kim

Thank you kiochi-san, this would explaine why i had so much trouble finding out about this smith. Kim

Possibly the third kanji is Yasu? kim

So possibly the first two kanji relate to the province and are not the smiths name. this may explain why i cannot find out anything . i thought that possibly there would be shu, ju or kuni meaning resident of. In this case I will have to have a closer look at the third kanji.This detecting ain't easy ya know! Still it's a lot of fun. Thanks John

thanks John i thought the same but like you i cannot discipher the third kanji. i'm glad i'm not the only one I thought it may be the Japanese for Go but the new menuki awa has been punched through. any one else has an idear. I would be glad to hear from you.

hi, i am new to this forum so please be gentle. i am trying to discover who this signature belongs to. the sword is in ww2 military mounts which are in good order they still have the gold paint inlayed on kubuto-gane. The saya is metal but is painted black with gold splashes(sorry about the poor picture) would this have been done at a later date .It also has a silver mon of a tatibana the on the tsuka. Any help would be great.Thanks kim.