Travis Clarke

Peter, That first link that I posted didn't work but I'm sure the link on my last post should work for you. Or try this one... http://s1321.beta.photobucket.com/user/ ... ranslation

http://s1321.beta.photobucket.com/user/ ... ranslation

Thank you for your quick replies guys I really appreciate it. I was just trying to fix my link so you could see some full pics of the blade. Did that link work at all? I must admit, I'm not the most CPU savvy individual.

http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u55 ... 9ab4ef.jpg Morning gentlemen, I put forth a solid effort trying to translate the mei on this wakizashi and tsuba but I've come up short. I spent quite a bit of time on the kanji page here on the site and was wondering if someone might have a link for another kanji reference, or maybe a hint that might point me in the right direction? The signature on the tsuba is so faint I'm afraid that is the best picture I could manage. Let me know if you have any trouble with the link I've posted and I'll get it sorted out on my end. Any and all inquires are appreciated. Thanks and happy new year.

Thanks for your input Ludolf and John. Yes, I believe you both are correct. The signature on my fuchi is very crude in comparison with the excellent examples provided. Thank you for your replies and examples guys you were a big help.

Thanks for your quick reply Chris I appreciate it.

Hello Everyone, I've had this set for quite awhile now and I was hoping someone could help me translate the inscription on the fuchi. I believe they are Mino-Goto craftsmanship and are from Edo period. Any help at all would be appreciated. Thanks and happy holidays.

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Hello everyone, Ive been spending quite a few hours a day on NMB over the past six weeks so I decided its about time that I introduced myself. My name is Travis Clarke and I'm from Calgary Alberta Canada. I'm pretty new to the board and I've been studying Nihonto for close to a year now. So far my main interest and study have been in the Mino tradition. So far every question I've had about any sword in my collection or my fittings I've been able to answer with the search function. I'm sure I will participate in some discussions in the future and from what I've read so far we have a lot of extremely knowledgeable and helpful people here. I'm always on the hunt for good books, I haven't bought any off the site yet but I will soon. Anyways, it's very nice to meet all of you and I'm very happy that I joined up! I honestly had no idea there were so many people that shared my interests until I came across this site. Looking forward to future discussions. Kind regards from Canada, Travis Clarke