Kodzuka blade

[Mark C]

Hi all,

 

I have placed the kodzuka on the old board a while back and it now resides in the ever increasing box marked Gimei :lol:

 

I thought I would put the blade from the same kodzuka up for help/opinions.

 

I think I have translated the second and third kanji, Kane and Kore.

 

I can't seem to get the first one.

 

Any help/opinions greatly appreciated.

 

Many thanks

 

Mark

[Stephen]

SEKI KANEHISA ....Why do you think its geimei? Mei are on Kozuka are very seldom the same as on the nagako,

[Mark C]

Hi Stephen,

 

I'm not sure about the gimei bit as it would seem that the last couple of things I have aquired seem to be

 

I have no books on fittings etc, maybe I should invest in a few.

 

At least I got one kanji right and didn't know about kozuka and nagako mei being different.

 

 

Many thanks

 

Mark

[Nobody]

It could be Seki Kanemoto (関兼元). But I am not sure.

[Ichi]

I also think the last character is 元. Seki Kanemoto.

Erol Ishikawa a.k.a. Ichi

[Stephen]

could be moto, the lone stroke on top , anyone else? id dig up some mei of both and compare.

[Mark C]

Hi all,

 

Thanks Stephen, why didn't I think of that.

I have done an comparison example of both side by side and it seems to be close to both but looks more like Hisa .

 

Whats the opinions on gimei or not?

 

many thanks

 

mark