Recently purchased a Sendai hinawajyuu and having trouble reading the kanjii on the breech end of the barrel. Others have tried to read the characters, but some are rusted and were difficult to read. The general consensus is that the barrel was made in Sendai with the name of Matsubara kinosuke, 松原 喜之助 on the barrel. Also the final character, saku, 作 is also readable. And I don't understand the 台 の 仙台 character.
Would appreciate if someone could confirm these readings, and perhaps translate the missing 2 characters. Any recommendation on how to make the characters more visible would be appreciated.
Uncle David - デヴィッド 叔父
