NihontoWatchWWII Era Seki Katana in Civilian Mounts Japanese katana dating to the World War II period, attributed to a Seki-based smith, mounted in civilian koshiraerather than standard military fittings. The blade is sound and healthy, with a clear, well-defined hamon. It shows surface scuffs and scratches consistent with age, but there are no major issues, no active rust on the blade, and no fatal flaws observed. The nakago is heavily rusted, obscuring parts of the mei. What remains legible appears to read “Seki Masa… saku”, with the remaining characters difficult to discern and possibly Hide or a related reading. Due to the condition of the tang, the attribution is tentative and cannot be confirmed. An honest example of a wartime Seki katana in civilian mounts, offered as-is with full disclosure. This sword is on consignment.
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Osaka · around 1926-1989
Shōwa to the present: destruction and revival
The twentieth century nearly killed the craft twice: wartime distortion, then the occupation ban. The NBTHK’s founding in 1948 and licensed forging from 1953 rebuilt the sword as an art, crowned by Living National Treasures and the mukansa rank.
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