Recently inherited a sword that my greatgrandfather acquired during his time in the pacific during WW2. Trying to get a translation of the tang signature. There is: 1) A small symbol with finer lines, sort of hard to see. Thank you in advance for any help. Marc |
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Kaneharu
The signature is "Mori Kaneharu". The smith is KAN822, who also signed "Mori Ryotaro Kaneharu".
The blade was made during WWII.
The smaller marking is called a "Seki stamp". It is similar to a military acceptance stamp. It typically means that the blade was not made in a completely traditional manner (some shortcuts were used because of the war).
Pete