Ken-Hawaii Posted January 17, 2017 Report Posted January 17, 2017 Can anyone hazard a guess on the first character in this mei? The blade looks ubu, but I can't figure out why anyone would chisel the mekugiana right through the signature! Ken Quote
uwe Posted January 17, 2017 Report Posted January 17, 2017 Hi Ken, what do you think about "Kane"?! Oh, beaten by John..... Quote
The_ozzy_samurai Posted January 17, 2017 Report Posted January 17, 2017 Kane x3 although this from Kanenori WW2 i feel it looks like it could have been similar julian Quote
Stefan Posted January 17, 2017 Report Posted January 17, 2017 Kanekage, Probably Mino Sue Koto. Greets Stefan Quote
Ray Singer Posted January 17, 2017 Report Posted January 17, 2017 Yes, definitely looks like Kanekage. Best regards, Ray Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted January 17, 2017 Author Report Posted January 17, 2017 Thanks to everyone. Okay, now, what looks like an ubu Kanekage blade, ko-wakizashi, chiseled ana - why through the mei? I'm missing the logic. Ken Quote
SwordGuyJoe Posted January 17, 2017 Report Posted January 17, 2017 The blade was signed before the ana was punched. Not unheard of. Quote
uwe Posted January 18, 2017 Report Posted January 18, 2017 I see your point Ken, assuming the nakago is ubu. Saw it so far only on shortened, or remounted blades. It makes no sense, considering the smith itself punched the peg hole. However, several scenarios maybe conceivable...... Quote
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