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Submitted by kazarena on Sun, 2017-12-10 02:50
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Submitted by kazarena on Sun, 2017-12-10 02:41
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Submitted by Chrisalk13 on Wed, 2017-11-22 04:18
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Hi all. My friend showed me a sword he bought from an estate sale some years ago in Vermont. He showed it to me the other day and I snapped these photos. I know a bit about Katana smithing, all I could ascertain was that the hamon is real, beyond that, I need some help.
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Submitted by Sensei1.18 on Wed, 2017-11-15 10:14
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Hello,
Someone can help me on the translation of this Mei
Thank you in advance
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Submitted by Brad S. on Tue, 2017-11-14 14:48
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Can anyone ID the highlighted character? It looks like HARU, but is slightly different. I am very new to this so be kind! Thanks for your help guys.
Also, if it's relatively easy, would anyone mind confirming my attempted translation. It's the 1st one I have ever done on a blade I recently aquired.
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Submitted by HDM003 on Sat, 2017-11-11 01:22
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Hi all,
My new sword has interesting Koshirae that I'd appreciate your opinion on. The tsuba and menuki have what appears to be Hashiba clan kamon (5-3 kiri), while the kashira and fuchi have beautiful phoenix on them (see photos). I've been trying to find exact matches online, but of course, that's almost impossible. I'm thinking they were kokinko style from Momoyama period, but someone told me he thought they were Edo. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Carl
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Submitted by oldguy62 on Wed, 2017-11-08 19:29
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Submitted by oldguy62 on Wed, 2017-11-08 11:52 katana
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Submitted by simonofcyrene on Tue, 2017-10-24 09:52
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Hello there, I hope you may be able to assist me. I am trying to read an iscription on the nakago of my Yari, can you possibly help? I have uploaded four images of the spearhead. Any ideas what dates / period these relate to?
Thanks,
ANDREA
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Submitted by kkair1337 on Fri, 2017-10-13 04:36
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I am as of recent, a new joined member of the nihonto club. I became a member in hopes to share the Mei of my Katana and authenticate it, either value or if it's genuine. It appears to be handmade but possibly afterwards was sent off to a factory for finishing, that is unless the swordsmith himself devoted over time into the tang of the sword. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested, I am in a bit of a tight hassle over money and wouldn't have a problem selling the sword to someone whom collects and will take care of it.
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Submitted by Candleabra1959 on Thu, 2017-09-28 16:54
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See attached images.
One is of the certificate - which I now know is only a registration document and bears no relation to authenticity.
The second image show the nakago signature on the left from a wakizashi I recently purchased. The two images on the right I found on the internet and would appear to be authentic 1st generation Kinmichi signatures. The two on the right are different blades but signatures somewhat similar. The signature on the left is obviously very different in style and would suggest strongly that it is a different person that engraved/etched it into the tang.
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Submitted by Candleabra1959 on Thu, 2017-09-28 16:13
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I have recently acquired a wakizashi which appears to be either 4th or 5th generation Shigetaka. I note that the swordsmiths listed here under the name SHIGETAKA only covers the first three generations. SHI505, SHI506 and SHI507. There appears to be at least eleven generations of Shigetaka.
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Submitted by Candleabra1959 on Sat, 2017-09-16 16:24
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I have recently purchased a wakizashi that appears to be a 'Norimitsu' The nakago has a mumei/signature reading (I believe) Bishu Osafune Norimitsu.
I believe that means, in simple terms, that it could have been made anytime between about 1300 and 1700, as there were nine generations of Norimitsu working out of Bizen school/Osafune.
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Submitted by Mangol on Mon, 2017-09-04 18:21
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It seems that "Era Kanbun, 1661-1673"
But masters Name?
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Submitted by Funkel on Thu, 2017-08-31 12:20
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Admins feel free to relocate post. Can someone tell me more about my recent ww2 Shin Gunto Purchase? I was directed here from a facebook page. The Tsuka took me over an hr to remove, the Ito had also slipped back a bit, Think it seen some serious use during the war. It clearly hadn't been removed since ww2, the Mekugi was jammed on an Angle and I had to destroy it to be able to remove it. It's pretty well worn. Looks like some Idiot tried to polish it with a dremel tool or something. Mainly on 1 side. What i'm interested to know is How old it actually is?
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Submitted by James Robin on Tue, 2017-08-29 22:46
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This is the last of me 3 swords. This is a katana. The Mei is on the Omote and the Ura has painted charachers. I haven't found any information for this sword yet. Thanks again for any help.
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Submitted by James Robin on Tue, 2017-08-29 22:33
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This is the second of the 3 swords. This is another wakizashi. The Mei is only on the Ura. I haven't found any information on this yet. Again, any help is appreciated.
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Submitted by James Robin on Tue, 2017-08-29 22:22
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Hello all. I recently acquired 3 swords and need help translating the Mei. I'll put each in a seperate post. The first sword is a wakizashi. It has Mei on both the Ura and Omote. From what I can tell, the Ura Mei reads "A day in the 8th month of the 5th year of Kaei." I'm not sure what the character between year and the number 5 is. I haven't found much for the Omote Mei yet. My best guess for the name is "MATSUO, Sukenojo." Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Submitted by souths123 on Sun, 2017-08-20 23:47
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we have a sword (katana) that shows it was outfitted as a WWII sword, (all the pieces, seppa etc has the stamped numbers, 59 and the scabbard that was issued during the war, with the leather over sheaths) however we believe the blade is probably from an older period (a family blade?) The tang isn't all that long and has some pitting and rust showing and the writing on the tang is mostly hard to make out (except the top one, where unfortunately, someone seems to have put chalk or something into to see it better) I have attached a few pics.
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Submitted by CWerdna on Wed, 2017-08-02 15:08
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I would like to show the sword given me by my Dad in the interest of learning about its history and school.
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Submitted by BK on Sun, 2017-07-30 16:38
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I recently discovered this website and am trying to find more information on the sword, when it was made, and who made it. I value any insight that members may offer and thank you all in advance. I have tried to compare the kanji to other characters, but I have no idea what they are.
What I have been told:
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