jason y Posted September 29, 2008 Report Posted September 29, 2008 Anyone know anything about this smith? Kanetada?? Quote
raaay Posted September 29, 2008 Report Posted September 29, 2008 jason just a quick reply, i would guess by the style of the Kanji it is a Showa Smith ! you may know that allready of course, but it is a place to start. regards ray Quote
jason y Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Posted September 29, 2008 I did look at the all the showa smith names but i could not find that name. thank you Quote
Nobody Posted September 30, 2008 Report Posted September 30, 2008 I did look at the all the showa smith names but i could not find that name. Refer to the following pages. http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/seki.htm http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/kanetada.jpg Quote
Brian Posted September 30, 2008 Report Posted September 30, 2008 Jason, From that hada (which could be mistaken for going down the "fakes" road, but isn't in this case) I would be thinking it is made using different steel than tamahagane. Maybe one of the other methods of manufacture that are somewhere between Gendaito and Showato. There were many smiths experimenting with different steels and manufacture methods, and perhaps Kanetada was one of them. Maybe someone here has more info on this. Brian Quote
Jacques Posted September 30, 2008 Report Posted September 30, 2008 Hi, Jason, Can you show us the whole nakago and the kissaki please? Quote
jason y Posted October 1, 2008 Author Report Posted October 1, 2008 i see grains all over the blade. Quote
pcfarrar Posted October 1, 2008 Report Posted October 1, 2008 Jason,From that hada (which could be mistaken for going down the "fakes" road, but isn't in this case) I would be thinking it is made using different steel than tamahagane. I believe that style of jigane comes from only doing 3-4 folds. I had a similar blade once signed Kanenaga. Maybe a good quality showato? Quote
Jacques Posted October 1, 2008 Report Posted October 1, 2008 Hi, No stamp + made after 1940 = gendaito. the whole workmanship seems confirm this blade is not a showa-tô but a gendai one. Quote
pcfarrar Posted October 1, 2008 Report Posted October 1, 2008 The steel may have been factory made and the blade hand finished and water tempered. Quote
GregD Posted October 5, 2008 Report Posted October 5, 2008 maybe this will help,a friend had a sword by this smith some years ago,shinsa said modern factory made.Stiill a nice looking sword,profuse ayasugi hada.This is the info i have from F&Gs Greg Quote
Brian Posted October 6, 2008 Report Posted October 6, 2008 Greg, The name rang a bell. Now I remember it..from SFI? Welcome, great to have you here! Brian Quote
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