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You guys / gals are wonderful. I wish I knew what all that means but I'll look into that. If if helps the debate I did repost some pics with the images the correct direction. Sorry I'm an idiot. http://s1072.beta.photobucket.com/user/ ... sort=3&o=0 Thanks

Hello I am new to this site but it was referred to me as the place I may get some help interpreting the writing on my Samurai sword. The link below is to pictures of it. So far I've been told the following below and here is a link to photos of the sword. http://s1072.beta.photobucket.com/user/ ... sort=3&o=0 Seki Ju something something something Saku. Meaning a resident of Seki city(in Mino province) made this. But I can't read the chippy style of carving for the smith's name. The smith's name is the second to last two; it could read ToshiHaru or ToshiNobu but I'm very unsure of that, and it could quite easily read something else. The third kanji could be a title. The chippy carving style and that the signature starts with Seki could mean that is a non-traditionally made blade made in the war time era. This is a KAI gunto sword. Not "samurai" but a naval officers sword. Pretty easy to ID as they pretty much all had the Japanese flag style sunburst tsuba and a tsuka with black same. Thanks Scott