Kim B Posted June 7, 2025 Report Posted June 7, 2025 Just purchased this sword made in March of 1945. Appears to be Showa To. First Character is Kane but cannot figure out second character. I have been told it is Hide, but cannot find a visual match Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted June 8, 2025 Report Posted June 8, 2025 This should be your guy: "KANEHIDE (兼英), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Kanehide” (兼英), real name Kanematsu Akira (兼松晃), born Novemver 24th 1915, he worked as a guntō smith" Quote
Kim B Posted June 11, 2025 Author Report Posted June 11, 2025 Thank you so much for the help. Soeone cleaned the tang and tried to fit a new habaki by filing the blade. I made some adjustments to camouflage that. It is a fairly nice bare blade. I will find koshirae for. 1 Quote
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