Weird Nakago, Does This Mean Anything ?

[Hector_A]

I'm very curious if the inscription has any meaning, the characters look very weird.

Only got the picture of the nakago, i'm still waiting for pictures of the blade.

Thank you for looking and translating.

[Curran]

Indeed weird:    Noshu Seki __ (X) ____

I don't think I've seen an (X) as part of a signature on a Japanese blade. Others will probably comment with better info.

 

Your avatar is of a relatively well known published signed Kunitomo tsuba.

Is it yours?

[Stephen]

X=SUKE

[Curran]

So a weird looking, Noshu Seki _ Suke (Sada) _ ?

A fair number of these come out of the ole factory circa WW2, or is it a Chinese fake?

Looks rather dodgy to me.

 

You guys know I all about the fittings, so I shouldn't be the one leading Hector to a conclusion on a blade.

I'm here because of the tsuba Hector used as an avatar.

[Stephen]

 kanji before is yoshi x in box or circle is da so yoshida Suke

[Grey Doffin]

I think this is Noshu Seki Fukuda Sukemitsu.  However, it doesn't match with either of the examples included in Fuller & Gregory.

Grey

[uwe]

Agree with Grey!

[Hector_A]

Thank you all for your reply's, very helpful.

[george trotter]

Any mei cutter who writes like that should get a visit from the slap fairy !!!