Help with a Samurai Sword please

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windjammer

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My son was gifted a Samurai Sword. His wife's grandmother has had it stuck in the back of a closet since WWII. The inscriptions under the grip is what I'm trying to post here.

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This picture posting is new to me
 
pics of the blade please

do a tang rubbing there are places you can send the rubbing to give you some answers
 
Seki ju Kanemasa saku

Showa 15 Nen Roku Gatsu

Made by Kanemasa living in Seki
June, 1940

has a Showa stamp indicating non-traditional manufacture.
 
busselover that is fantastic I was wondering if i sent you a pic of a sword tang if you could translate for me ..thanks
 
busselover said:
Seki ju Kanemasa saku

Showa 15 Nen Roku Gatsu

Made by Kanemasa living in Seki
June, 1940

has a Showa stamp indicating non-traditional manufacture.
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busselover.....forgive my ignorance, but what is meant by" non-traditional manufacture " ?

windjammer
 
SShepherd said:
I said blade, not "tang" , pay attention
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My post was genuine curiosity not any kind of verbal slight. Because if you hadn't been able to see them I would have tried re-hosting them.

Although you are right about the blade vs. tang. I wasn't really concerned about the content of the pictures at the time so I didn't really pay attention to the wording.
 
windjammer said:
busselover.....forgive my ignorance, but what is meant by" non-traditional manufacture " ?

windjammer
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It probably means that the blade was forged from bar stock rather than iron bearing sand/tamehagane.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Kohai999 said:
It probably means that the blade was forged from bar stock rather than iron bearing sand/tamehagane.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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it also could have just been machine made ( machine forged like Steven said), and oil quenched.
 
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