Bruce Pennington Posted January 29, 2024 Report Posted January 29, 2024 Listed for auction Lot 1295: 14TH C. Japanese KATANA SWORD BLADE IN WWII METAL SCABBARD. Now I'll have to revise my Stamps Doc because this is the earliest known use of the small Seki and Gifu stamps!!! HA! Ok, joke over, but I would like to get this name. I THINK it's Munechika, but I'm usually wrong (the date is actually Sep '44): 2 Quote
Ray Singer Posted January 29, 2024 Report Posted January 29, 2024 Yoshichika, September 1944 3 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 29, 2024 Author Report Posted January 29, 2024 Thanks Ray! Safe to assume it's this "Yoshi"? - 吉近 Quote
DTM72 Posted January 31, 2024 Report Posted January 31, 2024 On 1/29/2024 at 1:33 PM, Bruce Pennington said: Thanks Ray! Safe to assume it's this "Yoshi"? - 吉近 I would say yes. Yoshichika from September 1344 <-- 2 Quote
Kiipu Posted February 1, 2024 Report Posted February 1, 2024 Dan-The-Man is overlooking the obvious blade damage that occurred during the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600! FYI, that is not rust, but blood stains. No doubt about it, extremely rare and priceless. Even Markus Sesko is in agreement. YOSHICHIKA (吉近), Shōō (正応, 1288-1293), Bizen – “Yoshichika” (吉近), Ko-Bizen school, jō-saku 4 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted February 1, 2024 Author Report Posted February 1, 2024 Ah, Thomas at his best!!! Love it! Ha! Seriously, though, this all means that the date was faked on this ancient blade to cash in on gullible WWII collectors. 1 Quote
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