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Help to identify Family Name on Surrender Tag

Submitted by Andy on Sun, 2017-03-05 07:12

Hello Everyone
I am back again studying and researching swords in my collection. I have a Naval Officers sword
which was surrendered with a Surrender tag. Rust on the edge of the tang make it difficult to identify the smith. I would be interested in the Family name on the Surrender tag and of course the name of the smith..
Mush appreciate if someone could assist
thank you

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#1Submitted by saipan59 on Sun, 2017-03-05 15:23.

Maebara

The name on the tag is "2nd Lieutenant Maebara".

Pete
#2Submitted by Andy on Wed, 2017-03-08 02:37.

Smiths name

Thank you Pete for the Lieutenants name..
Can you suggest the signature on the sword.

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Andy
#3Submitted by saipan59 on Wed, 2017-03-08 05:10.

Seki

I think I see a Seki stamp at the top of signature, on your smith_6 picture?
Some of it probably is:
"SEKI JUu OKUDA name SAKU KORE".
The name part is your smith_3 picture, and is the most important part, but the part with the most damage...

Pete