cave_hero Posted April 17, 2018 Report Posted April 17, 2018 I’ve been hunting info on this sword (I believe is a type 98) that my friend’s grandpa brought home from the Ryukyu Islands after WW2. I’ve searched through the Mei link but it’s hard for me to figure it. Quote
Stephen Posted April 17, 2018 Report Posted April 17, 2018 Well the first is KANE second not sure of so when we punt we go with yoshi Quote
Stephen Posted April 17, 2018 Report Posted April 17, 2018 Went through all the strange Yoshi's I don't find it someone will come along soon Quote
Stephen Posted April 17, 2018 Report Posted April 17, 2018 Possible http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/oshigata/kanetada.jpg Quote
Humble Posted April 18, 2018 Report Posted April 18, 2018 Well hi there Cave-hero. Thank you for all the help so far. Quote
Humble Posted April 18, 2018 Report Posted April 18, 2018 I found very faint green paint on the opposite side of the engravings Quote
Stephen Posted April 18, 2018 Report Posted April 18, 2018 Just stocking numbers...no revalance to who made the sword. Quote
Stephen Posted April 18, 2018 Report Posted April 18, 2018 Certainly a possibility a very good one. Thanks Ray KANEMASA (兼政), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Kanemasa” (兼政), real name Ezaki Matsutarō (江崎松太郎), born March 5th 1882, he worked as a guntō smith and died May 17th 1961 1 Quote
Humble Posted April 19, 2018 Report Posted April 19, 2018 What do you guys think about Kanenobu? Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted April 20, 2018 Report Posted April 20, 2018 Kanenami (兼波) http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/4282-i-thought-kanetoshi-am-i-wrong/ And that was the last time I doubted Koichi San. 3 Quote
SteveM Posted April 20, 2018 Report Posted April 20, 2018 You've found it! Good job, Joe. I was struggling... Tada seemed close, but not close enough. I couldn't get it, though. Quote
Ray Singer Posted April 20, 2018 Report Posted April 20, 2018 I'm convinced . Sorry for the mistranslation... 2 Quote
Brian Posted April 20, 2018 Report Posted April 20, 2018 Wow....that thread was 9 years ago..and quite amusing. We had fun back then, didn't we? Miss Koichi, but he's still around out there. Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted April 21, 2018 Report Posted April 21, 2018 Yeah. That was my sword and when I saw this, I knew that I knew it but couldn’t remember. That was back in my younger/dumber days. I’m not as young anymore... Quote
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