Hello, I have this long wakizashi, I managed to translate the mei: but have trouble with the otehr side, are the kanji these? 於熊本以南蛮鐡 I found a similar sword, a katana, might be its match for a daisho : https://translate.google.hu/translate?hl=hu&sl=ja&tl=hu&u=http%3A%2F%2Fw... Can someone help me with the other side, what it might be?
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I managed to find out the
I managed to find out the last part means Nanban tetsu (referring it was made with european iron), and the first part seems to be Kumamoto prefecture, where it was made.
I am closer?
G. Peter
"Your skill is like a weapon, sharpen it every day !"
Kunitsugu
"OITE KUMAMOTO (?) NANBAN TETSU".
The "OITE" means "in/at".
Don't know what the ji is after Kumamoto, but it might be safe to assume it means "with".
BTW, it is "Kunitsugu", not "Kanitsugu".
UPDATE: the ? ji is "MOTTE", which is sorta like "with".
Pete