Translation Assistance

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1. Taking Pictures For This Section

   By Grey Doffin, May 9, 2025
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   • Bugyotsuji
   • June 9, 2025

2. About the Translation Section

   By Brian, February 10, 2008
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   • NihontoEurope
   • November 4, 2017

3. Kozuka mei...I think

   By John C, 5 hours ago
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   • John C
   • 4 hours ago

4. Imort Cert needs a bit of clearing up

   By A Dunne, Tuesday at 04:52 PM
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   • A Dunne
   • Wednesday at 10:35 AM

5. Tsuba hakogaki written by Satō Kanzan 3

   By MauroP, Tuesday at 11:08 PM
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   • MauroP
   • Wednesday at 09:09 AM

6. Tsuba traduction

   By dimitri, Monday at 08:52 PM
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   • dimitri
   • Tuesday at 05:35 AM

7. sword translation

   By Geraint L, Sunday at 04:41 PM
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   • Geraint
   • Monday at 10:59 AM

8. Help Needed — Translation & Authentication of Two Possibly Significant Swords

   By arnvz, Sunday at 03:20 AM
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   • Nobody
   • Monday at 05:45 AM

9. A loong, loong shot.

   By Geraint, Saturday at 11:46 AM
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   • eternal_newbie
   • Monday at 03:12 AM

10. Collaborative Scroll Attributed to Ike No Taiga (池大雅) and Hamuroyama Sōshūmin (葉室山僧脩民)

    By Iaido dude, May 17
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    • Iaido dude
    • Saturday at 02:32 PM

11. General question about reading mei

    By John C, June 5
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    • John C
    • June 6

12. Need help confirming mei on WWII officer shin gunto, Sendai ju Kanemune saku

    By MattBrandon, June 2
    • 20 replies
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • June 5

13. Hakogaki translation

    By zanilu, June 5
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    • zanilu
    • June 5

14. Katana mei

    By William Jennings, June 5
    • 3 replies
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    • eternal_newbie
    • June 5

15. Japanese Katana Signature help needed

    By bkane, June 5
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    • Ray Singer
    • June 5

16. Need help translating

    By Ismael73, October 29, 2025
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    • Sonja
    • June 5

17. Japanese Katana Signature help needed

    By bkane, June 3
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    • Bazza
    • June 5

18. Please help if you can translate.

    By bkane, June 4
    • 1 reply
    • 126 views
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    • John C
    • June 4

19. Japanese Katana Signature help needed

    By bkane, June 3
    • 11 replies
    • 233 views
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    • bkane
    • June 4

20. Kozuka mei help

    By Kurikata, June 2
    • 4 replies
    • 109 views
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    • Shugyosha
    • June 2

21. Sayagaki Rai … Kuni

    By JAL, May 29
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    • Nobody
    • June 2

22. Translation Needed for Blade Signed in Sosho "Grass Script" and Accompanying Tsuba

    By ChrisW, June 2
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    • ChrisW
    • June 2

23. Translation via AI GEMINI on kakemono

    By Bruno, June 1
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    • Bruno
    • June 1

24. Ww2 Surrender tag translation please

    By Andygw, May 24
    • 19 replies
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    • Bruce Pennington
    • May 31

25. WW2 Gunto Mei translation - any help appreciated

    By Historynut, May 25
    • 10 replies
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    • Historynut
    • May 30