Kana

Rich, thanks for the warm welcome! I hope to learn a lot and someday pass it on just like you guys did.

Hello all, I'm new to collecting Nihonto and recently purchased my first three swords. I have a katana from Taima school, a 1514 Sukesada wakizashi and a Sasaki Nydo Ippo wakizashi. Unfortunately my amature status will not allow me to help anyone very much. I have lived in Okinawa Japan for a while. This is my 8th stint here thanks to the military. I look forward to exploring and learning anything and everything this awesome forum offers.

I don't either George. They broke out old books and everything. Thanks for the date! Now if I knew who wrote it!

Hello everyone, I'm new to collecting and to this forum. Currently living in Okinawa Japan and recently purchased a katana and two wakizashi from a dealer. I work with a lot of Japanese and Okinawan people and they cannot figure out the last part of this sayagaki. They get as far as Showa and the end a beautiful day in November maybe. We are stuck on the second and fourth character. They tell me that it is very old kanji or maybe a Chinese character. I know it's a date, but what date and is it the date of the judgement? Also, does anyone know who wrote it from the signature or inkan? It is a nidai Sasaki Nydo Ippo wakizashi. Thanks for any help you can offer me! Sean