Tang MEI id help

[kcroc16]

Can anyone help me ID this? I will try to post a better picture when I get it. Thank you in advance!

[k morita]

Hi,

 

see this link.

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=7587&hilit=kaneoto

[kcroc16]

Thank you! After your help I looked further into it and I have found other sites which have confirmed that signature to be Fujii Kaneoto. This is my first sword and the start of my military sword collection. Thank you again.

 

If anyone else has additional info on this smith it would be greatly appreciated.

[kcroc16]

I am also trying to translate the painted characters. I cant make out the top character, but so far I believe it reads (from top to bottom):

 

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5

6

9

1

 

 

What do these numbers mean? I am sure there is a Seki stamp that isnt pictured, so are those numbers just a "serial number" type thing from the seki forge? Let me know what you all think! Thanks again for your time and help!

[kcroc16]

Can anyone help with my last question? Thank you for your time.

[Mark]

they are usually assembly numbers, sometimes the same number is stamped (in English) on the tsuba and seppa. It is done when a sword is assembled in a "factory" and they have multiple swords and they need to keep the parts together