tachi mei translation

[nickm]

Came across this on the Internet and is labeled as unsigned but there is a very faint signature at the bottom of the suriage blade. I would imagine this is illegible but I figured I would post it as I have been amazed at what some of you guys have been able to decipher from nothing. Thanks in advance for looking and again I have no high hopes but am always ready for a surprise

[Ray Singer]

Munemichi

[nickm]

You kind of blow my mind on a regular basis ray

[ChrisW]

He does pull mei out of the most unlikely of scratches.

[george trotter]

Also looks like Munechika

[Ray Singer]

At my office now (vs viewing on a mobile screen). I believe Munechika is correct: 宗近.

 

[Jussi Ekholm]

Nick do you have pictures of the whole sword?

[nickm]

https://m.proxibid.com/category/resources/mobile/item.html#search|lot|tachi|tachi|relevance|null|1|none|48481234

 

Unfortunately it has been withdrawn from the auction.

Still up on that site but not at the auction house and I have spoken with the firearms department of the auction house confirmed that the owner was looking for a valuation not consignment. I have also made attempts to contact the owner but they seem to be efforts in futility.. The same owner had the nodachi That is also still up on that site but is now no longer for sale as well. I really liked that 1 as a course it is all beaten up but was going to be awesome to have all the same

[nickm]

It says on that link that the sword is unsigned but apparently it was just too faint for them to see it. The pictures I posted here I got from the auction house

[Tom Darling]

I wish I was at that auction.

 

 

 

Tom D.