lumhechati Posted July 2, 2017 Report Posted July 2, 2017 I finally got the HABAKI off my sword it's the one posted Help with sword HANKEI-looked inside and it's signed?or Dated can someone translate my need cleaned out by tooth pic thank you and God Bless Roy W. Quote
lumhechati Posted July 2, 2017 Author Report Posted July 2, 2017 Sorry spelled SWORD wrong thanks Roy Quote
ROKUJURO Posted July 2, 2017 Report Posted July 2, 2017 Roy,whatever the signs may read, they have nothing to do with the blade. It is probably just the MEI of the HABAKI maker. HABAKI are replaced when necessary, e.g. after a polish that removes some material. Quote
lumhechati Posted July 2, 2017 Author Report Posted July 2, 2017 Thats what i was asking about maybe translating the mark-makers mark,and not the swords mei. It was on the sword signed Hankei thank you for input.Can anyone read the Mei??thanks Roy Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted July 3, 2017 Report Posted July 3, 2017 Roy, when Jean said 'Mei' of the habaki maker Shirogane-Shi, what he meant was incised mark, quite possibly a secret sign. If you turn that sideways, you can sort of see 小, and to the left of that 八, but then there is a clear stroke on top again that confuses the picture. My friend is a traditional Shirogane-Shi and he might or might not wish to add something. Please do not hold out any hope in this regard. On an unrelated topic I was at a sword meeting in Takamatsu yesterday where one member was spouting off about this and that. I listened respectfully. One of his comments was interesting. He was telling me that Shikoku was awash with rusty swords, and assuring me that Tanegashima guns are easy to collect because you never find a faked signature, 'except for Hankei', he noted. Oh and in the car on the way back I mentioned this fountain of old swords in Shikoku and my sword sensei laughed. "Nothing of quality bubbles up here nowadays", he said quietly. Quote
lumhechati Posted July 3, 2017 Author Report Posted July 3, 2017 Here are some much better pictures i was able to use a toothpick and uncovered extra marks/mark finer detail maybe this will help in translating this mark or mei,thanks Roy Quote
ROKUJURO Posted July 4, 2017 Report Posted July 4, 2017 Roy,you have got all possible explanations. It is a simple manufacturer's or shop mark, not meant to be identified. Quote
lumhechati Posted July 4, 2017 Author Report Posted July 4, 2017 Thank you I just didn't know if where a name. Roy Quote
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