EdWolf Posted December 8 Report Posted December 8 Is it possible to read the tachi mei and date of this blade? The pictures are not great and the signature and date are hardly visible. Thanks in advance. Regards, Ed Quote
nulldevice Posted December 8 Report Posted December 8 Looks like: 永延元十月 __ (Unsure on this) 備前國包平 (Bizen Kuni Kanehira) 2 Quote
Ray Singer Posted December 8 Report Posted December 8 永延 period Eien gannen hachi gatsu __ (the eight month of the year 987) 1 Quote
Ray Singer Posted December 8 Report Posted December 8 Whether the mei is authentic or not, the nakago looks genuinely quite old. I would advise having an evaluation done (and madoake if necessary) to research further. 1 Quote
EdWolf Posted December 8 Author Report Posted December 8 Thank you all for your helping me. That's an early dated blade. The blade is not mine but from an old friend. He bought the blade many years ago (30+) and was wondering about the signature. Thanks again for all the help. Regards, Ed Quote
dkirkpatrick Posted December 8 Report Posted December 8 Maybe goes without saying but no rust removal or cleaning, this could be a very important sword. Hopefully it gets the proper eyes on it and attention. Please keep us posted. Doug Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted December 8 Report Posted December 8 It would be helpful to see the whole sword and details if you can request more photos. Quote
EdWolf Posted December 9 Author Report Posted December 9 My friend is a very experienced collector and was also a dealer for almost 45 years. I will ask for pictures of the blade. Hopefully he will share it with us. Regards, Ed 1 Quote
EdWolf Posted December 9 Author Report Posted December 9 Just received some additional pictures. Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted December 9 Report Posted December 9 The great Kanehira may be a stretch, but it does appear to be an old Bizen blade. 1 Quote
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