help with translation?

[kuromido]

Hi All, Can I get some help with this mei. I can't find any of the kanji and actually think they look fake. I would not give it a much time if it were not for the blade and mounts which do look genuine. These pics are all I have seen of it so far but will have the sword in hand on thursday.

What do you make of it?

 

I Thank you all for your help and input.

Sincerely,

Peter D

[markc]

to my untrained eye it says "emura saku"

 

markc

[Stephen]

long ways from fake, one of my fav WW2 smiths,

 

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

 

some vary with student work, if his they can be a knock out in polish, more pix please

[Rich S]

Yes, definitely Emura saku. One of my favorite gendai smiths.

 

Rich S

[Bruno]

Hello,

 

How to differenciate an Emura blade made by himself or made by one of his students?

 

Are mei carved "differently", I mean nakirishi mei or is it possible to make a significant difference just by looking at the blade itself?

 

Regards

[Rich S]

I've had a dozen or so Emura. I just go by the quality of the blade. Generally, but not a certainty, the long mei are more likely by Emura.

Those just signed "E" or Emura, some are by students, although I've seen

several blades signed this way that were quite nice. I don't think, at least I haven't seen, a sure way to tell student from master. All sorts of Emura mei blades have been papered, so maybe it doesn't really matter??

 

Rich S

[Bruno]

Thank you very much Dr STEIN.

[kuromido]

Everyone,

I must love the taste of shoe leather!

I am now looking forward to seeing this tomorrow. Stephen, if I end up with it I will be sure to post some better pics. Rich, Thanks for your amazing sword guide and your and others work on this swordsmith. I would like very much to get your take on this one with better pictures.

 

Again Sincerely,

Peter D