship to : USA Payment Methods Accepted : PayPal Price and Currency : $1200 USD Other Info and Full Description : up for sale is a nice little Tanto signed Yoshimitsu. Nagasa is 8 1/2 inches. The tanto has a suguha hamon that runs the length of the blade. Comes in shirasaya. Pictures in link. https://imgur.com/a/ik6YCal

New price 4000$ or best offer.

Type: katana Ubu, Suriage or O-Suriage : Ubu Mei : (Mumei, Signature) : Papered or not and by whom? : Era/Age : 1944 Shirasaya, Koshirae or Bare Blade? : Type 3 Nagasa/Blade Length : 26 1/4 inches Sword Location : USA Will ship to : USA Payment Methods Accepted : PayPal Price and Currency : $5000 USD Other Info and Full Description : Up for sale a star stamped Gendaito signed Ôsaka Rikugun Zôheishô Minamoto Sadashige Saku kore dated 1944 in Type 3 mounts. The blade is in excellent condition. In original wartime polish with Ubu ha. No Flaws, no openings, no chips (some stains and minor scratches due to age). The Type 3 koshirae is all original and also in great condition with minor ships on saya to be expected. Kawano Sadashige is rated 1 Million yen in Slough’s An Oshigata Book of Modern Japanese Swordsmiths 1868-1945. His real name is Kawano Jûtarô, and he was born in 1912. He was a student of Gassan Sadakatsu. Sadashige became a Jumei Tôshô of the Arms Administration Headquarters in 1942. He made medium to high grade Gendaitô. If you need any more pictures feel free to ask pics in link: https://imgur.com/a/ANrPYec

Thanks @When Necessary, From what I gather the way the 興 character is chiseled and the sword having the correct file marks on the mune leads me to believe the sword is jishin made. Either way I’m happy with it. Both the sword and mounts are in great condition and I enjoy looking at it.

Thanks for the translated page@When Necessary @Volker62 I had the same thoughts about the sword being dai saku but what makes me think it’s jishin is the open roof in the oki character and also the downward stroke in the middle of the oki character that I circled in the picture below. As for the date it says in the book that it’s not always chiseled this way.