Jweidele1988 Posted February 15, 2022 Report Posted February 15, 2022 First off I haven't the slightest clue about this sword I bought it at a yard sale many years ago. Just looking for some help identifying the markings Quote
Ray Singer Posted February 15, 2022 Report Posted February 15, 2022 Seki ju Toki Kanemasa. A reference link below. https://www.lofty.com/products/signed-Japanese-katana-sword-1-j1hk6 Quote
Ray Singer Posted February 15, 2022 Report Posted February 15, 2022 http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/oshigata/kanemas3.jpg http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/oshigata/kanemasa.jpg Quote
DTM72 Posted February 15, 2022 Report Posted February 15, 2022 関 = Seki (a city) 住 = Resident of 土 = To 岐 = Ki 兼 = Kane 正 = Masa Hope this information helps. Quote
Jweidele1988 Posted February 15, 2022 Author Report Posted February 15, 2022 U guys are awesome thank you Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted February 16, 2022 Report Posted February 16, 2022 The style is of the Type 98 Japanese Officer sword in "informal" or "combat" fittings. The saya (scabbard) would have been covered in leather, but those are often lost over time. It would have looked like this: You can read more about them on Ohmura's webpages. Quote
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