Help with mei on "Warrior" stamped blade?

[Bruce Pennington]

I filed this long ago without recording the smith.  Could I get help with the name, please.  It's mounted in Type 98 fittings.  John, @PNSSHOGUN just found a Yoshisuke kiaigunto with the warrior stamp.  If the mei are different, then the stamp must be tied to a forge/shop.

 

Thanks!

 

[Bruce Pennington]

And just to save some time, the other one is posted on a Japanese site as "Yoshisuke".  Is this correct?  Or could they be the same?

 

[SteveM]

濃州関住人吉近作

Nōshū Seki jūnin Yoshichika saku

 

Smith's name is Yoshichika. 

 

This second one is correct: Yoshisuke (saku)

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Thank you Steve! Well, unless they’re the same guy, that pretty much sets the stamp as a group or factory or forge logo.

 

it’s interesting that they are both “Yoshi’s”.  Any thoughts @george trotter?

[george trotter]

Hi Bruce,

These are signed to/by different smiths (Yoshi kanji are different  and Chika and Suke of course are also different).

 

I think probably made in/by same workshop/sword company.

 

Tang shape and file marks seem the same.

 

Regards,

 

[Stephen]

Buried some wher in NMB is a post on the horsehead stamp.  Or was it a JSS/US article sorry for the lack of memory but there's something out there on it.

 

Edit so this where you got the nakago...sorry this is what i was thinking about.

 

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Thanks Stephen, that's the original one!

 

And thanks to all for the info.  I'll update the Stamps Doc with the smith names.