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hale1940

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Hey there everyone, 

 

In my quest to find a good example of Type 98 to go along with my Type 95 NCO I've come across a sword made by Takehisa in Autumn 1943. I was wondering if any of you are familiar with this maker and the types of techniques he used and the quality of his work. Thanks!

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Takehisa was one of 8 smiths whose blades often have the W/M stamp:

Research from collectors on the Nihonto Message Board (www.militaria.co.za/nmb/19390-the-mysterious-w-stamp/) have revealed ‘W’ stamps on the following blades:  Type 19 sabre; Type 95s made by Ijima for Kokura & Tokyo 1st Arsenal; Mantetsu; Kaneoto (with Seki stamp); Haruhisa; Kokima Kanenori; Tenshin; Takehisa; Yoshiharu; and Yoshitani.

We don't know why it just shows up on these blades.  We believe it is a "midway inspection".

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