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As Robert says, smith and date is 

 

荘司次郎太郎直勝 Sōshi Jirō Tarō Naokatsu

天保十一年庚子八月日 Tempo 11 (year of rat) August

柳本越智敬隆所持 Owned by Yanagimoto Ochi Tadataka

 

Cutting test inscription

同年十一月十三日於武州千住小塚原
両車土壇払山田五三郎様

Same year November 13th, at Kozukappara, Senjū, Bushū (Tōkyō)  

Two-body cut performed by Yamada Gosaburō

 

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8 hours ago, SteveM said:

As Robert says, smith and date is 

 

荘司次郎太郎直勝 Sōshi Jirō Tarō Naokatsu

天保十一年庚子八月日 Tempo 11 (year of rat) August

柳本越智敬隆所持 Owned by Yanagimoto Ochi Tadataka

 

Cutting test inscription

同年十一月十三日於武州千住小塚原
両車土壇払山田五三郎様

Same year November 13th, at Kozukappara, Senjū, Bushū (Tōkyō)  

Two-body cut performed by Yamada Gosaburō

 

 

Hi Steve,

Sorry to be picky but isn't that the ryou kuruma cut - so a single body cut through the hips and then dotan barai - into the earth mound below.

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On a historical or anatomical note, it's also the most difficult test cut as the blade has to pass through both hip bones and the base of the spine. So the blade is an excellent cutter.

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Thank you Steve and John for the interesting clarification.
So what is the exact reading of the characters of my saidan mei  ??

Thank you

Jiri

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Hi Jiri,

As per Steve's translation apart from the bit about the two body cut which reads "Ryou kuruma dodan barai" (these characters: 両車土壇払). The "two wheels" cut (through the body at the hips) and entering the earth mound (below). This drawing illustrates the test cut (number 10):

 

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