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Hello.

Mei of this katana is: 肥前國住近江大掾藤原忠廣 hizen kuni ju omi daijo fujiwara tadahiro.
Am I right?

Please tell what do you think about this sword?
I think that it looks like gimei, but who knows.
Perhaps you can tell.

Please tell about all what you can see:
1. Geometry.
2. Polishing.
3. Defects.
4. What is money value of this sword.
5. And so on.

I torment my self about this sword more then one month.

Thank you very much
Best regards,
Victor

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Help to translate.

Thank you.
Victor

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Hi, I have some new photos to help me with the Mei translation of my original post on 29/03/2013. Thank you to Pete & Karenza for their help.

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Hello.

Please help to know more about this sword.
Age, period, swordsmith.
Any information will be very useful.

Thank you very much.
Victor

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I would appreciate your help in translation of the characters on the tang of the sword in the attached photos.

The first image appears to my untrained eye to read: ECHIZEN SAKU

The next two images are of the reverse side of the tang. My photographic skills were not good enough to make all the characters readable in a single image. I have been unable to decipher any of the meaning of these characters.

Thank you for your help.

Ron

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Hi, I am new to this forum and collecting and would appreciate help with translating the Kanji insciptions on the tangs of a recently purcahed Wakizashi & Katana.
The first two pictures are of the Wakizashi and the next 3 of the Katana. Please note I had to photograph the signature in two parts for one side of the Katana tang.
Thank you for your help.

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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?

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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

Hi I have recently bought three katana's from a Japanese sword seller. A Munetsugu that is a straight sword signed Bizen No Suke Munetsugu. A Nio Mitsukiyo dated 1550 with NBTHK Hozon papers. And a Yoshimori katana? The seller gave me some info about the sword. I have my doubts about the date, early edo period 1640.And about the name. Can someone tell me what the signature says about this?

Thanks in advance!

Greetings, Ed

Hi I have recently bought three katana's from a Japanese sword seller. A Munetsugu that is a straight sword signed Bizen No Suke Munetsugu. A Nio Mitsukiyo dated 1550 with NBTHK Hozon papers. And a Yoshimori katana? The seller gave me some info about the sword. I have my doubts about the date, early edo period 1640.And about the name. Can someone tell me what the signature says about this?

Thanks in advance!

Greetings, Ed