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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

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

Submitted by kazarena on Mon, 2013-03-11 00:24
Sword ID 0000-1033    
Mei
和泉守兼定作
izumi no kami kanesada saku
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 72 Sori (cm) 2.1
Moto-haba (cm) Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.7 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 2 Nakago Ubu

Attribution
Smith Kanesada School
Period Muromachi (1394-1570) Year
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Nobuhide

Submitted by kazarena on Sun, 2013-03-10 23:59
Sword ID 0000-1032    
Mei
平信秀
taira nobuhide
文久三年十二月日
bunkyu 3 nen 12 gatsu hi
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shobu-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 75 Sori (cm) 1.8
Moto-haba (cm) Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.8 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ubu

Attribution
Smith Nobuhide School
Period Shinshinto (1781-1912) Year 1863
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Yasutsugu

Submitted by kazarena on Sun, 2013-03-10 23:47
Sword ID 0000-1031    
Mei
以南蛮鉄於武州江戸越前康継
motte nanban tetsu oite bushū edo echizen yasutsugu
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 75.1 Sori (cm) 0.95
Moto-haba (cm) Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.65 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ubu

Attribution
Smith Yasutsugu School Shimosaka
Period Momoyama (1570-1615) Year
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Tadahiro

Submitted by kazarena on Sun, 2013-03-10 11:09
Sword ID 0000-1030    
Mei
近江大掾藤原忠廣
omi daijō fujiwara tadahiro
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 70.6 Sori (cm) 1.3
Moto-haba (cm) Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.8 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ubu

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Smith Tadahiro School Hizen Tadayoshi
Period Edō (1615-1804) Year
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Tadayoshi

Submitted by kazarena on Sun, 2013-03-10 00:08
Sword ID 0000-1029    
Mei
肥忠吉
hi(zen) tadayoshi
刳物藤原宗長
kurimono fujiwara munenaga
Type Wakizashi Tsukurikomi Katakiriha-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 39.25 Sori (cm) 0.9
Moto-haba (cm) Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.65 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ubu

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

Submitted by kazarena on Sat, 2013-03-09 23:55
Sword ID 0000-1028    
Mei Mumei
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 71.5 Sori (cm) 1.8
Moto-haba (cm) Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.8 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 3 Nakago Ōsuriage

Attribution
Smith Motomitsu School
Period Nanbokuchō (1336-1394) Year
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Masakiyo

Submitted by kazarena on Sat, 2013-03-09 23:37
Sword ID 0000-1027    
Mei
享保九年正月
kyoho 9 nen shōgatsu
(一葉葵紋) 主水正藤原正清
(crest) mondonosho fujiwara ason masakiyo
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 69.5 Sori (cm) 1.9
Moto-haba (cm) Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.9 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ubu

Attribution
Smith Masakiyo School
Period Edō (1615-1804) Year 1724
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Tadayoshi

Submitted by kazarena on Sat, 2013-03-09 23:19
Sword ID 0000-1026    
Mei
肥前國住陸奥守忠吉
hizen kuni ju mutsu no kami tadayoshi
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 71.8 Sori (cm) 1.4
Moto-haba (cm) Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.68 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ubu

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Smith Tadayoshi School Hizen Tadayoshi
Period Edō (1615-1804) Year
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Kunishige

Submitted by kazarena on Sat, 2013-03-09 18:59
Sword ID 0000-1025    
Mei
長谷部國重
hasebe kunishige
Type Tanto Tsukurikomi Hira-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 32.1 Sori (cm) 0.4
Moto-haba (cm) Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.65 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 2 Nakago Uncertain

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Smith Kunishige School Hasebe
Period Kamakura (1184-1336) Year
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Shinkai

Submitted by kazarena on Sat, 2013-03-09 18:29
Sword ID 0000-1024    
Mei
井上和泉守國貞
inoue izumi no kami kunisada
寛文七年八月日
kanbun 7 nen 8 gatsu hi
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 74.5 Sori (cm) 2
Moto-haba (cm) Saki-haba (cm)
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.73 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago Ubu

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Smith Shinkai School
Period Edō (1615-1804) Year 1667
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Samonji Katana

Submitted by kazarena on Sat, 2013-03-09 17:53
Sword ID 0000-1023    
Mei Mumei
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 72.4 Sori (cm) 1.84
Moto-haba (cm) 3 Saki-haba (cm) 2.35
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.68 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 2 Nakago Ōsuriage

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

Submitted by kazarena on Sat, 2013-03-09 17:42
Sword ID 0000-1022    
Mei
備州長船住景光
bishū osafune ju kagemitsu
Type Tachi Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 74.2 Sori (cm) 1.8
Moto-haba (cm) 2.72 Saki-haba (cm) 1.5
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.62 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 2 Nakago Ōsuriage

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Smith Kagemitsu School Osafune
Period Kamakura (1184-1336) Year
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Sadamune

Submitted by kazarena on Sat, 2013-03-09 17:13
Sword ID 0000-1021    
Mei Mumei
Type Tanto Tsukurikomi Hira-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 31.8 Sori (cm) 0.4
Moto-haba (cm) 3 Saki-haba (cm) 2.6
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.55 Saki-kasane (cm) 0.45
Mekugi 3 Nakago Ubu

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Smith Sadamune School
Period Nanbokuchō (1336-1394) Year
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Nobuhide

Submitted by kazarena on Sat, 2013-03-09 17:00
Sword ID 0000-1020    
Mei
栗原筑前守信秀
kurihara chikuzen no kami nobuhide
慶応四年正月日
keio 4 nen shōgatsu hi
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 72.8 Sori (cm) 1.8
Moto-haba (cm) 3.28 Saki-haba (cm) 2.5
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.77 Saki-kasane (cm) 0.54
Mekugi 3 Nakago Ubu

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Smith Nobuhide School
Period Shinshinto (1781-1912) Year 1868
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Ko-Mihara Katana

Submitted by kazarena on Sat, 2013-03-09 16:45
Sword ID 0000-1019    
Mei Mumei
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 69.4 Sori (cm) 1.6
Moto-haba (cm) 3 Saki-haba (cm) 2.5
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.7 Saki-kasane (cm) 0.5
Mekugi 4 Nakago Ōsuriage

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