Shuriken Posted January 2, 2022 Author Report Posted January 2, 2022 Photos 2&3, from bottom up..."day / month / 2 / year / 3/ Naga / Toshi" ? Photos 4&5...top character "Wara"? Quote
uwe Posted January 2, 2022 Report Posted January 2, 2022 The nengo reads “嘉永三年二月日” (Kaei 3. year a day in the 2. month = February 1850). The mei is “源清麿” (Minamoto Kiyomaro). Renowned smith, if legit…. 2 Quote
Stephen Posted January 2, 2022 Report Posted January 2, 2022 There is a saying about Kotetsu blades for every 10 mei 11 are gimei. Kiyomaro are kinda the same boat. If shoshin you could put a relative through college. 1 Quote
Stephen Posted January 2, 2022 Report Posted January 2, 2022 https://studyingjapaneseswords.com/tag/minamoto-kiyomaro/ Info on him. I have Afu's Shinshinto book that shows in great detail how his mei was cut. Ill take photos after morning coffee Quote
Shuriken Posted January 2, 2022 Author Report Posted January 2, 2022 8 hours ago, Stephen said: https://studyingjapaneseswords.com/tag/minamoto-kiyomaro/ Info on him. I have Afu's Shinshinto book that shows in great detail how his mei was cut. Ill take photos after morning coffee Would love to see. Funny, when this sword caught my eye, my notes said, "Chinese Mei?" It looked too clean, too perfect. Will be interested to see how the mei was cut. Found this great multi-page thread here on NMB about this smith's mei/gimei. Quote
Stephen Posted January 3, 2022 Report Posted January 3, 2022 How stroke are judged Gimei Kiyomaro Then shoshin Kiyomaro. 1 1 Quote
Stephen Posted January 11, 2022 Report Posted January 11, 2022 just discovered where all of David's swords were located. https://kraftauctions.hibid.com/lots/?q=sword Quote
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