Looking For Info On A Modern Smith, Kanetsugu.

[c2tcardin]

A Shinsakuto I'm looking at was made about 10 years ago so I'm trying to locate additional info on the smith. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

 

Cheers, Jeff

[SwordGuyJoe]

Which one?

 

Kanetsugu (兼次), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – „Kanetsugu“ (兼次), civilian name „Tsukahara Tarō“ (塚原太郎), born January 25th

1919, he worked as rikugun-jumei-tōshō and died on July 30th 1978

 

Kanetsugu (兼継), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gunma – „Ryūminsai Kanetsugu saku“ (龍眠斎兼継作), „Kanetsugu“ (兼継), civilian name

„Imai Kenzaburō“ (今井憲三郎), he studied first under Kiribuchi Kanetomo (桐渕兼友) and later under Kasama Shigetsugu (笠間繁継), gō

„Ryūminsai“ (龍眠斎), he died on February 6th 1971 at the age of 77

Kanetsugu (兼嗣), Heisei (平成, 1989- ), Kumamoto – „Hishū Yatsushiro-jū Kanetsugu saku“ (肥州八代住兼嗣作), „Higo no Kuni-jū

Akamatsu Tarō Kanetsugu saku“ (肥後国住赤松太郎兼嗣作), civilian name „Ōmura Kanesada“ (大村兼定), born May 7th 1951, his father

was Kimura Kaneshige (木村兼重)

[SwordGuyJoe]

Never mind. Since it was made 10 yrs ago, likely the third guy

[c2tcardin]

Thanks Joe. 

 

I was thinking he was the 3rd son of Kimura Kaneshige. He is the current head of the Akamatsu Taro. I just sold a blade by Kimura Kanehiro who was the 5th son of Kaneshige and I was hoping it was the same family just the elder Kimura brother and not getting them confused with another smith.

 

Jeff

[c2tcardin]

Typo, Kanehiro Kimura was the 4th son of Kaneshige not the 5th.