Star Stamp (Rjt) But Called Shinkoku?

[Guest Rayhan]

Hi Members

 

Asking help again on a sword I cannot locate in literature or online, sorry guys if it is a case of not looking in the right places.

 

Mei: Shinkoku (Star Stamped) 

 

There is definitely a Hamon and tight hada but, opinions and help please?

 

 

 

Rayhan 

[vajo]

Very nice sword in my opinion. 

First impression was Yasukunito.

[Stephen]

Kiyokuni

 

edit to add 

 

KIYOKUNI (神国)→ SHINKOKU (神国), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Nagano

 

and your first reading

Edited October 1, 2017 by Stephen

[vajo]

Thanks Steven.

 

櫻井 神國 (Sakurai Kiyokuni)

中上作 (CHUJO SAKU)

[Guest Rayhan]

Thank you !

[Bruce Pennington]

On 10/1/2017 at 9:35 AM, Gone said:

 

KIYOKUNI (神国)→ SHINKOKU (神国), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Nagano

Stephen, can you tell us what reference you used for this?  I'm trying to pin down the English version of this smith - Kiyokuni vs Kamikuni - and cannot find a reference where either is listed.

[Kiipu]

Cross-Reference

長野縣　Nagano Prefecture

☆　神國　= Shinkoku [or Kiyokuni]

皇紀二千六百三年三月日　松１２ = A day in March 1943.

See page 978 of e Swordsmiths of Japan by Markus Sesko.

Advice for new collectors from an old dog

[Bruce Pennington]

"SHINKOKU (神国), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Nagano – “Shinkoku” (神国), family name Sakurai (桜井), rikugun-jumei-tōshō, his name is also quoted with the reading Kiyokuni, jōko no jōi (Akihide)"

 

JSI used Sakurai Kiyokuni.

[Kiipu]

20 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said:

JSI used Sakurai Kiyokuni.

 

I went over to Japanese Sword Index (JSI) and that is a different Kiyokuni with different characters.  The JSI Kiyokuni 清国 would probably be from Yamaguchi Prefecture and the blade is also "Star" stamped.

長州住清国 Chōshū-ju Kiyokuni.

Kiyokuni

 

Found a second one by same smith.  Star stamped and dated March 1944.

長州住清国