John C Posted October 29 Report Posted October 29 @Bruce Pennington Do you have this yet? I searched this topic and didn't see it, however it looks familiar somehow. https://www.ebay.com/itm/405833514588? John C. Quote
John C Posted October 29 Report Posted October 29 @Bruce Pennington Another one with seki stamp. https://www.ebay.com/itm/257149398394? John C. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted October 29 Report Posted October 29 56 minutes ago, John C said: , however it looks familiar somehow. Thanks, John, Wakase Co.. Made fittings. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted October 29 Report Posted October 29 43 minutes ago, John C said: one with seki stamp. Haven't seen that done before! Thanks! Nagoya inspector, 1943 and on. Seen NA stamps on them, but not the Seki Quote
John C Posted October 29 Report Posted October 29 (edited) Well...one out of two isn't bad! John C. Edited October 29 by John C spelling 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted October 30 Report Posted October 30 2 hours ago, John C said: Well...one out of two isn't bad! John C. That's one short of a Meatloaf song! Ha! Quote
BANGBANGSAN Posted November 2 Report Posted November 2 On 10/30/2025 at 4:58 AM, John C said: @Bruce Pennington Do you have this yet? I searched this topic and didn't see it, however it looks familiar somehow. https://www.ebay.com/itm/405833514588? John C. This is from Tokyo Wakasei Gunto Seisaku Jo 東京若瀨軍刀製作所 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted November 6 Report Posted November 6 On 2/19/2020 at 7:21 PM, reeder said: Here’s one off the saya from a sword i recently purchased. Brandon, Can you check this sword's seppa to see if there is a small star with a number? Quote
reeder Posted November 7 Report Posted November 7 On 11/6/2025 at 10:49 AM, Bruce Pennington said: Brandon, Can you check this sword's seppa to see if there is a small star with a number? Sword is long gone. I don’t even remember what blade it had. Maybe Kawano Sadashige, but maybe another I got in that bunch. 🤷♂️ 1 Quote
John C Posted November 24 Report Posted November 24 @Bruce Pennington Do you need a photo of Murata-to stamps (se and Kokura cannonball)? https://www.ebay.com/itm/205830768967? John C. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted November 24 Report Posted November 24 John, I haven't been tracking then (I know, what a shocker! Ha!) Maybe @Kiipu or @BANGBANGSAN What I find very interesting, is the Type 94 with offset chuso (Yes, John @PNSSHOGUN has pointed this out) and the Type 98 with centered chuso: Quote
Rawa Posted November 30 Report Posted November 30 (edited) On 11/24/2025 at 7:07 AM, Bruce Pennington said: John, I haven't been tracking then (I know, what a shocker! Ha!) Maybe @Kiipu or @BANGBANGSAN What I find very interesting, is the Type 94 with offset chuso (Yes, John @PNSSHOGUN has pointed this out) and the Type 98 with centered chuso: Mekugi ana are made in similar spot so theory that chuso position depends on it isn’t reliable. Still boston’s murata-to is in T94 but without second hanger [if original to blade?] Edited November 30 by Rawa 1 Quote
Scogg Posted Monday at 10:17 PM Report Posted Monday at 10:17 PM On 6/11/2024 at 9:13 PM, Bruce Pennington said: I wanted to add my ongoing thoughts about the Gifu stamp in Sakura Its source, so far, is unknown. I made the mistake of speculating in previous Stamps of the Japanese Sword that it is possibly the stamp created by the Seki Cutlery Manufacturers Association after the Nagoya Army Arsenal absconded with their SEKI stamp. Appearance of the stamp in the dateline would fit the theory. But recent data coming from the WWII Military Mei - Tachi then Katana thread reveals that the stamp is more likely an Army stamp. Once I got pointed back in that direction, I realized, too, it appears on officer blades in 1943 and runs through '45 just like all the other area specific stamps do. It's more logical that a blade with the Gifu, and sometimes the NA & Gifu, and Gifu & small Seki are all Nagoya inspectors. It now seems illogical to think a blade would have a civil stamp from the Association plus an Army stamp. I'll revise the discussion of this stamp in the next revision of the Stamps doc. I was given this tsuba over the weekend along with some loose type 95 and 98 parts. It has the Gifu in Sakura stamp on one side, and a partial seki stamp on the other 2 Quote
BANGBANGSAN Posted yesterday at 12:06 AM Report Posted yesterday at 12:06 AM On 11/24/2025 at 11:56 AM, John C said: @Bruce Pennington Do you need a photo of Murata-to stamps (se and Kokura cannonball)? https://www.ebay.com/itm/205830768967? John C. John This is Zoheito not Murata-to 1 Quote
John C Posted yesterday at 12:46 AM Report Posted yesterday at 12:46 AM Just quoting the item description. John C. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted yesterday at 03:55 AM Report Posted yesterday at 03:55 AM 5 hours ago, Scogg said: It has the Gifu in Sakura stamp on one side, and a partial seki stamp on the other Nice one, Sam, thanks! Quote
John C Posted yesterday at 06:07 AM Report Posted yesterday at 06:07 AM @Bruce Pennington A Masayasu with what looks like a ko stamp on the nakago (I'll probably get corrected on that so please take it with a grain of salt). https://www.ebay.com/itm/357998375327? John C. 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted 21 hours ago Report Posted 21 hours ago 10 hours ago, John C said: ko stamp on the nakago Thanks John! I have 4 other Masayasu with the same stamp, now 5. I have a few other smiths with the Ko on the nakago, but they are either on the mune or if on the face, it is together with the stacked cannon ball stamp. Masayasu seems to be the only one that had the Ko marked in this fashion. 1 Quote
Conway S Posted 12 hours ago Report Posted 12 hours ago There are a few other examples of this stamp recorded in Mal Cox’s Showa Swordsmiths of Aichi Prefecture (Owari and Mikawa) found in the download section. 1 Quote
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