Shin Gunto 95-98 real ? kanjis translations on blade welcomed

GIO · 12th March 2017, 07:20 PM

A further superfluous information from "Military swords of Japan (1868-1945)" by Fuller and Gregory.
The explanation about figure vi reads: "Na or mei stamp. Very small and easily overlooked, this is probably a general inspection or acceptance stamp - as well as a Nagoya Arsenal firearms control stamp. Fairly common"

Rich · 12th March 2017, 07:25 PM

Not sure what you mean by "industrial or semi-industrial". With the exception of the "top end" gendai smiths, most other Showa era blades (whether hand forged or not) were made in factory settings using production line methods (smith forges blade, someone else polishes it, yet others mount it, etc.).
IMHO, Kanenori falls into the latter catagory - probably hand forged, but not of tamehagane, and then passed on for polishing,mounting.

Here's a page that may be of help.

http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/showato.htm

Rich

12th March 2017, 07:20 PM	#1
GIO Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 330	A further superfluous information from "Military swords of Japan (1868-1945)" by Fuller and Gregory. The explanation about figure vi reads: "Na or mei stamp. Very small and easily overlooked, this is probably a general inspection or acceptance stamp - as well as a Nagoya Arsenal firearms control stamp. Fairly common" Attached Images

12th March 2017, 07:25 PM	#2
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	Not sure what you mean by "industrial or semi-industrial". With the exception of the "top end" gendai smiths, most other Showa era blades (whether hand forged or not) were made in factory settings using production line methods (smith forges blade, someone else polishes it, yet others mount it, etc.). IMHO, Kanenori falls into the latter catagory - probably hand forged, but not of tamehagane, and then passed on for polishing,mounting. Here's a page that may be of help. http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/showato.htm Rich