Toryu2020 Posted February 11, 2023 Report Posted February 11, 2023 All - I am looking into Shibata Ka and there is a signature that mentions the use of "Kamura tetsu" 嘉村鉄 - I've done some looking around and have found no mention of this - have you per chance encountered it? Do we know the source? Am I even reading this right? Any help appreciated, -t 1 Quote
Toryu2020 Posted February 11, 2023 Author Report Posted February 11, 2023 Once again Markus comes thru... Yes, I have encountered this term. It is the steel that was introduced by Kamura Heihachi (嘉村平八, 1890–1967), who was a metallurgist and the president of the Kyushu Institute of Technology. It was supposed to have a very high degree of purity and several swordsmiths experimented with it, for example Gassan Sadakatsu. Best regards, Markus 2 Quote
Toryu2020 Posted February 12, 2023 Author Report Posted February 12, 2023 Yes Brian - once the full article is published I will be happy to share it here... 1 Quote
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