Humble Posted February 9, 2020 Report Posted February 9, 2020 I have been told the mei is Kanenami. I have also been told the blade is Edo period. I have not been able to find much on Kanenami but what I have seen those Kanenami and Edo period do not match. This was brought back from the Nansei-Shotō. I would just like as much guidance and information as I can get. Thank you. Quote
SteveM Posted February 9, 2020 Report Posted February 9, 2020 Yes - looks like Kanenami. WW2 smith. 兼波 The same smith as the one here http://bocho-kobidou.com/katana-03-093/ Quote
16k Posted February 10, 2020 Report Posted February 10, 2020 Yes, doesn’t look like a Edo blade, more likely WW2 Quote
Humble Posted February 10, 2020 Author Report Posted February 10, 2020 Any reason why there are no military markings on the Blade itself? Was it normal to have an arsenal/factory stamp on issued blades? Does the tang having two holes simply mean a new Tsuka was added for some reason? Quote
Humble Posted February 10, 2020 Author Report Posted February 10, 2020 And would I be correcting calling the tang a Haagari style? Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted February 10, 2020 Report Posted February 10, 2020 Jeremy, This is an officer's blade, and only NCO gunto were issued. Officers had to buy thier own and had quite a variety of places and ways to do that. Does yours have a stamp? Better pictures of the full nakago (tang), with the habaki off (brass collar) would help us all with your questions. 2 Quote
16k Posted February 11, 2020 Report Posted February 11, 2020 What Bruce said, and yes, haagari sounds correct. Also, can you see the Hamon, if so, take pictures of it. If it is clear enough, we could potentially tell you whether it is oil tempered or not. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted February 11, 2020 Report Posted February 11, 2020 As to markings on the blade - these are called horimono and are not common, usually artwork. Chinese fakes quite often mark on the blade with imitation Japanese kanji or dragons. Quote
Humble Posted February 11, 2020 Author Report Posted February 11, 2020 I will get some pictures of the whole tang and hopefully the hamon this afternoon. Other than the name the only other things I see are 2 small dots and the faint remains of green paint. Not sure if those comes through in the picture. Quote
16k Posted February 11, 2020 Report Posted February 11, 2020 The paint could be remnants from numbers used on the assembly line, that’s frequent. If there is a stamp, you’ll find it generally above the signature. It’s very hard to say anything from the provided pictures to be fair. The two holes are a bit weird on a WW2 sword, but the chippy nature of the signature is typical of the WW2´s way of signing swords. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted February 11, 2020 Report Posted February 11, 2020 There have been some recent discussion of WWII showato being sold on the civil market. It's possible this blade was originally sold that way, and later coverted to military mounts, requiring a new hole to fit the standard army tsuka. 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted April 6, 2021 Report Posted April 6, 2021 I can't find the thread that was started to discuss the dots, so posting this here. It's "Na" stamped on the mune. No star on the nakago On a Kanemitsu 1944 blade: Quote
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