Volker62

Many many thanks Steve...!!! it seems, that this Tanto was a collaborative work of Tomotaka and his Student Michinaga.... again many thanks!

own a beautiful Tanto made by" Nankai Taro Tomotaka", dated Koka gan nigatsu niju 20. day second month koka 1 febuary 1844 one side of the sayagaki reads "Michinaga" other side "Tomotaka" perhaps somebody can help me to read the rest of the sayagaki..... Thank you in advance!

Many thanks Geranit I'm looking for every information about Munekage.......

Mei to: sword with name " Shingetsu" New Moon Odatsuyama ni oite Oku Motoyasu roku junan sai tsukuru Anseiroku hitsuji san gatsu kichi jitsu kiristsuke mei: "Shingetsu" name of the sword "New Moon" Sendai monuki Yoshitoshi Sashu Inoue Masatsune oku ruto koro Nagasa:44,9 cm NBTHK : Toku betsu Hozon token from 2. feb. 2017 blade hold's Ubu-Ha

Gentleman who can help me to get more information for this beautilful very heavy broad thick Tanto made by Dotanuki Munekage the sword is dated Tenpo 12 third month march 1841 many thanks

great sword, beautiful koshirae John

t'ks a lot Peter wow great signature......!

Simon Congrats! I'm happy for you! This sword is in good hands with you! Volker

it fit's very well ! t'ks a lot Dominik for sharing, a rare swords signature here.

thanks for sharing Bryce! what a historic sword!!! congrat's!

thank you for sharing Colin

thanks Barry! very special work, with very special meanings....

this Tanto has two different hamon one side is in gunome choji in Bizen style other is worked in soshu.. Hori Toshihide was known for his works like that

Unique Tanto This Tanto was showed to Ogasawara san on the oncassion at an exhibition of important Japanese swords in the Klingenmuseum in Solingen and clearly confirmed as a work by Hori Toshihide, short before his passing unusual long (28,8 nagasa)Tanto in a wooden box blade used as a mobile shrine. The inscription on the omote indicates that the blade is to keep alive the memorey to Captain Paymaster Kubota Yukio He died in action in showa 18 nen 9 gatsu 21 hi The mon presumably represents the dead mans familiy The inscription reads. Chusein (Name of the Monks temple) KOYO JUNDO (spiritual name implying the deceased was a martyr TESTSUSHIN ( posthumous Buddhist name) KOJI (BUDDHIST layman) SENSHI (Death in action

Reward sword rare Homei-to by Kotani Takenori/ Yasunori

translation sayagaki by Sato Kanzan san: Dai Hokkyo Iga no Kami Nyudo Minamoto Kikuhira Tadashi Atago san un'nun kisei-mei kore ari (in addition,the blade asks for divine assistance) Hacho ni shaku ni sun go-bu kore ari showa Kanzan shirusu+Kao

Meibun Atago yama Taro-bo Buzen -bo gohozen Dai hokkyo Iga no kami NyudoMinamoto Kikuhira (At Mt. Atago where Tengu God's Tara-bo and buzen-bo are enshrined Dai hookyo Iga no kami Nyudo Minamoto Kikuhira The swords old shirasaya has an old sayagaki by Sato Kanzan

Hi friends I'm looking foreward to numerous additions and pics of your swordbaldes with an unusual signatures.......... First a special made sword by Minamoto Kikuhira please enjoy

many thanks LMB, sorry for late reply!

wanted to buy, 3-4 shirasaya bag /pouch Katana size.

thank you very much

Thank you very very much Steve!!

from an old collection (Myochin???) sure somebody can help me with a translation many thanks !