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[Marino F]

Good Day All, the tang on this blade has been cut, and I'm having a buggar of a time trying to find the translation / meaning on this sword.  Any suggestions/assistance would be greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers

M

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[SteveM]

摂州住藤原囗　

 

Sesshū-jū Fujiwara / cut-off

 

The last bit looks like it could be 宗. There should be a two-kanji name after Fujiwara, so I would expect something like 宗澄 (Munezumi).

[Marino F]

Thanks Steve, does it say its from the province... of Mino or Yamato?

[SteveM]

Sesshū is the province. Osaka. 

 

https://en.wikipedia...Settsu_Province

[uwe]

摂州住藤原囗　

 

Sesshū-jū Fujiwara / cut-off

 

The last bit looks like it could be 宗. There should be a two-kanji name after Fujiwara, so I would expect something like 宗澄 (Munezumi).

 

Steve,

is the second (alternative) kanji for the province a common writing? 

[SteveM]

It's a very unusual variant of 州. I've never seen it before, but I guess it was trendy among a few Sesshū smiths. 

https://glyphwiki.org/wiki/rui6-e02e

 

See a similar example here (click on the link directly under the picture to expand the picture)

http://www2.city.ama...a_kuniyuki.html

[uwe]

Also new to me..... thanks Steve 

[Marino F]

Thanks gentlemen!!