Translation help please

[Nicholas]

Hello all. I just picked up this sword signed Hideaki but that’s about all I can translate.

[Bruce Pennington]

Year is 1940, someone else will give you the rest of the mei.

 

Update: Thanks to Matt, date is 1930.

[Nicholas]

2 hours ago, Bruce Pennington said:

Year is 1940, someone else will give you the rest of the mei.

Thanks Bruce,

I think this is a Horri Hideaki partially made from gun steel off of the battleship Mikasa.

[oli]

Some Signatures from Mikasa-tos http://ohmura-study.net/912.html

Maybe you can compare,

 

regards

Oliver

 

[mdiddy]

Nice pick-up! A Mikasa-to by Horii Hideaki will usually brighten up a day. Please share pics of the blade and mounts.

Here is the mei and nengo as I see it:

 

Mei: 以軍艦三笠砲鋼秀明 (made with Battleship Mikasa cannon steel, Hideaki)

 

Nengo: 昭和五年五月日 (a day in May 1930)

[Nicholas]

4 hours ago, mdiddy said:

Nice pick-up! A Mikasa-to by Horii Hideaki will usually brighten up a day. Please share pics of the blade and mounts.

Here is the mei and nengo as I see it:

 

Mei: 以軍艦三笠砲鋼秀明 (made with Battleship Mikasa cannon steel, Hideaki)

 

Nengo: 昭和五年五月日 (a day in May 1930)

That’s what I thought it was. From what I’ve read they only made 229 long swords. Some have engraving on the blade and some don’t. Does anyone know how many were made with the engraving. The sword is in shirasaya. I believe that’s how they came encased in a box which I don’t have.

[Bruce Pennington]

16 hours ago, mdiddy said:

(a day in May 1930)

Oops!  You're right.  My mind was playing tricks on me.

[Kotetsu1959]

Hi Nicholas,

 

     That is an exceptional sword. I have been looking for years to find one. They are scarce. Pictured is a tanto purchased from the estate of Dr. Herman Wallinga. I was told by the late, and much respected, Professor Arnold Frenzel that the diagonal file marks on the mune-machi indicate a piece was forged by Hideaki himself, as opposed to one of his assistants. If you have time, I would appreciate your posting a picture of the mune-machi on your sword. And thank you for the pictures you have already posted of your wonderful find!

[Nicholas]

12 hours ago, Kotetsu1959 said:

That is an exceptional sword. I have been looking for years to find one. They are scarce. Pictured is a tanto purchased from the estate of Dr. Herman Wallinga. I was told by the late, and much respected, Professor Arnold Frenzel that the diagonal file marks on the mune-machi indicate a piece was forged by Hideaki himself, as opposed to one of his assistants. If you have time, I would appreciate your posting a picture of the mune-machi on your sword. And thank you for the pictures you have already posted of your wonderful find!

Thank you, that’s a beautiful blade you have . It appears that the sword I have has the same file marks as yours.

[lonely panet]

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