Tada Mitsu Wakizashi ID----updated pics

[DeepSouth]

I picked up this Wakizashi a few months back, looks like a nice blade. It is signed Tada Mitsu, could anyone help me with the translation or maybe some help with the date, or markings on the fittings. This is a great board and I am glad I found it, any help is greatly appreciated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[cabowen]

Blade is signed Bishu Osafune Tadamitsu

Dated Eisho 5 Nen 8 Gatsu Hi

[Lance]

Looks like someone beat me to it..........

Can't help with the signature on the fuchi, but the Sword itself looks to be signed:

Bishu Osafune Tadamitsu, and the date looks to read

Eisho go nen hachi gatsu hi: A day in August, 1508

Eisho (1504) 5th year, 8th month last character is day

 

Below are some pages to help read with kanji on swords

 

http://www.jssus.org/nkp/index.html

http://www.jssus.org/nkp/common_kanji.html

 

 

It looks to have active red rust on it, you should check out the faq below and look under care and maintenence for how to oil and maintain Nihonto,

http://www.nihontomessageboard.com/faq.html

 

Regards,

Lance

[John A Stuart]

人道宗典 A Soheishi Nyudo(Nindo seems more right ?) Soten fuchigashira maybe. It would be nice to see both of them. John

[DeepSouth]

It needs a good polish, would this be a good blade to submit for papers?

[kusunokimasahige]

Deep South: please sign your posts with your name. Its mandatory.

 

KM

[Guido]

人道宗典 A Soheishi Nyudo(Nindo seems more right ?)

There's a tiny difference in how the Kanji are written: 入道 = Nyûdô (Buddhist lay priest), 人道 = Jindô (humanity); the inscription on the Fuchi is 入道宗典 (Nyûdô Sôten).

[John A Stuart]

Thank you. John

[nagamaki - Franco]

Agree, the place to begin with this sword is arresting the active rust from progressing. Then, perhaps, researching the mei further as some of these "Mitsu" signatures were school signatures rather than the named swordsmith's signature. Again, it will be the workmanship which confirms who might have made this, and not the mei. Some school signatures will paper as such, so there are a number of things to consider prior to deciding whether or not to polish, but in the end quality should be the main factor IMHO.

 

Like others, would like a better look at these fittings if possible, thanks in advance.

[DeepSouth]

I will post better pictures of the fittings ASAP! Thanks everyone

[Jean]

Curiously, I don't like the way the Tada kanji is engraved, I had some difficulties to recognize it and I have not seen in the Tadamitsu lineage such way of engraving the kanji. Generally it is readable at first sight, when I saw it I thought of a mix of Sada and Tada, but there was so many generation, but the most well known Eisho Tadamitsu did not sign this way.

[DeepSouth]

Do you have any opinion on the fittings?

[lbkmd43]

deep south dont listen to all the naysayers they are all jealous nice sword beautiful fittings worthy of polish and then papers a real nice find bravo

LKMD

[DeepSouth]

Thank you,

 

I am not worried about naysayers, I know it is a nice blade, especially with the fittings and date, I appreciate your input.

[Jean]

I just checked the Fujishiro, there is an oshigata by Eisho Tadamitsu. The mei does not fit.

 

Considering the blade in itself taking into account that no close up of the hamon/kissaki is provided, no one can say from the pictures if it is a good or not blade. For myself, unless in full polish, I won't issue an opinion taking into account my misadventure with a Kanetsune which had a NTHK Kanteisho and which shows two hagire once polished...

[DeepSouth]

To my knowledge it was my understanding that the mei listings are not definitive. A local expert has already examined the Kissaki, this blade has no fatal flaws. The hamon is suguha.

[runagmc]

I see what Jean is saying about the Tada kanji, so I can't say for sure about the mei, but the shape of the blade and nakago look like Eisho Bizen to me.

[Jean]

Adam,

 

The suguta/nakago looks like sue Bizen and not specially Eisho. Tadamitsu lineage is famed for its suguha pattern which becomes much wider at the kissaki. There were also koshi no hiraita swords forged by thems.

 

 

Jeffrey,

 

I mentionned intentionally the kanteisho of NTHK, the kanteisho is not attributed by one expert but by a panel of experts, reason why I wait for a blade to be in full polish.

[DeepSouth]

Well I certainly appreciate everyone's expert advice and input, thank you very much.

[runagmc]

Adam,

 

The suguta/nakago looks like sue Bizen and not specially Eisho. Tadamitsu lineage is famed for its suguha pattern which becomes much wider at the kissaki. There were also koshi no hiraita swords forged by thems.

 

 

Jeffrey,

 

I mentionned intentionally the kanteisho of NTHK, the kanteisho is not attributed by one expert but by a panel of experts, reason why I wait for a blade to be in full polish.

I agree Jean... I just said Eisho because that's the period dated on this blade.

[Bugyotsuji]

Does anyone know what happened to this blade?

[checkmateking2]

Does anyone know what happened to this blade?

I still have it, it has been polished. I had to make a new name since I no longer have my former email address. 

 

Jeffrey W. 

[Brian]

If you message me your former email address and the new one, I can change it, and then you can access lost passwords etc.