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  1. 濃州関住岡田兼定作 - Noshu Seki ju Okada Kanesada saku Ref. - 濃州関住岡田兼定作之(桜の刻印入) - 日本刀の通信販売 明倫産業 刀剣バックナンバー
  2. 東京於古川辺 – At the riverside of Furukawa in Tokyo 成寿作 – Seiju made. Seiju (or Narutoshi?) was a metalworker in Keio-Meiji era.
  3. The NBTHK paper is Hozon.
  4. I cannot say anything about that.
  5. As I do not know the background of its making, I only guess the writing and I might be wrong. 表面先人 – Front face (was done) by my predecessor, 製之後一琴 – made this later by Ikkin. 續成之(+kao) – Took over and achieved this.
  6. 天池正恒 - Amachi Masatsune Ref.
  7. Ref. Hagoita - Wikipedia
  8. 付け足し茎 reads Tsuketashi Nakago ( Extended or added tang). 足し (tashi) does not mean leg in this context.
  9. You are right. Another common reading is Keiji.
  10. The actual characters on the blade are 小林河内守國助 - Kobayashi Kawachi no kami Kunisuke.
  11. 備州長舩幸景 – Bishu Osafune Yukikage Ref. Swordsmith Index | Nihonto Club Your sword may be a tanto. What is the blade length?
  12. 関住伊神貞弘作 - Seki ju Igami Sadahiro saku Bruce's 2nd picture shows the same characters.
  13. 熊沢兼俊 - Kumazawa Kanetoshi
  14. Now I think that your another possibility is correct. A nebikimatsu (根引き松), that literally means “uprooted pines”, is a traditional Japanese New Year decoration used in Kyoto instead of kadomatsu. It is considered as the origin of kadomatsu. Ref. Nebikimatsu Wiki | Danbooru
  15. 平戸住 - Hirado ju 國重 - Kunishige
  16. 賞 - Prize 本派本願寺武道聯盟第二回演武大會剱道個人優勝 – Honpa-Honganji martial arts federation, the 2nd martial arts demonstration tournament, championship in kendo 一千九百三十七年三月二十四日 – 1937, March 24 寄贈 三上修事 – Donation from Mikami Osamu
  17. 生ブ無銘 - Originally unsigned
  18. The registrations of blades and firearms are judged based on each different criterion. As for blades, only genuine Nihonto can be registered.
  19. Nobody

    Hiroyoshi?

    "道祖尾 守廣 " usually reads Sainoo Morihiro.
  20. Certificate for a kicho token issued on April 20, 1975. 短刀 無銘(筑紫了戒) - Tanto, mumei (attributed to Chikushi Ryokai) 長六寸九分 – Length, 6-sun 9-bu
  21. 特殊鋼以井戸秀俊作 – From special steel, Ido Hidetoshi made.
  22. This is a rare video showing the tempering of a nihonto after quenching. Ref. 焼入れ Katana making(5) Quenching – 2:20 … Tempering - 3:25 …
  23. 鉄地龍地透し長丸型 – Tetsu-ji, Dragon open work, oval shape 銘 江府住正栄 – Mei, Kofu/Gofu ju Masataka 江戸時代 – Edo period
  24. 丹波守藤原照門 – Tanba no kami Fujiwara Terukado 於桑名善定作之 – At Kuwana, Zenjo made this.
  25. This Nobuhide (信秀) seems to be a son of Horii Toshihide (堀井俊秀) who was a swordsmith of Japan Steel Works, Muroran Plant (日本製鋼所室蘭製作所). The symbol of the company
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