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Post by drwillsdc on Dec 22, 2016 4:18:22 GMT
Hello all, new guy here. I'm mostly a fantasy sword guy, but recently my brother came into possession of a Japanese sword his wife's grandfather "brought" back from ww2. It's not a katana, too long, and it's not Japanese military issue. No stamp on the blade. It was in a garage for a number of years and had developed a good bit of corrosion. He works for Ohio university in the history department and some of the Japanese scholars think it might date back to the 1600s. I doubt it's by a famous smith, but it's age makes it in the very least, somewhat interesting. Any advice would be welcome. I'll try to get some pics posted.
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Dec 22, 2016 4:33:14 GMT
If you could provide some images of the blade, fittings, and if possible the nakago(tang) it would go a long way to figuring out what it is or who made it. If you can show the tang especially, as a lot of Japanese swords will have markings that describe the maker, area and/or date.
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Post by drwillsdc on Dec 22, 2016 4:51:57 GMT
Thanks for the fast response. I'll post as soon as I get them which will hopefully be tomorrow.
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Dec 22, 2016 4:56:07 GMT
Looking forward to it.
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Post by Verity on Dec 22, 2016 5:12:09 GMT
A few of us do kantei. Myself and Jussi that I know of for sure. Post some pics and we will see what we can do. You may also want to post some pics over on NMB as well which is a specialized forum for nihonto. |
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Post by pitts on Jun 27, 2017 8:58:06 GMT
Thanks for the fast response. I'll post as soon as I get them which will hopefully be tomorrow. Would love to see photos of this sword, unfortunately tomorrow seems like forever. |
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