45 Kanji on Nakago — translation help

[matthewbrice]

Hello. I picked up a sword which I will be selling that has about 45 kanji on the nakago. I could use some help translating.

 

Thank you in advance!

 

 

 

—Matt Brice

 

715-557-1688

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[matthewbrice]

Let me try those photos again—the photos were right, but my cell

phone tlipped them.

 

 

 

 

 

[matthewbrice]

Aw man! Sorry guys, I’m going to have to use my computer instead tonight.

 

 

 

—Matt

[mywei]

日本鍛冶長者古山陸奥介弘元 - Nihon Kaji Chojya (Japan senior/chief blacksmith) Furuyama Mutsu no Suke Hiromoto

 

the date is 天保六末年二月日 - last days of February Tenpo 6 (thx uwe for correction)

 

十二八度折返鍛　forged by folding 28 times

 

If you take a vertical pic of the entire dedication? That would aid reading

[uwe]

Hi Matt!

 

Don’t you think it’s “....未年二....”?

[Bruce Pennington]

I have found that if you crop a photo before posting, even a tiny bit, the website software will post it upright correctly.

[Brian]

You don't need to do anything to it...just save it. That sets the correct orientation that the EXIF info from the cell hasn't set properly. Just edit, save. Upload.

[matthewbrice]

Thanks mywei and uwe! I’ll get properly oriented photos posted here tomorrow.

 

Thanks again!

 

 

 

—Matt

[k morita]

Hi,

 

Please translate someone correctly.

 

[matthewbrice]

Thank you so much Morita san!

 

Very kind of you and the other gentlemen to help me.

 

 

 

 

—Matt