Lewis B Posted Wednesday at 11:44 AM Report Posted Wednesday at 11:44 AM My apologies upfront for the poor quality but these are the best I have of a Tanto thats in a pretty poor state of preservation. These kanji likely refer to location and date and chiselled onto the ura side of the nakago. Can anything be deciphered here? Could the top 2 kanji be Doro (道路), but 'road' doesn't make a lot of sense? I think I might have misinterpreted them completely. I can also make out kanji for 3, 7 & 日 so 37 days. The image is a little clearer if you click on it to get a black surround. Quote
Nobody Posted Wednesday at 12:03 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 12:03 PM Maybe 徳治三年 - Tokuji 3rd year (A.D. 1308). 5 Quote
Lewis B Posted Wednesday at 01:01 PM Author Report Posted Wednesday at 01:01 PM Yes, I think you have it. Quote
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