Rikugun Jumei Akitaka (fss-533)
Mei: Akitaka
Date:
Showa ju hachi nen ichi gatsu
kitsu jitsu (one lucky day in January 1943)
Nagasa : 24 1/2 "
Sori: 15.0mm
Width at the ha-machi: 30.5mm
Width at the yokote: 20.8mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 8.3mm
Construction: shinogi-zukuri
Mune: iori
Nakago: ubu
Kitae: itame
Hamon: gunome
Boshi: maru
Condition: good polish
The presence of a STAR stamp on the nakago of a WW II era sword blade is an indicator of a blade made by swordsmiths of the Rikugun Jumei Tosho. To become Rikugun Jumei Tosho, a swordsmith had to pass tests and examination of his blades. Once accepted as an Army Certified Swordsmith (Rikugun Jumei Tosho), the smith was given a regular allocation of tamehagane with which to make sword blades. Jumei Tosho smiths also made blades using non-traditional materials, mainly forged mill steel. Blades with star stamps and which show nie in the yakiba are considered by some collectors to be gendaito; whereas other stamps were indicative of blades made by non-traditional methods and are therefore not gendaito. It is still hotly debated as to whether all tang stamps indicate non-traditionally made blades or whether certain stamps such as the star stamp indicate blades made in the traditional manner. Some star stamped blades have received origami from the NBTHK. A complete list of Rikugun Jumei Tosho swordsmiths was published in Showa 17 entitled "Rikugun Jumei Tosho Meibo". There were also Navy commissioned swordsmiths (Kaigun Toko), but little information is currently available on them.
This sword is in excellent condition and has a great lineage. It is loaded with activity and has wonderful rustic WWII mounts with a very good blade inside. It is all original. This is a hand forged sword made using traditional methods and not a run of the mill oil tempered military sword.
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This sword is on consignment.
SOLD
Order number for this item is : fss-533
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