Swords

Hi everyone I started a thread about this smith and after getting different answers I wanted to confirm by other’s Is this a Gendai or traditional made sword? He did make 5th seat in the 1941 exhibition held in Japan so again here are pictures steve

What I found interesting with these late model swords as the mounts aren’t as nice as earlier type 98 but the blade was a star stamped higher quality and was it proof tamahagane used? Also from what I got from this thread that this model was more rare or not common as shown without a sarute hole so how many different ones were there? According to star stamped they were gentai but it dosnt guarantee satisfactory quality! Rikugun and Kaigun Jumei Tosho List Y : Yasukuni Tosho M : Minatogawa Tosho

http://www.jp-sword.com/files/seki/gendaito.html Thanks didn’t know that here a link that you might find interested in it also has the star stamp section steve

I’m 7 years new but great info thanks much a lot to digest

Rikugun and Kaigun Jumei Tosho List Y : Yasukuni Tosho hi found him in this star stamped also why would it be a lower quality blade if it’s star stamped great information thanks I will check it out

Since it’s more uncommon how many different versions were there and what makes this one more rare?

Got it what exactly makes it last rage version the wait it sits ? I think I did ok on being the rarer version I wonder how many were made?

Hi Bruce what make it more uncommon on rare side? Because it’s not drilled for a suture?

Hi Bruce not sure if there are others since I don’t have it in hand but I will try and find out If more stamped steve

Was Motomura Kensaku th name i she be looking for ? Not sure which one I’ll dive a little deeper all in all I guess it’s by a known smith and was tamahagane used being star stamped ? I’m also guessing it’s rare? I never saw another that style I’m hoping I did ok since I haven’t had much luck lately steve

I took a picture of star hope it shows steve

Thanks I just hope it’s a nice sword and made a wise choice and wasn’t cheap but I guess many are not steve

Any others have additional information about this sword ? I don’t want to spend money and find out later I made another big mistake!! I did get info from others on the thread and I did aquire a description from fuller and Gregory but any other opinions would be greatly appreciated steve

Thanks for translating it but is he a known smith is This sword worthy and rare I could get it for 2777 but was hoping for some opinions if I bought it Steve

Here it is don’t know how to translate

Any one know about this sword ? not sure if it’s worthwhile since it’s a late model but it’s star stamped don’t know if the smith is any one or if it’s rare I added some documentation Steve

Hi I had an uncle named Ed who passed away got bless his Irish soul Your right I was hung up on everyone else’s opinion but thanks I needed to hear this! thanks for the additional info regarding this smith It May not be rated number one but deserve to be a runner up I didn’t spend a ton of money so I will cherish it for what it is and judged it by its own merit Time to move on steve

Ok so many questions what I’m really looking for was this smith anyone known? was his work good or bad I’m hoping it’s traditional because I had another who wasn’t sure? Lastly I know according to the book of John slough page 223 he won 5th seat dose that mean he was the worst being last or better than your average smith who wasn’t one of the 250 smiths that were ranked I feel like I bought a crappy sword because of the negatives I got ! But I do appreciate all opinions good or bad steve

I guess both would be good to know steve

I was looking for how many folds were there in a typical traditional made WW2 era sword and total time made for each one From what I researched there were 8-16 but didn’t know if some were more or less depending on smith. Anyone know? steve

It wasn’t my description! I was told by the seller But after hearing from others it may have been but because many were made during WW2 it’s hard to tell if this one was actually used in the exhibition I wish it was!! steve

Hi Bruce I did try to contact Ray but is out of the country but should hopefully contact me when he comes back. Any way I have a question regarding folds Since my sword was made say earlier say 1941 or later how was the forging process for a typical katana such as mine and how many folds were there ? Also how time spent per sword? I just wish I knew the date on mine other than it was in the 1941 exhibition so I’m sure many were produced at different times Any help would be appreciated Steve

Got it I was told my sword was made 1941 or earlier now it sounds it would be hard to know since many others were also made just a little disappointed thanks for helping to clear this up about the 1941 exhibition steve

Sorry about the knock out Didn’t have my glasses one Yes I have done research and couldn’t find much about this smith As far as the 1941 exhibition I was trying to make sense of how many persons attended I know 250 were in classified however the top paragraph of the info states there were reported 400 gunto toshas Dose that mean there were 400 total that attended and 250 made the 7 rankings? If so that would mean 150 went home! That’s what I was trying to explain! You are correct that 90% is on the internet however it’s nice to get opinions of others that are far more knowledgeable than I I just get a little testy when I hear so many negatives without having all the facts! As I said I purchased my sword from Brian Quinn and would hope it’s traditional per his description when I bought it! One thing that I was perplexed about was this sword supposedly was made 1941 or earlier but now I hear because there were many made it would be hard to say this was steve