Kiipu Posted September 30, 2021 Report Posted September 30, 2021 (edited) Does anyone by chance recognize this tantō signature? The first kanji character is currently unknown while the second character appears to be 廣 [hiro]. 廣 Cross-reference to the WRF thread. Japanese Tanto? Edited October 1, 2021 by Kiipu Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted October 1, 2021 Report Posted October 1, 2021 Thomas, is there any more above the top Kanji? (The top left radical seems to be very slightly cut off in both photos.) Quote
Kiipu Posted October 1, 2021 Author Report Posted October 1, 2021 Attached is a picture of the overall view of the reverse side of the tang. Quote
Kiipu Posted October 1, 2021 Author Report Posted October 1, 2021 The eBay pictures are still available via the link below for those that would like to take a look. I would not wait too long as they will be taken down at some point. TANTO (sword) w/AIKUCHI KOSHIRAE Quote
saschneider Posted October 2, 2021 Report Posted October 2, 2021 If it's Akihiro that would mean it's very old, right? I'm a newbie and did purchase this blade. Quote
Kiipu Posted October 2, 2021 Author Report Posted October 2, 2021 Welcome aboard Andrew! Below are the kanji characters for Akihiro that @Bencld suggested. 秋廣 = Akihiro. You can go to the link below and do a search for this swordsmith(s). Swordsmith Index Quote
ROKUJURO Posted October 2, 2021 Report Posted October 2, 2021 Andrew, Welcome to the NMB forum! I hope for you that this is not true: There are few cracks Quote
saschneider Posted October 2, 2021 Report Posted October 2, 2021 It's coming straight from Japan. The listing was a little confusing as it included photos of and references to a spear too. When I receive (supposedly Monday) I'll post photos too. I'm hoping what they mean is that there aren't any cracks. I couldn't see anything on the photos. Quote
Sansei Posted October 2, 2021 Report Posted October 2, 2021 As Brian says, "There are [a] Few Cracks" seems to be a standard "cover your butt" line in these listings. So, it's probably okay. Hope it all works out for the best, Andrew. Quote
Sansei Posted October 2, 2021 Report Posted October 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Sansei said: As Brian says, "There are [a] Few Cracks" seems to be a standard "cover your butt" line in these listings. So, it's probably okay. Hope it all works out for the best, Andrew. P.S. I once taught English-as-a-Second-Language to native Japanese speakers. The English articles (a, an) are difficult for them to learn. Quote
saschneider Posted October 4, 2021 Report Posted October 4, 2021 Arrived today as promised. Amazing to come all the way from Japan to Chicago in less than a week. I tried to take a decent photo. Not sure if this better than the eBay ones or not. No damage I could detect and it came wrapped in a pretty tattered piece of patterned silk (see background). 1 Quote
saschneider Posted October 4, 2021 Report Posted October 4, 2021 I managed to get a magnifier on it too at a good resolution I think. 1 Quote
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