Translation Please!

[philippe isaura]

Can anyone help me to translate the inscription ??

Maker??

Thxthxthx

[Thierry BERNARD]

It's an Easy translation,you have to try a little more

And Why a new thread?

[Baka Gaijin]

Hi Philippe:

 

Here are some clues:

 

http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/kanji/kanji1.htm

 

Then this should provide you with lots of information:

 

http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/gendai.htm

 

Above all enjoy the process. 

[Brian]

As said...have a go, and then we will help with whatever you cannot find.

http://www.jssus.org/nkp/kanji_for_mei.html

It's an easy one.

[philippe isaura]

Mitsu

Kiyo

The third one, totaly no idea....

 

Sorry to disappoint you, but i am a real nerd About iT.....

 

Help help :-)

[Brian]

Third one is what most signatures end with - saku - made by...

[philippe isaura]

So iT is

 

Made by kiyomitsu ? Is iT that simple?

[Baka Gaijin]

Hi Philippe look closer at the middle Kanji, it's not quite what you think it is.

 

Clue: count the strokes....... you will find it on this page in the N section.

 

http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/kanji/kanji3.htm

 

 

When you work it all out, there's a listing of a swordsmith using the name here, along with his real name:

 

http://www.jp-sword.com/files/seki/gendaito.html

 

 

Gambatte!!

[philippe isaura]

Hi Malcolm

 

Thx!!

 

I think iT is Nagamitsu?????

[Stephen]

Mitsunaga saku

[philippe isaura]

Super!! Thans a lot!!!

[Baka Gaijin]

Now try this:

 

http://www.jp-sword....i/gendaito.html

 

He's way down the bottom in the Seki Kaji Tosho list, together with his real name: 野口 平一 which I think reads Noguchi Heiichi

 

[cisco-san]

Hello,

 

MITSUNAGA (光永), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Mitsunaga” (光永), real name Noguchi Heiichi (野口平一), born July 5th 1918, he worked as guntō smith

[philippe isaura]

Fantastic!! Thx to all!!

 

Is this a hand forged blade? Or just high mass production? IT has no serial nummer, but the anchor naval stamp

[Bazza]

Phillipe, a stainless steel blade I'm sure and therefore no hamon.  Those I have seen had a psuedo hamon as an artifice of the polish.

 

Best regards,

BaZZa.

[Quinn]

 

  On 6/27/2016 at 6:38 AM, cisco-san said:

Hello,

 

MITSUNAGA (光永), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Mitsunaga” (光永), real name Noguchi Heiichi (野口平一), born July 5th 1918, he worked as guntō smith

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i believe I too have a katana made by Mitsunaga. Is there a good resource to find out more about the sword maker? Seeing the dates above, I have to assume that the one I have was likely a spoil of war from WWII, does that seem correct?

[cisco-san]

  On 10/3/2021 at 4:27 PM, Quinn said:

 

 

i believe I too have a katana made by Mitsunaga. Is there a good resource to find out more about the sword maker? Seeing the dates above, I have to assume that the one I have was likely a spoil of war from WWII, does that seem correct?

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Hello, very few information English sources available. As I know Markus Sesko is working on a Gendaito book but as I know not finished yet. Most of the sources are in Japanese.

Yes WWII blade.

[Quinn]

  On 10/7/2021 at 9:20 AM, cisco-san said:

Hello, very few information English sources available. As I know Markus Sesko is working on a Gendaito book but as I know not finished yet. Most of the sources are in Japanese.

Yes WWII blade.

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Thanks for getting back to me. I posted in the main nihonto thread with a link to a folder of pics of my sword, as well as information I gathered so far. From what others have mentioned there, it seems the blade is much older. Possibly Shinto era. There must have been more than one smith who used the name Mitsunaga then. 

[Geraint]

Dear Quinn.

 

It is very common to find a number of smiths using the same name, sometimes with different kanji.  For example Hawley lists three Mitsunaga signing with the kanji on the sword in the original post and about 15 more signing with another kanji for naga. 

 

All the best.