Sayagaki Translation

[SwordGuyJoe]

Can anyone help translate this sayagaki? I am pretty new to this and painted Kanji is tougher for me. The three images attached go in the following sequence on the scabbard:

 

 

 

 

 

There is a shared (nin?) kanji character in the "...Top..." photos.

 

Thank you for your help!

Joe

[Nobody]

It reads ......

 

 

濃州関住人 – a resident in Seki of Noshu (= Mino province)

兼弘作 – Kanehiro made

弐尺壱寸五分有之 – (the length) being 2-shaku 1-sun 5-bu

 

[SwordGuyJoe]

This was the shirasaya that the sword I asked about was in, but didn't want to assume it was from the same maker. It seems like it is. Do you know a Showa Kanehiro from Seki? I have been looking, without much luck!

[John A Stuart]

In Pete Klein's list of Showa smiths are two Seki Goto Kanehiro listed. john

[SwordGuyJoe]

Link?

[John A Stuart]

Here is Pete's site. John

 

http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm

 

Kanehiro

 

 

http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/kanehiro.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/kanehir2.jpg

[Ted Tenold]

John,

 

Just to clarify....that's Rich Stein's site.

[John A Stuart]

Ach!! The rhyming trap got me. Sorry for the mix-up. Thanks, Ted. John

[Nobody]

Kanehiro

 

 

http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/kanehiro.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/kanehir2.jpg

That Kanehiro is another smith. The 2nd kanji is different.