Katana,for your interest

pbleed · 4th November 2022, 12:53 AM

This certainly is NOT a WWII era blade. It is signed by a smith named
TOMOTSUGU, a named used by a number of pre-1600 era smiths. It is certainly worth bringing over to the Nippon-to forum. My guess is Bungo, but...
Peter

Bontee · 4th November 2022, 11:27 AM

Hello gents,All the information I quoted came from the nihonto messsge board,I was given a great deal of help from some highly respected members of that forum including one of my old aikido sensei’s who specializes in weapons .
I believe that the info given to me is as accurate as it is possible to be concerning this rather beaten up old battle blade.
I Appreciate your posts.
I only put it up for interest,not as a fact finding exercise.
All the best
Kevin

4th November 2022, 12:53 AM	#1
pbleed Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 88	A worthy sword! This certainly is NOT a WWII era blade. It is signed by a smith named TOMOTSUGU, a named used by a number of pre-1600 era smiths. It is certainly worth bringing over to the Nippon-to forum. My guess is Bungo, but... Peter

4th November 2022, 11:27 AM	#2
Bontee Member Join Date: Oct 2022 Posts: 10	Hello gents,All the information I quoted came from the nihonto messsge board,I was given a great deal of help from some highly respected members of that forum including one of my old aikido sensei’s who specializes in weapons . I believe that the info given to me is as accurate as it is possible to be concerning this rather beaten up old battle blade. I Appreciate your posts. I only put it up for interest,not as a fact finding exercise. All the best Kevin