NBTHK Kicho Token - Translation Please

[usfpaul82]

Hello all. I recently purchased a sword attributed to Kanemoto from the early Edo/Shinto period. I have no doubts of it's authenticity, I would just like full translation of the Kicho Token, mainly just sections 2,3,5,9. Thanks in advance.

 

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

http://www.nihontocraft.com/japanese_sw ... se_sword_1

[Baka Gaijin]

Morning Paul,

 

Using Jacques link together with some of the links in sections 1 & 2 on the home page why not try to see if you can find the Kanji for Nagasa (Length) and here's a couple of clues to get you going: 2 - 1 - 5 & 54th year of the Shōwa era.

 

Cheers

[usfpaul82]

Well I got most of it, except I cannot find the first character in the parenthesis. I know the second character is katana, but cannot translate the first.

[k morita]

Hi,

You already described on the first posting,it is written "Shinto" 新刀　in the parenthesis. :D

[usfpaul82]

spoke to soon, i just found it. The parenthesis translate to shinto.

[usfpaul82]

now i have been working on the date judged line, Line 5. I also have most of it but cannot find the 4th character. Here is what I have so far:

 

1,2 = showa era

3 = go or 5

4 = ??????

5 = Nen or year

6 = ju or 10

7 = Gatsu or month

8, 9, 10 = 21

11 = day

 

what is character 4?

[k morita]

Showa

昭和五十四年十月二十一日

21,October,1979