Help with reading

[Chris]

Hi Everyone

Would like some help on what this blade has to say if possible . there is no fittings just the blade , the scabbard is steel covered with leather sewn around it . Appreciate any help than you.Chris.

 

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[Bugyotsuji]

Well, could be putting my foot in it, but...

石堂è¼ç§€ä½œã€€Ishidou Teruhide saku

[Chris]

Hello

Bugyotsuji Thank you do you know any thing about him at all .thanks Chris

[Brian]

Piers has it.

 

Rich Stein to the rescue again with another excellent page: http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/teruhide.htm

 

Doesn't look particularly well signed, does it? Will have to research the blade to see if it is Gendaito or not. Gimei Gendaito aren't common, but they are done sometimes. Could be ok though.

 

Brian

[Brian]

After the war Teruhide made wood cutting planes rather than swords in order to earn a living. The planes he produced cut well and sold for about 2,000,000 Japanese Yen.

$20K?? Wow.. and you aren't limited to 2 a month.

 

Brian

[Chris]

Hi Brian and Bugyyotsuji . Thank you both very much for your time an effort , Very much appreciated .

Thanks Chris

[Nobody]

After the war Teruhide made wood cutting planes rather than swords in order to earn a living. The planes he produced cut well and sold for about 2,000,000 Japanese Yen.

$20K?? Wow.. and you aren't limited to 2 a month.

The attached pictures show a plane of Teruhide made in 1979.

Mei:

以日本鉄 – With (traditional) Japanese steel

昭和五å四年二月日 – February 1979

石堂è¼ç§€å…«åæ‰ä½œ – Ishido Teruhide made at 80 years old

 

His successor is still making planes.

http://www.hct.zaq.ne.jp/dougu-no-kao/isidoukanna.html

[Chris]

Thank you Nobody. For that added information on Teruhide .Very interesting to know what happened to some of these highly skilled people after the war .Thanks Chris.