Swordsmith Index

Swordsmith Index is intended to be a non-commercial resource to support Nihonto studies and raise awareness of history and appreciation of genuine Japanese swords. Find more information about the Index, its description and methods of use here. See how to read swordsmith records here.

Namesort icon ID Name (Kanji) Gen Province Era School Teacher H/TT/FS Rating Ref Cmt
Masanaga MAS1594 政長 Yamato Eishō (1504-1521) Tegai 15 / 300 /
Masanaga MAS1741 將長 Bizen Shōchū (1324-1326) 175 / /
Masanaga MAS603 正永 1st Hizen Kanei (1624-1644) 25 / /
Masanaga MAS604 正永 2nd Hizen Manji (1658-1661) Masahiro 15 / 400 /
Masanaga MAS605 正永 3rd Hizen Kanbun (1661-1673) Hizen Tadayoshi Masahiro 50 / 300 / Jo saku
Masanaga MAS616 正長 Bingo Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / /
Masanaga MAS610 正永 Musashi Keian (1648-1652) 15 / 250 /
Masanaga MAS598 正永 Bingo Kōji (1555-1558) Mihara 15 / 250 /
Masanaga MAS606 正永 4th Hizen Kanen (1748-1751) 15 / /
Masanaka MAS648 正中 Musashi Bunkyū (1861-1864) 10 / 120 /
Masanao MAS1711 昌直 Chikugo Jokyō (1684-1688) 15 / /
Masanao MAS660 正直 Bizen Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / 200 /
Masanao MAS662 正直 Gifu Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Masanao MAS668 正直 Kazusa Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / 250 /
Masanao MAS675 正尚 Mikawa Taishō (1912-1926) Enshin 8 / /
Masanao MAS1712 昌直 Higo Tenmei (1781-1789) Suishinshi Masahide 25 / 280 / Jo saku
Masanobu MAS1600 政信 Hiroshima Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Masanobu MAS689 正信 Bingo Meitoku (1390-1394) ND 20 / 500 /
Masanobu MAS696 正信 1st Echigo Enbun (1356-1361) ND Yamamura Nobukuni 35 / 500 /
Masanobu MAS697 正信 2nd Echigo Eiwa (1375-1379) ND 25 / 350 /
Masanobu MAS701 正信 Hizen Tenpō (1830-1844) 10 / 100 /
Masanobu MAS719 正宣 Tosa Meiji (1868-1912) 10 / /
Masanobu MAS700 正信 Etchū Teiwa (1345-1350) ND 20 / /
Masanobu MAS713 正信 Yamashiro Eiwa (1375-1379) ND Yamashiro Nobukuni Nobukuni 20 / /
Masanori MAS1605 政則 Harima Entoku (1489-1492) 70 / 500 / Jo saku
Masanori MAS1742 將應 Musashi Kansei (1789-1801) Suishinshi Masahide 15 / 150 /
Masanori MAS729 正則 Bingo Bunmei (1469-1487) Goami 20 / 300 /
Masanori MAS730 正則 Bingo Tenmon (1532-1555) 15 / 250 /
Masanori MAS731 正則 Bingo Keiō (1865-1868) Mihara 10 / 120 /
Masanori MAS738 正則 Echizen Keichō (1596-1615) 50 / /
Masanori MAS739 正則 1st Echizen Kanbun (1661-1673) 25 / 550 / Jo saku
Masanori MAS754 正則 Musashi Kanbun (1661-1673) 35 / 300 /
Masanori MAS757 正則 Musashi Genji (1864-1865) 10 / 150 /
Masanori MAS778 正範 Osaka Taishō (1912-1926) 8 / /
Masanori MAS1715 昌則 Izumo Bunan (1444-1449) 20 / /
Masaō MAS784 正雄 Musashi Kōka (1844-1848) 60 / 450 / Jo-jo saku
Masao MAS785 正雄 Shinano Kōka (1844-1848) 25 / 600 /
Masaoki MAS786 正興 1st Bingo Bunmei (1469-1487) 20 / 300 /
Masaoki MAS787 正興 Bingo Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / /
Masaoki MAS789 正興 3rd Bingo Genki (1570-1573) 15 / 200 /
Masaoki MAS788 正興 2nd Bingo Taiei (1521-1528) Mihara 30 / 280 / Jo saku
Masaoku MAS798 正奥 1st Bingo Eishō (1504-1521) Kai Mihara 15 / 300 /
Masaoku MAS800 正奥 2nd Bingo Eiroku (1558-1570) Kai Mihara 15 / 200 /
Masasada MAS1609 政定 Yamato Taiei (1521-1528) 15 / 250 /
Masashige MAS1621 政重 Nagasaki Shōwa (1926-1989) 8 / /
Masashige MAS859 正成 Bizen Kanei (1624-1644) 15 / 230 /
Masashige MAS861 正成 Satsuma Keiō (1865-1868) 10 / 120 /
Masashige MAS874 正重 Hizen Enpō (1673-1681) 15 / 400 /
Masashige MAS877 正重 1st Ise Shōchō (1428-1429) Sengo Muramasa 50 / 500 /
Masashige MAS878 正重 Ise Eishō (1504-1521) 15 / /