Nick mear

[N123ck]

Hi. I’ve spent hours trying to identify these makers marks can someone please help? I’ve more reference books ordered!

I have had the date marks translated to 1838 and 1943 

[mywei]

以安来鋼兼道作 

Motte Yasugi-tetsu Kanemichi saku

 

奥州会津住兼定

Oshu Aizu ju Kanesada

[Bruce Pennington]

1 hour ago, N123ck said:

1943 

Nick, could I get a photo of the date on the Kanesada?

Thanks!

[N123ck]

Hi Bruce yes I believe it is 1837 as I computed it wrongly!

[N123ck]

Thanks Matt

[SteveM]

天保七年丙申八月

Tenpō 7 (1836) August

The middle bit, 丙申, is the chinese elemental/zodiac year fire+monkey. Hinoesaru in Japanese. It's just an additional year-counting convention.

It confirms the 1836 date. 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenpō

[Bruce Pennington]

OK, I must be talking about the wrong one. I’m looking for the date side of the sword with the Showa stamp.

[N123ck]

Here you are Bruce

[SteveM]

昭和十六年正月

January, 1941.

[george trotter]

The Aizu Kanesada being dated 1836 should be the 10th generation. Born 1818,  Died 1869. A good line of smiths descending from Mino Kanesada line.

[Bruce Pennington]

13 hours ago, SteveM said:

昭和十六年正月

January, 1941.

Learned something new today!  Can't say I've seen this way of writing a month on a blade before.  Slough has a Jan 1941, Yasugi steel, Kanemichi, but his used the "ichi" for Jan.

[Nobody]

6 minutes ago, Bruce Pennington said:

Learned something new today!  Can't say I've seen this way of writing a month on a blade before.  Slough has a Jan 1941, Yasugi steel, Kanemichi, but his used the "ichi" for Jan.

 

 

There is no Jan. in the image you referred.

[Bruce Pennington]

RIGHT!  Thanks Moriyama-san!  In my haste, I miss that it's "2601" and assume I'm seeing a Showa date.  Appreciate it!  Records corrected.