NikkiK Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 Hello my boss has had this sword for many years, his great great uncle who was in the army came back with it from Japan. He would like know what era or who made it or really any information about it. I’ve been searching through Google and haven’t really gotten anywhere because there’s so much information and it’s all very confusing. Quote
Ray Singer Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 Yes, this is a showa era blade by the 23rd generation Seki Kanefusa. https://www.google.com/search?q=Seki+23rd+kanefusa+site%3Awww.militaria.co.za&client=ms-android-google&sca_esv=a919800cb6345d20&sxsrf=AE3TifPU7yf-CDYn22HMLRmOtiL6qHEU7Q%3A1748896200549&ei=yAk-aIiVIciqwbkP09OJ0QM&oq=Seki+23rd+kanefusa+site%3Awww.militaria.co.za&gs_lp=EhNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwIitTZWtpIDIzcmQga2FuZWZ1c2Egc2l0ZTp3d3cubWlsaXRhcmlhLmNvLnphSOM0UKAPWPUncAB4AJABAJgBmAGgAacHqgEDMy41uAEDyAEA-AEBmAIAoAIAmAMAiAYBkgcAoAfoArIHALgHAMIHAMgHAA&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp 4 1 Quote
NikkiK Posted June 2 Author Report Posted June 2 54 minutes ago, YOSE said: 濃州関住二十三代藤原兼房作, perhaps? Thank you so much! I will relay this and do some more research on the sword! Quote
mecox Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 Nicolette, as noted above it is a WW2 blade by a Seki smith called Kanefusa. You can find a summary of him and the context in NMB Downloads as "Japanese SWORDSMITHS IN GIFU 1937. Go to top of page bar, Downloads, Member Articles. Looks like the only part of the fittings that is original is the wooden saya with the suspension ring. The cane wrap is later. 2 Quote
Peter Bleed Posted June 2 Report Posted June 2 Gee, this turns out to be really interesting. If there is a way to make a WWII era Seki blade "interesting" this blade sure has it! Peter Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted June 3 Report Posted June 3 Nikki, The stamp at the top, "Seki", was used between 1940 and 1944, with most dated blades showing up in 1942, just to narrow down the date range for you. It was a quality inspection stamp used by the civil industry to weed out poor blades. The Seki Cutlery Manufacturers Association stamped approved blades, like this one. Such blades were usually really good quality, though not fully traditionally made - called showato. 1 Quote
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