help with mei and smith, please

[Weidas]

Hello All,

 

there is interesting sword on e-bay in kyu-gunto mounts:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

 

according to seller, mei is Settsu-no-kami Fujihwara Tadayuki 摂津守藤原忠行 . I couldn't find Fujiwara Tadayuki on the planes on internet. found obly SETTSU-no-KAMI TACHIBANA TADAYUKI.

 

can anybody provide more detailed information about the smith and mei as itself? thank you very much for your help

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

There is one here:

 

http://www.tokka.biz/s-tadayuki.html

[Weidas]

thank you very much, Jacques!

even with my untrained eye i see differences between mei... I hate to ask this sensitive question - but does that mean its gimei? or any other options?...

 

PS. i hate those on-line translators. translations are more than confusing

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

Although i use an anonymous proxy to see this item ( french laws) i can't enlarge the pictures, so i can't say something about the work and the mei.

[bluboxer]

Here is the mei.

Alan

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[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

 

According my books, it seems there were three generations of Tadayuki from Settsu, and only the shosai signed this way, the others signing Settsu no kami Minamoto Tadayuki. Still according my books the signature on your blade doesn't match very well.

[Weidas]

thank you very much for help!!!