I'm trying to research this sword. You will have to bear with me as I know a little bit about swords but I'm still a amateur at best. I know enough to know when one is real and not fake. But not all the language of the parts or all the terms. But I think I do have one here that might be a real gem.
From what I can research online, it appears to be a Kamakura period Tachi blade in WWII Army mounts. The cutting edge of the blade is roughly 27 1/2 inches long. The handle is signed on both sides, but it is so rusted that you cannot hardly make out the signature.
Also the WWII mounts are of very high quality. I've had several officer's swords from the period but about all were machine made and not traditional made. I've never seen quality like this on any of them. Also this one has a Mon which I'm not sure what it represents. What is also interesting and I've never seen before is every single spacer, tsuba, every little part is either numbered or named, or something to that extent.
This one seems to be a very high quality sword and mount. So I guess my quesiton, am I correct this is a blade from the 1300's and anyone know the maker of either the blade or the WWII mounts?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I'm still learning on everyone I pick up. If I'm wrong in my research so far, I apologize. I'm know enough to get myself into trouble more than anything, but I've never seen anything remotely like this before. this is way out of my expertise.
I have a ton of pics, I was trying to capture the signature, but it is so hard to do. It is signed on both sides though. But I will try to post enough pics for you guys to evaluate an opinion on. I hope it is not too many.
Steve
More pics in next post.