Looking for a little help. Sorry about the poor photo's, but I am at work and it is the best I could get right now from the guy who found this. Just looking for any information you can give me about this blade. Japanese items are something I know nothing about. Thanks in advance for any and all help.
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vS...I'm impressed. Whilst you could well be right, given that you've selected the most common category of wartime sword and maker, I'm struggling to see what supports your guess given the lack of decent pictures. Most notably of the tang.
For a Seki smith, I'd expect to see a hamon based on sanbonsugi / gunome.
I would guess (and it's no more than that) from the pierced tsuba, (apparent?) imitation / celluloid same, which they frequently used and suguha hamon (think that's what I'm seeing?) it could be a Mantetsu sword. They also often have cord sarute.
Good game this. Put us out of our misery and post a photo of the tang.
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Originally posted by Beater View PostvS...I'm impressed. Whilst you could well be right, given that you've selected the most common category of wartime sword and maker, I'm struggling to see what supports your guess given the lack of decent pictures. Most notably of the tang.
For a Seki smith, I'd expect to see a hamon based on sanbonsugi / gunome.
I would guess (and it's no more than that) from the pierced tsuba, (apparent?) imitation / celluloid same, which they frequently used and suguha hamon (think that's what I'm seeing?) it could be a Mantetsu sword. They also often have cord sarute.
Good game this. Put us out of our misery and post a photo of the tang.
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Originally posted by nickn View PostViewing the photos on an iPhone I see the Harmon as gunome not suguha
I think the suguha is a result of a hadori polish
We need to see the nakago
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Originally posted by vonStubben View PostHaving owned many Japanese swords my immediate hunch was based only on the style of hamon. I have seen this in many Seki made Showato I have owned. It was only an educated guess.
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