Help with signature

[Wooly77]

Hello Collectors, This is my first post to this forum. I have been sent over here from the WA forum. Could anyone help me with this signature please? I think it could be Tomomitsu but not sure. I came across this piece in a load of junk. It has seen better days but I would like any information about getting it restored. Thanks in advance, Wooly

[Stephen]

LOL did you not think i was right on the WA?

 

still Tomomitsu

[loiner1965]

LOL did you not think i was right on the WA?

 

still Tomomitsu

second that and the smith is very elusive

[Wooly77]

LOL did you not think i was right on the WA?

 

still Tomomitsu

 

Stephen, I am new to this, and bow to all who are knowlegable but I'm only trying to get a second opinion as someone else thought that the firsrt character may not be Tomo, as it was written in an unusual manner!!

[reinhard]

I came across this piece in a load of junk.

 

Well, this was part of the junk as well. - The person, who wrote this mei, was either severly disabled, over a hundred years old, or.... just an ignorant faker. TOMOMITSU or not: You better forget about this mei and focus on the blade.

 

reinhard

[Nobody]

I suspect that the mei reads Morimitsu (森光). However, the first character is uncommon style for “森”, and I could be wrong. :?:

[Stephen]

concur with Reinhard, a very feeble attempt at Tomo and even worse mitsu

[Brian]

I was also thinking the same thing...it looks like someone kept adding random strokes to the first kanji until it resembled something. :lol:

Gimei, but let's see some pics of the blade itself. Maybe better than the bad signature.

 

Brian

[Stephen]

the rest of the story

 

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/ ... =tomomitsu

[Stephen]

I very seldom doubt Nobody san, but feel Mori a bit of a streach, this is what i went on.

[Wooly77]

I came across this piece in a load of junk.

 

Well, this was part of the junk as well. - The person, who wrote this mei, was either severly disabled, over a hundred years old, or.... just an ignorant faker. TOMOMITSU or not: You better forget about this mei and focus on the blade.

 

reinhard

 

OK is there anywhere in the UK that I could take the blade to for someone to have a look at? I have been given a couple of contacts but they are in US/Hawaii. I don't want to fork out a sum sending it abroad only to find out that it is not worth it (if you see what I mean!!!!!) Thanks

[loiner1965]

I came across this piece in a load of junk.

 

Well, this was part of the junk as well. - The person, who wrote this mei, was either severly disabled, over a hundred years old, or.... just an ignorant faker. TOMOMITSU or not: You better forget about this mei and focus on the blade.

 

reinhard

where in the uk are you as they are some experienced members here namely ian bottomley...peter farrah etc.....but alas not me

 

OK is there anywhere in the UK that I could take the blade to for someone to have a look at? I have been given a couple of contacts but they are in US/Hawaii. I don't want to fork out a sum sending it abroad only to find out that it is not worth it (if you see what I mean!!!!!) Thanks

[Jean]

Steve,

 

That is a very god summary

[Wooly77]

Steve, I am in Essex

[Mark C]

Hi,

 

If you can get to the Birmingham motorcycle museum (on the same roundabout as the NEC) on I think June 14th, there are lots of good people that you can show your sword to. I think the Northern Token Society have a table.

 

I will check the date and let you know if it's different.

 

All the best

 

Mark