ChuckJ Posted April 18, 2020 Report Posted April 18, 2020 Hello Gents, Can you help me with this Mei and if there is a reference to the smith in the book's. Thank you, Chuck Quote
Ray Singer Posted April 18, 2020 Report Posted April 18, 2020 First the mei: Fujiwara Masakane saku. Quote
Ganko Posted April 18, 2020 Report Posted April 18, 2020 I believe it is Fujiwara Masayasu saku an Owari smith who worked around 1673. Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted April 18, 2020 Report Posted April 18, 2020 Masayasu, yes, and 萬治二年 Manji 2 is... 1660, perhaps. Quote
Ray Singer Posted April 18, 2020 Report Posted April 18, 2020 Yes, apologies. Masayasu is the correct reading:正全 (not 正金, as I misread it). 3 Quote
Bazza Posted April 18, 2020 Report Posted April 18, 2020 Hi Chuck, Nice looking hamon in the first pic. What's the length now after suriage?? And could we please see on overall clean shot (no habaki) straight down on the blade. There are hints of good stuff... BaZZa. Quote
Michaelr Posted April 18, 2020 Report Posted April 18, 2020 Yes this looks like this is a beautiful sword and I too would love to see the whole blade. MikeR Quote
ChuckJ Posted April 18, 2020 Author Report Posted April 18, 2020 The blade is currently in transit expected to arrive Tuesday. I will take full pictures and post Wednesday or Thursday, I can post some of the blade, it's in broken up shots. It is a very nice active hamon. It is NTHK-NPO papered with a lot of additional documentation from several known sources. I got lucky with this one, inspected it in person and couldn't get it out of my mind it haunted me for over a month, could not get away from it so I pulled the trigger yesterday. I could not be happier and thinking about it is going to get worse as I wait for it to get here (I know none of you have felt this way about a sword). Hope you enjoy what pics I have. Bazza, not quite sure the overall length including the nakago but the nagasa is a bit over 69cm. Thank you all as always! Chuck 3 Quote
k morita Posted April 19, 2020 Report Posted April 19, 2020 Hi, I like Sashikomi-polish like this. 5 Quote
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