rymunn Posted April 21, 2011 Report Posted April 21, 2011 hello everybody i was wondering if anyone could help with this mei please thank you ,rymunn mei signature0001.pdf Quote
DirkO Posted April 21, 2011 Report Posted April 21, 2011 After rotating and mirroring the mei: I think I can make out the date partially: 昭和 ?? 二 年 三 月 Shôwa ?? Ni Nen San Gatsu So 3rd month of 1927. In the "??" I think there might be 2 kanji there : ? 合 (? HARU) but I can't really find a zodiacal date that corresponds... Quote
Yasuhiro Hatanaka Posted April 21, 2011 Report Posted April 21, 2011 Hello Mr.Dirk san, 拾(ju) means 10. 二(Ni) means 2. 三月(san-gatsu) means March. Quote
DirkO Posted April 21, 2011 Report Posted April 21, 2011 Hi Hatanaka-san, I only knew 十 as Jû, so thanks for the clarification I've read somewhere that it's more correct to use 'third month' instead of March, but I can't remember the reason for that. Quote
rymunn Posted April 21, 2011 Author Report Posted April 21, 2011 thank you people for your help much appreciated :D ,rymunn Quote
Brian Posted April 21, 2011 Report Posted April 21, 2011 Anyone else out there not comfortable with the way it is cut, and the positioning? The mei doesn't look right to me...not traditionally chiselled from the pics I see. Please provide an overall pic of the whole nakago if possible? Brian Quote
cabowen Posted April 21, 2011 Report Posted April 21, 2011 Chinese made is the odds on favorite... Quote
DirkO Posted April 21, 2011 Report Posted April 21, 2011 If the original pic is correct, couldn't the poor chiseling be down to the samoji mei? Although I must admit that for a blade this age, the nakago patina is worrying to say the least Quote
rymunn Posted April 22, 2011 Author Report Posted April 22, 2011 ok got another photo of the nakago ,rymunn chinese fake0001.pdf Quote
DirkO Posted April 22, 2011 Report Posted April 22, 2011 Hi Rymunn, Would it also be possible to have some overall shots of the actual blade? Quote
Brian Posted April 22, 2011 Report Posted April 22, 2011 The mei is definitely not right. Neither is the positioning of the mei or the ana. Something not good here, and even if it turns out to be genuine, it has been badly messed with and should be avoided if you haven't purchased it already. Btw, try and post pics as a regular jpeg. No need to scan pics and post them as pdfs if you can avoid it. Brian Quote
rymunn Posted April 23, 2011 Author Report Posted April 23, 2011 ok thanks for your input bryan and every one else sorry about the scan pics i was going to purchase this wakazashi you guys just saved me the trouble,rymunn Quote
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