skip Posted June 11, 2019 Report Posted June 11, 2019 I believe in the last picture to be an arsenal assembly number 898 and the third photo is a Seki stamp. I have contacted a couple Sword collectors and sellers and they can not tell me who the signature is. I have looked for days and am at a total loss. Can anyone help ? Quote
Nobody Posted June 11, 2019 Report Posted June 11, 2019 嶋田義助 作 - Shimada Gisuke/Yoshisuke made 2 Quote
skip Posted June 11, 2019 Author Report Posted June 11, 2019 嶋田義助 作 - Shimada Gisuke/Yoshisuke made I thank you very much. Quote
Surfson Posted June 23, 2019 Report Posted June 23, 2019 Not sure how much stock I would put in it though. Were there any gendai smiths that signed that way? Quote
SteveM Posted June 23, 2019 Report Posted June 23, 2019 Must be this guy (from Jinsoo Kim's site) 義助 (Yoshisuke), real name 島田類助 (Shimada Ruisuke) http://www.jp-sword.com/files/seki/gendaito.html Note the kanji for "shima" on the sword is a variant of the one shown on Dr. Kim's site. 嶋 vs. 島. I don't think this is significant in this case. I think the swordsmith is deliberately using the variant to recall the Shimada lineage of the past. I think this name with the numbers written on the tang make it clear this is a WW2 sword. 1 Quote
Geraint Posted June 23, 2019 Report Posted June 23, 2019 I think this name with the numbers written on the tang make it clear this is a WW2 sword. Not to mention the stamp. All the best. 1 Quote
Surfson Posted June 23, 2019 Report Posted June 23, 2019 That makes sense Steve, thanks for the leg work. Just some guy that claimed the lineage. At least he didn't say he was the last of 43 generations.... Cheers, B Quote
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