ROKUJURO
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Matt, Steve, thank you a lot for your efforts! I would never have come so far! Is there anything known about this smith, or is it a simple worker's signature?
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Gentlemen, I was asked by a customer ('sword collector') for help with the translation of a SHOWA period blade. He sent me a number of photos, three of which I post here. Please correct my attempt of a translation (= NÔSHÛ no JÛ YOSHII (?) X HIDE (?) SAKU KORE). There is no date on the other side of the NAKAGO. A SHOWA stamp is visible below the HABAKI. Thank you in advance for your help!
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Sometimes one should not ask for more photos......
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Alexsandr, first photo is not so good, so with some doubt, I think I read SADAYUKI. Second is KUNITOMO. As always, the blade's qualities confirm the MEI (or vice versa).
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Paul, weelcome to the board! Your blade seems doubtful to me. Without the KANJI on the SHINOGI JI, the strange MEI, and the HORIMONO it has indeed the look of a later blade (SHIN-SHINTO?), but all in all I think it is not a genuine Japanese blade.
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Justin, it looks like YAMASHIRO no KAMI MINAMOTO KUNIMICHI. Compare this one: https://www.aoijapan.net/wakizashi-kikumon-yamashiro-kami-minamoto-kunimichi/
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George, interesting theory. Your thoughts may be correct but I have a problem believing that a set numeral like 10 (X) should be interpreted as 0 by a user who obviously knows the Roman system. But there may as well be that coincidence. In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
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In Roman numerals X is 10.
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Patric, clearly a non-Japanese attempt to make a Japanese-looking sword. If it was sold to you as genuinely Japanese, you may try to get your money back. It has no value other than the material.
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Jean, I understand. The internet is always bad in the Caribbean. Bonne continuation!
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Scott, it is difficult to judge by a few photos, but my impression is as well that there is something wrong with the sword. TSUBA and HABAKI do not look authentical to me. The MEI might provide a clue what to think of the blade.
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Simon, at least, the remaining steel could be recycled, so it is nothing to throw away!
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http://www.nihonto.com/459-2/ https://yuhindo.com/hizen-tadayoshi/ and Roger Robertshaw?
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Graham, the heavy corrosion on the NAKAGO looks doubtful to me, the MEI as well. Maybe I am completely wrong, but more photos of the blade (without HABAKI) could probably help clearing that up.
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Hi Jeff! Welcome to the NMB! Did you think of CHIKAKAGE? Yes, perhaps BIZEN, but probably later (OEI?).
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SHITHARA is an American-Japanese expression for a malfunction of the bowels, I think.....
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Chris, this is UME, not SAKURA.
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Chansa, did you test it with a magnet? If it proves to be non-magnetic, it could well be a theater suit of armour, made on a paper or leather base. The DO seems to be a one-piece construction, so probably not made for real fight use. The MEMPO looks that way, too, and renovating all that would be no (financial) fun! Just my impression - I am not a KACHUSHI expert.
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Piers, it is noted on the mail out of Kelly Schmidt. He is an agent and helps potential buyers purchasing on YAHOO/buyee. I don't know if that was his translation, which is why I ask.
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23. Udagawa. https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/s590227785
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Did I get that right that the seller calls the maker UDAGAWA? (喜多川花押在銘)
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Gerald, just a short remark: les TSUBA sont forgées, alors soudées, et non brasées. TSUBA are forged, so they are welded and not soldered. But you are correct that corrosion can work in the tiny gaps, causing damage in the long range.
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Gerald, it is a lovely little TSUBA, and the shape of the MIMI and symmetrical design may indeed point to OWARI. My feeling is that it is not very old. The visible layers (not KIZU!) have nothing to do with wear - how would you expect abrasion in the SUKASHI openings? It has mainly to do with the initial patination process.
