Need Help Translating Mei On Wakizashi

[Joshua]

Hello everyone,

Me and my father picked up this Wakizashi for a good price and were hoping we could get some help with the translation, and any info as well. Will update with some more pictures soon.

[Jussi Ekholm]

備州長船忠光 - Bishū Osafune Tadamitsu

[cisco-san]

Hi,

 

I have never seen such Habaki?!

 

 

[Geraint]

Hi Josh.

 

Please add your first name to your posts as we all do.  Jussi has translated but thsi might help if you are new to all this.  "Bishu", short form of Bizen which is the province, "Osafune", the village where it was made, "Tadamitsu", the smith who made it.  Time to start doing some research! 

 

You will quickly find that just because it says Tadamitsu it doesn't mean that it is Tadamitsu.  If you can take an overall picture of the blade someone will comment a bit more perhaps, shape is a good indicator of the age of a sword.

 

Enjoy your find and don't set about cleaning it at any cost until you have found out a bit more, just a light wipe with some thin oil and resit the urge to touch the blade with your hands.

 

This is an exciting study, I really hope you and your father enjoy the discovery.

 

All the best.

[Grey Doffin]

Sword care and etiquette:

http://www.nbthk-ab.org/Etiquette.htm

Grey

[Jean]

Did it for Josh