raaay Posted January 29, 2007 Report Posted January 29, 2007 here is a shin gunto , i have now owned for about 15 years now. in all the time i have had the sword i cant find any info about this smith other than a mention in sloans oshigata book reffering to medals and awards he has won. is there any one got a sword by this smith ? or any other info please . as you can see the mounts are very high quality gunto mounts with a mon on the kabuto gane and a polished same saya and high ranking officers tassel and hanger, it also came with its original dark blue sword bag with a red silk cord . the sword was brought back from a sword surrender in in 1945 buy chap that says to the previous owner he simple went round the swords on the day and picked the best looking sword he could find. the signiture reads i think [ ni-oite - omija-hachiman gu -neguru naotsugu - tsukuru ] if any one can translation the full signiture i would appreciate your help please. the translation passed on to me was - [made in the capital yedo in the grounds of the hachiman shrine by NAOTSUGU. thanks .ray Quote
Nobody Posted January 30, 2007 Report Posted January 30, 2007 Hi, The mei is "於東都大宮八幡宮 ? 直次造". I cannot identify the 9th kanji. It reads "oite Touto Omiya-Hachimangu ? Naotsugu tsukuru" literally, and it means "at Omiya-Hachiman Shrine in Tokyo, Naotsugu made". Quote
Stephen Posted January 30, 2007 Report Posted January 30, 2007 a very clean and good looking set, btw i have a military buyer who is looking for a just this ticket. true mounts that have not be re finished or rewraped with a outstanding blade. Please keep it in mind if your ever inclined to sell. Thanks for showing Quote
Stephen Posted January 30, 2007 Report Posted January 30, 2007 Koich san could it be shin or yuki? really very hard to tell that far away for me. Quote
Nobody Posted January 30, 2007 Report Posted January 30, 2007 Koich san could it be shin or yuki? really very hard to tell that far away for me. Umm, I do not know. What kanji do you imagine? I think that if the 9th kanji is "tei (廷; court)" or "tei (庭; garden)", it could make sence. But the kanji does not look like that. Quote
Stephen Posted January 30, 2007 Report Posted January 30, 2007 it might be this kanji on the right...i really cant see from the pix. This was a lession from the Osensi Condell i wish he was still in the loop. Koichi could this be it? Quote
Nobody Posted January 30, 2007 Report Posted January 30, 2007 Thank you Stephen, it also could be shin (進) as you say. In that case, it may be the family name of Naotsugu. However, I really cannot see the picture clearly. :? Quote
raaay Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Posted January 30, 2007 HI from ray. thank you koichi and stephen for your help . i will try soon to post a better pic of the tang still finding my way round with my camera etc, so photography is not one of my best subject as you can tell . so basicly the translation is close to what i had , but some better pics of the tang will help to clear up the signiture ! i will try and post a new photo of the tang soon . stephen, here is the old sick'ening part of the story ? the previous owner bought the sword in 1966 for £10.00 and it was the fist sword he ever bought he went on to become a well knowing collector in the sword world in the UK , in the early 1970/80. as you rightly say it is a fantastic gendai-to and it took me a long time to aquire it, and i will be hopefully looking after it for some years to come, but point taking. regards ray. Quote
raaay Posted January 30, 2007 Author Report Posted January 30, 2007 Adding a couple off more pics . 1. off the tang , i hpoe with a clear look at the mei. 2. full blade , with HI and 27" cutting edge. 3.signed tachi mei regards ray. Quote
raaay Posted February 1, 2007 Author Report Posted February 1, 2007 Hi just as above / in the subject box , added a clearer pic of the mei still wondering if anybody has any info on this smith ? regards ray. Quote
Guest Kendoman Posted February 11, 2007 Report Posted February 11, 2007 This smith ialong with his photo s in the Dai Nippon Token Shoko Meikan, Tokyo Ginza 1943. Published by the Nippon Token Shimbunsha. JS Quote
nagamaki - Franco Posted February 11, 2007 Report Posted February 11, 2007 Hi just as above / in the subject box , added a clearer pic of the mei still wondering if anybody has any info on this smith ? regards ray. Hello, You might attempt contacting Chris Bowen for more information regarding this smith. http://www.ejapaneseswords.com/ Franco Quote
raaay Posted February 12, 2007 Author Report Posted February 12, 2007 Hi thanks kendoman and nagamaki for info on this smith . is their any one that can scan this info and post the page and photo off the smith Naotsugu . [ please ] from - Dai Nippon Token Shoku Meiken . Toyko Ginza 1943 or is this info available on line ?? . thanks ray. Quote
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