ww2colorado Posted May 18, 2019 Report Posted May 18, 2019 Guys i picked this up from a widow of a veteran whom was local to me who sold his bringback rifles pistols and swords. Guy fought in 1944 i do have some of his service records. It has been cleaned or polished and you can see some dirt and grime in the makugi hole etc and some pitting by the mei. It sucks it has been cleaned but its safe now Is it possible that i may have an earlier kanemoto blade based on how the characters are written possibly slightly differently from generation to generation? Guys i picked this up from a widow of a veteran whom was local to me who sold his bringback rifles pistols and swords. Guy fought in 1944 i do have some of his service records. It has been cleaned or polished and you can see some dirt and grime in the makugi hole etc and some pitting by the mei. It sucks it has been cleaned but its safe now Is it possible that i may have an earlier kanemoto blade based on how the characters are written possibly slightly differently from generation to generation? 'Still having trouble on the forum figuring out how to flip my pictures the correct way for mei translation. Quote
Ray Singer Posted May 18, 2019 Report Posted May 18, 2019 This "mei" looks like it was made with a dremel tool. I would not be concerned that it might have been an authentic Magoroku Kanemoto. Quote
ww2colorado Posted May 18, 2019 Author Report Posted May 18, 2019 The mei looks to be chiseled abit differently. Not sure about a grinding dremel tool. Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted May 18, 2019 Report Posted May 18, 2019 Not an authentic Kanemoto signature, blade appears to be wartime make. Quote
ww2colorado Posted May 18, 2019 Author Report Posted May 18, 2019 Thanks for your info, i will have to put the tang under a scanner and use those pictures. instead. the angles of the strokes are what serious interpreters look for in generational distinctions. the blade is signed magoroku, who later proclamed himself to be the 27th generation kanemoto, it is a showato era blade so certain features are distinct to a shinsa panel that would pickup on this, i had just had got ahold of a tadayoshi blade for a serious collector buddy of mine. The only difference between 1st and 4th generation tadayoshi was a slight crooked 2nd character kanji that was only understood by an author who wrote the book on the hizen sword school. I have seen his mei signed a couple different ways never this. Quote
Brian Posted May 18, 2019 Report Posted May 18, 2019 Signature is about as fake as they come. Not even remotely correctly signed.At least the sword is real. 2 Quote
16k Posted May 18, 2019 Report Posted May 18, 2019 Not good enough to comment about the validity of the mei, but WW2 blade for sure. Quote
SteveM Posted May 18, 2019 Report Posted May 18, 2019 Here is a link to a 27th generation Kanemoto (Magoroku) guntō. It is unauthenticated, but given the style and quality, I think the one in the link is a safe bet to be authentic. https://www.kusanaginosya.com/SHOP/434.html Quote
ww2colorado Posted May 18, 2019 Author Report Posted May 18, 2019 Guys thanks for the information. I believe this is a wartime blade.although a very nice one as it has a nice active hamon and hada. Very very well balanced abit hefty Quote
Tom Darling Posted May 18, 2019 Report Posted May 18, 2019 Please sign your name to your post. I would love to see a 4th gen. Tadayoshi as I had one, signed tachi mei and would like to compare. Tom D. Quote
ww2colorado Posted May 19, 2019 Author Report Posted May 19, 2019 I had turned a collector buddy of mine onto it. Thanks for the info guys. Thanks again , Chuck Quote
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