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Posted

Hi,

 

Somebody offered me a wakizashi with the following mei (see pics) wonder if anybody can help me here.....history? genuine or gimei?

 

His opinion is : smith's name is Fujiwara Takahira - sorry I don't have better pics...

 

Thanks

 

Jock

Posted

...the only thing I found is:

 

賀州住出羽守藤原高平

kashu ju dewa kami fujiwara takahira

 

can see some resemblence....then again .....?

 

I really admire some of you guys....kanji are not something I ever master..

 

Jock

Posted

Hi Werner,

the tip of the nakago has been cut off and reshaped, obviously.

The remaining top half of the smiths kanji is visible only.

Loking at the long signature, which is barely readable AND taking into consideration the information about TAKAHIRA, I find the Takahira TAK 12 or 13 from Hawely as a very close match.

Kashu Tsujimura den Uemonji Fujiwara Takahira

See also the attatched scan from Shinto Taikan.

Greetings

Andreas

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Posted

Werner, As Andreas has said, the smith's name is largely lost through shortening. I read Kashu Kanazawa ju Hiro (?)emonjo Fujiwara .... AS Andreas says, the smith is almost certainly Takahiro.

Ian Bottomley

Posted

Ian, David & Andreas,

 

Thank you very much for your help & assistance....just wonder how you guys do it...whenever I compare the results it makes sense...just don't find the roots like yourselves...guess experience comes with years...

 

Jock

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