Graeme487 Posted May 31, 2017 Report Posted May 31, 2017 Hello all, new member here and believe me I've tried but obviously this is a skill obtained over a long time so i'm reaching out for help translating this tang on a type 98 i'm looking at to buy. Thanks in advance for any help and I'll keep on trying in the meantime and see how much i get right but at the moment I've translated 0%. Quote
k morita Posted May 31, 2017 Report Posted May 31, 2017 Hi, Nice find. The signature says 堀川治右衛門國威 (Horikawa Jiuemon Kunitake) .Date is Feb., 1943. He was a good smith and RJT smith in Akita prefecture. 3 Quote
Graeme487 Posted May 31, 2017 Author Report Posted May 31, 2017 Hi, Nice find. The signature says 堀川治右衛門國威 (Horikawa Jiuemon Kunitake) . Date is Feb., 1943. He was a good smith and RJT smith in Akita prefecture. Thank you very much. Quote
IJASWORDS Posted May 31, 2017 Report Posted May 31, 2017 Hi, any chance of seeing the blade and mounts? Looks interesting. Neil. Quote
Graeme487 Posted June 1, 2017 Author Report Posted June 1, 2017 Sword has seen better days and has been cleaned/polished, can still make out the hamon in places. Quote
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