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Maker marks, brands and logos (42)
| Mark | Reads | Kind | Maker | City | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 吉兼作 | Yoshikane saku | mei | Yoshikane Hamono | Sanjo | Seen in person |
| 吉兼久作 | Yoshikane Hisa saku | mei | Yoshikane Hamono | Sanjo | Seen in person |
| 吉金 | Yoshikane (company name) | brand | Yoshikane Hamono | Sanjo | Seen in person |
| 司作 | Tsukasa saku | mei | Hinoura Hamono Kobo | Sanjo | Maker website |
| 日野浦司 | Hinoura Tsukasa | mei | Hinoura Hamono Kobo | Sanjo | Maker website |
| 味方屋作 | Ajikataya saku | mei | Hinoura Hamono Kobo | Sanjo | Maker website |
| 味方屋 | Ajikataya | brand | Hinoura Hamono Kobo | Sanjo | Maker website |
| タダフサ | Tadafusa | logo | Tadafusa (Hocho Kobo Tadafusa) | Sanjo | Seen in person |
| 忠房 | Tadafusa | mei | Tadafusa (Hocho Kobo Tadafusa) | Sanjo | Documented |
| 藤次郎 | Tojiro | logo | Tojiro | Tsubame | Seen in person |
| TOJIRO | Tojiro | logo | Tojiro | Tsubame | Seen in person |
| GLOBAL | Global | logo | Yoshida Metal Industry (GLOBAL) | Tsubame | Seen in person |
| GLOBAL-IST | Global-IST | logo | Yoshida Metal Industry (GLOBAL) | Tsubame | Seen in person |
| Brieto | Brieto | logo | Kataoka Seisakusho (Brieto / TAMAHAGANE) | Tsubame | Seen in person |
| ブライト | Brieto | brand | Kataoka Seisakusho (Brieto / TAMAHAGANE) | Tsubame | Seen in person |
| 響十 | Kyoto (TAMAHAGANE) | mei | Kataoka Seisakusho (Brieto / TAMAHAGANE) | Tsubame | Seen in person |
| TAMAHAGANE | Tamahagane | logo | Kataoka Seisakusho (Brieto / TAMAHAGANE) | Tsubame | Seen in person |
| 下村 | Shimomura | brand | Shimomura Kogyo | Tsubame | Seen in person |
| ヴェルダン | Verdun | brand | Shimomura Kogyo | Tsubame | Maker website |
| 村斗 | Murato | brand | Shimomura Kogyo | Tsubame | Maker website |
| 雲竜 | Un-ryu | brand | Shimomura Kogyo | Tsubame | Maker website |
| 龍治 | Ryuji | brand | Shimomura Kogyo | Tsubame | Maker website |
| 哲弘 | Tetsuhiro | mei | Kiryu Kogyo (Tetsuhiro) | Sanjo | Maker website |
| 桐生 | Kiryu | brand | Kiryu Kogyo (Tetsuhiro) | Sanjo | Seen in person |
| 左藤蔵 | Hidari Tozo | mei | Sekikawa (Hidari Tozo) | Tsubame | Documented |
| セキカワ | Sekikawa | brand | Sekikawa (Hidari Tozo) | Tsubame | Seen in person |
| 定明作 | Sadaaki saku | mei | Nakagawa Shokai (Sadaaki 定明) | Tsubame | Seen in person |
| 定明 | Sadaaki | brand | Nakagawa Shokai (Sadaaki 定明) | Tsubame | Seen in person |
| 金次郎 | Kinjiro | mei | Wakui Bar Hamono (forges Kinjiro) | Sanjo | Seen in person |
| 涌井 | Wakui | mei | Wakui Bar Hamono (forges Kinjiro) | Sanjo | Documented |
| 山人 | Yamabito | brand | Wakui Co. (Kinjiro · Yamabito) | Sanjo | Seen in person |
| 剛剣 | Goken | brand | Wakui Co. (Kinjiro · Yamabito) | Sanjo | Seen in person |
| 重房 | Shigefusa | mei | Shigefusa (Kairo Iizuka) | Sanjo | Seen in person |
| 剣謙心 | Tsurugi Kenshin | mei | Tsurugi Kenshin | Sanjo | Seen in person |
| 鋼典 | Kanenori | mei | Igarashi Hamono Kogyo (Kanenori) | Sanjo | Seen in person |
| BABACHO | Babacho | brand | Babacho Kanamono (BABACHO · Chozaburo) | Sanjo | Seen in person |
| 長三郎 | Chozaburo | mei | Babacho Kanamono (BABACHO · Chozaburo) | Sanjo | Maker website |
| 多喜火 | Takibi | brand | Babacho Kanamono (BABACHO · Chozaburo) | Sanjo | Seen in person |
| 切れるよろこび | Kireru Yorokobi | mei | Babacho Co. (Kireru Yorokobi) | Mitsuke (next to Sanjo) | Seen in person |
| Muthos Homura | Muthos Homura | logo | Kobayashi Kogu (Muthos Homura) | Sanjo | Seen in person |
| 六四郎 | Rokushiro | mei | Yajimaya (ROKUSHIRO) | Tsubame | Seen in person |
| ROKUSHIRO | Rokushiro | logo | Yajimaya (ROKUSHIRO) | Tsubame | Seen in person |
Words that are not names (28)
These appear on blades, boxes and labels. None of them identify a maker.
| Mark | Reads | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 作 | saku | 'made by' — follows the maker's name |
| 久作 | hisa-saku | suffix variant seen on Yoshikane marks (吉兼久作) |
| 本焼 | honyaki | mono-steel, fully hardened blade — the hardest to make and sharpen |
| 霞 | kasumi | carbon core with soft-iron cladding (shop code A in Sanjo) |
| 割込 | warikomi | laminated: hard core wrapped in softer steel or stainless |
| 本割込 | hon-warikomi | 'true laminated' — marketing emphasis on warikomi |
| 三枚 | san-mai | three-layer construction |
| 鍛造 | tanzo | forged |
| 鍛地 | kitaeji | folded-steel texture (Shigefusa) |
| 槌目 | tsuchime | hammered finish |
| 梨地 | nashiji | pear-skin finish (Yoshikane, Kinjiro) |
| 黒打 | kurouchi | forge-black finish |
| 黒染 | kurozome | chemically blackened stainless (Kenshin, Sanjo speciality) |
| 水牛 | suigyu | buffalo-horn ferrule |
| 栗柄 | kuri-e | chestnut handle; 焼栗 = roasted/carbonised chestnut |
| 八角 | hakkaku | octagonal handle |
| 山桜 | yamazakura | mountain-cherry handle |
| 縞黒檀 | shima-kokutan | striped ebony handle |
| 朴 | ho | magnolia handle (traditional wa-handle wood) |
| 青紙 | aogami | Blue Paper steel |
| 白紙 | shirogami | White Paper steel |
| 特青 | tokuao | Aogami Super (shorthand) |
| 登録商標 | toroku shohyo | 'registered trademark' — not a name |
| 参考出品 | sanko shuppin | 'reference exhibit' (not for sale) — seen on the Shigefusa display |
| 鮭切 | sake-kiri | salmon knife |
| 蛸引 | takobiki | square-tip sashimi knife |
| 鯵切 | ajikiri | small deba |
| 鉈 | nata | hatchet / camp blade |