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Grey Doffin Grand Master

Grey Doffin

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Hi guys,

I'm trying to make sense of what is written on the nakago of a katana that will be for sale. Below are pix of the nakago and paper. I get Mumei (Monju) and then (Kiri Mei) but after that I'm lost. Appreciate any help.

Thank you, Grey

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無銘　（文珠）
Mumei (Monju)


(切付銘) 殺負威光 [殺 - kill/ murder, 負 - defeat/ loss/ assume responsibility, 威光 - power/ authority/ influence]
(Kiritsuke mei)  The power to assume responsibility for murder

 

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The paper is wrong. The correct reading for the writing on the nakago is as follows.

 

殺身成仁 (Mi o koroshite jin o nasu) – Die to achieve virtue.

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