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Tadatsuna

Submitted by kazarena on Sun, 2013-03-24 22:04
Sword ID 0000-1050    
Mei
粟田口近江守忠綱
awataguchi omi no kami tadatsuna
元禄十二二年八月吉日
genroku 14 nen 8 gatsu kichijitsu
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 75.8 Sori (cm) 2.8
Moto-haba (cm) 3.4 Saki-haba (cm) 2.5
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.85 Saki-kasane (cm) 0.6
Mekugi 3 Nakago Ubu

Attribution
Smith Tadatsuna School
Period Shinto (1596-1781) Year 1701
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Yukimitsu

Submitted by kazarena on Sun, 2013-03-24 18:48
Sword ID 0000-1049    
Mei Mumei
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 69.8 Sori (cm) 2.2
Moto-haba (cm) 2.9 Saki-haba (cm) 2
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.6 Saki-kasane (cm) 0.4
Mekugi 3 Nakago Ōsuriage

Attribution
Smith Yukimitsu School
Period Kamakura (1184-1336) Year
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Masayuki

Submitted by kazarena on Sun, 2013-03-24 13:27
Sword ID 0000-1048    
Mei
伯耆守平朝臣正幸
hoki no kami taira ason masayuki
寛政二年戌二月
kansei 2 nen inu 2 gatsu
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 75.8 Sori (cm) 1.7
Moto-haba (cm) 3.35 Saki-haba (cm) 2.35
Moto-kasane (cm) 1.7 Saki-kasane (cm) 1.6
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ubu

Attribution
Smith Masayuki School
Period Shinshinto (1781-1912) Year 1790
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wakizashi mei identification

Submitted by victor_alex on Sun, 2013-03-24 13:15
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Please help to translate the mei.

I think it is 祐友有國作 (Suketomo Arikuni saku), am I right?
Koto period?
I have found no information about this swordsmith.
Is it gimei?

Tadahiro

Submitted by kazarena on Sun, 2013-03-24 13:07
Sword ID 0000-1047    
Mei
肥前國住近江大掾藤原忠廣
hizen kuni ju omi daijo fujiwara tadahiro
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 69.6 Sori (cm) 1.4
Moto-haba (cm) Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ubu

Attribution
Smith Tadahiro School Hizen Tadayoshi
Period Shinto (1596-1781) Year
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Tadahiro

Submitted by kazarena on Sun, 2013-03-24 13:07
Sword ID 0000-1046    
Mei
近江大掾藤原忠廣
omi daijō fujiwara tadahiro
Type Wakizashi Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 50 Sori (cm) 1.4
Moto-haba (cm) Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ubu

Attribution
Smith Tadahiro School Hizen Tadayoshi
Period Shinto (1596-1781) Year
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Hiroyuki

Submitted by kazarena on Tue, 2013-03-19 01:11
Sword ID 0000-1045    
Mei Mumei
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 69.5 Sori (cm) 1.8
Moto-haba (cm) 3.1 Saki-haba (cm) 2.6
Moto-kasane (cm) Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 3 Nakago Ōsuriage

Attribution
Smith Hiroyuki School Samonji
Period Nanbokuchō (1336-1394) Year
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Hiroyuki

Submitted by kazarena on Tue, 2013-03-19 00:54
Sword ID 0000-1044    
Mei Mumei
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 77 Sori (cm) 1.2
Moto-haba (cm) 3.65 Saki-haba (cm) 1.2
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.8 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 2 Nakago  

Attribution
Smith Hiroyuki School Samonji
Period Nanbokuchō (1336-1394) Year
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Yoshikage

Submitted by kazarena on Tue, 2013-03-19 00:30
Sword ID 0000-1043    
Mei
備州長船住義景
bishū osafune ju yoshikage
Type Wakizashi Tsukurikomi Kanmuri-otoshi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 50.75 Sori (cm) 1.5
Moto-haba (cm) 2.67 Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.9 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ōsuriage

Attribution
Smith Yoshikage School
Period Nanbokuchō (1336-1394) Year
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Ko-Mihara Katana

Submitted by kazarena on Tue, 2013-03-19 00:10
Sword ID 0000-1042    
Mei Mumei
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 70.8 Sori (cm) 2
Moto-haba (cm) 3.21 Saki-haba (cm) 2.31
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.65 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ōsuriage

Attribution
Smith School Ko-Mihara
Period Nanbokuchō (1336-1394) Year
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Kuniyuki

Submitted by kazarena on Tue, 2013-03-19 00:07
Sword ID 0000-1041    
Mei
國 (以下切)
kuni (ikakire)
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 71.5 Sori (cm) 2.3
Moto-haba (cm) 2.94 Saki-haba (cm) 2.03
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.65 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 3 Nakago Ōsuriage

Attribution
Smith Kuniyuki School Rai
Period Kamakura (1184-1336) Year
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Kaneuji

Submitted by kazarena on Mon, 2013-03-18 23:46
Sword ID 0000-1040    
Mei Mumei
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 61.6 Sori (cm) 1.18
Moto-haba (cm) 2.91 Saki-haba (cm) 2.09
Moto-kasane (cm) Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 4 Nakago Ōsuriage

Attribution
Smith Kaneuji School
Period Nanbokuchō (1336-1394) Year
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seb

Submitted by seb on Sun, 2013-03-17 10:23
Item Type: 
katana
Item Type: 
Swords - katana
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Collection
Collection Name: 
Identification sabre

Tadayoshi

Submitted by kazarena on Thu, 2013-03-14 01:09
Sword ID 0000-1039    
Mei
肥前國陸奥守忠吉
hizen kuni mutsu no kami tadayoshi
Type Naginata Tsukurikomi Naginata-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 54.2 Sori (cm) 2.58
Moto-haba (cm) 2.97 Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ubu

Attribution
Smith Tadayoshi School Hizen Tadayoshi
Period Shinto (1596-1781) Year
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Tadayoshi

Submitted by kazarena on Thu, 2013-03-14 00:52
Sword ID 0000-1038    
Mei
肥前國忠吉
hizen kuni tadayoshi
Type Naginata Tsukurikomi Naginata-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 49.2 Sori (cm) 2.6
Moto-haba (cm) 2.96 Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.86 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ubu

Attribution
Smith Tadayoshi School Hizen Tadayoshi
Period Shinto (1596-1781) Year
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Hiroyuki

Submitted by kazarena on Thu, 2013-03-14 00:39
Sword ID 0000-1037    
Mei
平安城堀川住弘幸
heianjō horikawa ju hiroyuki
慶長拾三年九月日
keichō 13 nen 9 gatsu hi
Type Tanto Tsukurikomi Hira-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 29.8 Sori (cm)
Moto-haba (cm) 2.91 Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ubu

Attribution
Smith Hiroyuki School
Period Shinto (1596-1781) Year 1608
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genuine mei ?

Submitted by peter on Wed, 2013-03-13 17:10
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Hello all,
A friend I resently met in Dublin has a collection of nihonto and no computer so sent me pictures from his phone to as for your help, I think the 1st is kanesada but is it gimei ? The other is on what he describes as a gassan blade,
Many thanks
Peter

Yoshikane

Submitted by kazarena on Wed, 2013-03-13 01:40
Sword ID 0000-1036    
Mei Mumei
Type Tachi Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 67.9 Sori (cm) 1.91
Moto-haba (cm) 2.73 Saki-haba (cm) 1.91
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.66 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 3 Nakago Ōsuriage

Attribution
Smith Yoshikane School Ko-Bizen
Period Kamakura (1184-1336) Year
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Yukihide

Submitted by kazarena on Mon, 2013-03-11 01:29
Sword ID 0000-1035    
Mei
左行秀 (花押)
sa yukihide (kao)
(梵字) 越智勝好帯
(bonji) ochi katsuyoshi obiru
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 71.9 Sori (cm) 0.91
Moto-haba (cm) 3.18 Saki-haba (cm) 2.39
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.64 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ubu

Attribution
Smith Yukihide School
Period Shinshinto (1781-1912) Year
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Hidemitsu

Submitted by kazarena on Mon, 2013-03-11 01:10
Sword ID 0000-1034    
Mei
備州長船秀光
bishū osafune hidemitsu
永和四年八月日
eiwa 4 nen 8 gatsu hi
Type Tachi Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 74 Sori (cm) 2.2
Moto-haba (cm) Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.6 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 2 Nakago Ubu

Attribution
Smith Hidemitsu School
Period Nanbokuchō (1336-1394) Year 1378
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