gandalf Posted October 4, 2012 Report Posted October 4, 2012 Can anyone help with the translation please--i thought i had uploaded the files but apparantly they were the wrong size and difficult to see so i have copied as best i canfor ease---thank you--richard Uploaded some pics--had the blade authenticated by Mark from sword sales.eu and he suggested a transaltion on here. Thanks all for your assistance Quote
george trotter Posted October 5, 2012 Report Posted October 5, 2012 Very difficult but maybe this... Date: Choroku 6 year 8 month a day (Choroku only went 4 years...1457-1460)...so...? Mei: Noshu - ? - ju - nin - Kane - sumi There are 24 of them in Mino-Seki between 1440-1965. There are a few clustered around this general date you give...see Hawley KAN 2329-2335. Two (KAN 2331, 2332) are shown in TK 91. I am only reading what I think I see...it could also be Kaneyasu. We need to see pics of blade and mei and date to be of help to you. Regards, Edit to add "or what BaZZa said"...just can't tell from a sketch. Quote
Bazza Posted October 5, 2012 Report Posted October 5, 2012 If the hand-drawn image is accurate I'm leaning to Chinese repro... BaZZa. Quote
Jean Posted October 5, 2012 Report Posted October 5, 2012 Robert, Try to resize the files and post them. :D Quote
shingen Posted October 5, 2012 Report Posted October 5, 2012 Richard, If needed contact me and I will help re-sizing. Quote
george trotter Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 Thanks for the pics (hard to read sideways). Having seen the real kanji...I now think this may be Date: Choroku 1 year 8 month a day (1457). Mei: Noshu Seki Ju nin Kanenaka there is one Kanenaka in 1469 listed in Hawley 1981 KAN 1704 ( a later one of 1558 of this same name/place is shown in TK 106....I may be imagining things but the mei looks the same as yours?) hope this helps, Quote
gandalf Posted October 6, 2012 Author Report Posted October 6, 2012 thank you george your a star Quote
shingen Posted October 7, 2012 Report Posted October 7, 2012 Just to add a easier readable format to the topic Quote
Brian Posted October 7, 2012 Report Posted October 7, 2012 How do you accidentally mirror image something? Brian Quote
Geraint Posted October 7, 2012 Report Posted October 7, 2012 What, you mean it's not tachi mei? Quote
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