Sword Number 2

[Banton989]

Hi all, for your enjoyment, this was the second of my recent gunto aquisitions.

 

Something a bit different this time, aluminium saya, nice clasped hand sarute.

 

Mei is Amahide, but probably signed by his son.

 

Hamon is unusual, gunome with almost small waves or crab claws. Tried to get a pic of it the best I could.

 

Could it possibly be gendaito?

 

Adam

 

[Rawa]

Any showa/seki stamp? Above mekugi ana on omote side. Take look carefully as those stamps likes to "vanish" I dont see any hada here but I found discussion about smith and factory. Dai-mei [just basic name] I would say and probably nontraditional.

https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/9537-amahide/

But still nice piece worthy of digging some more info. In a link you will find marvelous pdf posted by @Brian

[Banton989]

8 minutes ago, Rawa said:

Any showa/seki stamp? Above mekugi ana on omote side. Take look carefully as those stamps likes to "vanish" I dont see any hada here but I found discussion about smith and factory. Dai mei I would say and probably not traditional.

https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/9537-amahide/

No stamps, theres a good Amahide article in downloads too. He/they his workshop made both gendaito and showato. Lack of hada could be from the polish maybe? 

[Rawa]

Yeah I edited my answer with pointing great info there  close up of jigane would be more helpfull. Your sword isnt in shape indicating that more details would appear after repolish.

Oh and look on mei examples some have kokuin [hot stamp]

[Banton989]

6 minutes ago, Rawa said:

Yeah I edited my answer with pointing great info there  close up of jigane would be more helpfull. Your sword isnt in shape indicating that more details would appear after repolish.

Oh and look on mei examples some have kokuin [hot stamp]

I do love a hot stamp, my 3rd swords got one I'll be showing soon.

 

Heres some super close up shots of jigane.

[Rawa]

I dont see nothing indicating that blade was made with tamahagane but more peps should comment.

Also somebody was recently selling amahide here putting another fine doc but its weight is 29mb. 

[Rawa]

Here you go. Should be working

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YSEbqiS56yaDC8ulpJBwbM8c6Gdgzjlu/view?usp=drivesdk

[Bruce Pennington]

Beautiful workmanship, Adam!  I have a few of his blades on file.  6 of the 14 are Showa stamped, and are undated.  There is corrosion above the mei which would hide any stamp that may be there, but there may not be one at all. 

 

Love the "3" stamped in kanji.  rare to see a blade numbered in kanji, but not unheard of.  Only one other blade on file is numbered and it's in Western numerals.  Wildly speculating, but with no date and kanji numbering, I'd say this blade was made fairly early, like mid-late 1930s.  But that's just pure guessing.

[Foletta]

Here’s a Amahide sword made by himself. Thanks Geoff 

[Foletta]

Amahide Boshi Thanks

Geoff