NCR sword - Awesome!

[GeorgeP]

This sword just kills me! I love how there was a sword created with a company's logo all over it. A fantastic piece of history! If only I had a few extra bucks.....


http://www.ebay.com/itm/NORTHERN-CHI...item1c2d7768c2


Tom

[Luis22]

Mantentsu sword.....machine made blade supposedly from a better quality steel but In my opinion never at that price....they usually sell for around $2400...

[gunto]

Theres the habaki with number nice koshirae.

[GHP]

関住兼道作
Seki Jyu KaneMichi Saku

Real name:

小島 時二郎
Kojima Tokijiro

He's listed as "Eastern Block" Maegashira rank swordsmith in the 日本刀劍新聞社 (Nihon Token Shinbunshi), 1943: http://www.jp-sword.com/files/seki/gendaito.html

--Guy

[GHP]

Theres the habaki with number nice koshirae.

And the tsuba number 552 matches the numbering (in faded lacquer paint) on the tang: 五五二

--Guy

[GeorgeP]

Although it is not a Mantetsu blade, that brings up a question on whether a Mantetsu blade would ever be found with NCR connected koshirae. I know virtually nothing of the history of the NCR and South Manchurian Railways and any connection that they may have had to eachother. On the surface, since I connect Mantetsu with SMR (maybe an immediate error on my part?), I would think that it would be like a Coke truck hauling around a Pepsi product. Maybe the NCR and SMR were part of the same controlling entity on paper? I could not say. As to the numbered habaki, there is the exception to the rule. I do have a sword in my collection that has a numbered habaki with the NCR logo stamped into the nakago, so a pattern has surfaced.

Tom

[Stu W]

Hi Tom,

Did you by chance save the photos and if so can you please post them?

Regards,
Stu

[GeorgeP]

Hey Stu,

Sorry, but I did not.




Tom