Jibberish

[lonely panet]

Please help me read this very old mei.

[mecox]

   Is this a test??   Does this help??

 

                                                                                 

[lonely panet]

It looks like a horrible version of a ww2 smith attempting to sihn kazunori.

 

But the blade is definitely pre taisho

[Nobody]

Maybe,

関住兼松一則作 – Seki ju Kanematsu Kazunori saku

I am unsure about “作”.

[mecox]

Dont know if this fits and he was a registered Seki smith:

 

KAZUNORI (一則), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Kazunori” (一則), real name Kanematsu Kazuichi (兼松一市), born June 10th 1894, he worked as guntō smith and died December 9th 1944, posthumous Buddhist name Zendō Myōtoku (善導妙徳)  (from Sesko).

Member of Seki Token Kaji Assoc in 1940.  Registered as a Seki smith in Showa 14 (1939) October 26. 

 

Oshigata from Gendai S/smith Index.  Same in Slough 1942 with Seki stamp.   Fuller & Gregory has same mei Seki stamp 1943.

 

[lonely panet]

Its diff not a war sword.  Think Large shinshinto clothes rod

[mecox]

why not show more pics as cant really comment on a distorted partial image

[lonely panet]

Jobberish sword will be for sale soon.

 

Along with a mishina wak and kashu tachibana katana.

 

All in need of love