Shinsa Translation Help

[Prewar70]

Was hoping I could get some help translating my Katsumitsu results from Chicago. Thanks.

 

[Ray Singer]

Bishu Osafune Katsumitsu

Meio ni nen hachi gatsu hi (a day in the 8th month of 1493)

[Prewar70]

Wow. That was lightening fast Ray thank you. What about the rest of the Japanese I can't read like the date, hamon, etc. I'm also surprised is was ubu nakago and wakizashi. If I recall I measured it at 24" and change, and I had thought it was suriage. THese are positive results I think.

[Ray Singer]

Date is translated above. Length is 2 shaku 5 by. I cannot read the long notation in the hamon section.

[Prewar70]

What are your thoughts on the classification as wakizashi?

[Ray Singer]

Frankly, I suspect the classification as a wakizashi is a mistake. At the last Tampa shinsa we reviewed the worksheets after shinsa and, in one case where a clearly osuriage sword was marked as ubu, we brought back for the records to be corrected. A 2 shaku 5 sun or 62.1cm sword I believe should always be regarded as a daito. At these stateside shinsa a lot of swords are being reviewed at a quick pace. Mistakes happen. If the sword were mine I would take the sheet back for an explanation, and potentially a correction.

[nagamaki - Franco]

Kodachi? Signed, ubu, 76 points, mitsu mune, on the short side but still katana, this could be a candidate for a "good polish."

 

Would very much like to see images, please and thank you?

[Prewar70]

I will get some pics when I get the sword back.

[Mark]

James

 

I would have taken it back to the shinsa and pointed it out, they would have corrected it. I am sure they will catch it when the produce the paper but just to be sure contact Chris and let him know. You can email him at swords@ejapaneseswords.com  they get a bit busy and probably just a simple mistake

 

mark

[Ray Singer]

A correction to my post above. Meant to write 2 shaku 5 bu (not 5 sun). Still a daito.