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Hi, could you help me with the translation, thank you very much. Daniel.

Iga Ryu means School or Style of Iga that next to Koga are the zones where the shinobi clans were.

I agree with the partner, I practice Bujinkan and I have to say that it has nothing to do with the movies that were made in the 80/90 on the ninjas, it is Budo, the way of the warrior, greetings.

thanks and regards

Hi, I need help to translate the mei, thanks and regards. Daniel

efferybody knovs zat zee Germans haf no humor!

As you will know the Prince of Bel-Air, greetings

Ninjato signed tang , Iga province . Impossible?????

Hello everyone, I have not written here for a while but if I was aware of the forum, this topic interests me because I was following an auction that I found interesting because the sword was in the EU and so there were no tariff problems, but I was inquiring about the MEI and according to an MEI search engine of nihonto the Mei did not exist therefore it was a GIMEI sword, thanks to Forums like this one can be learning, a greeting Daniel.

Nice sword.

Hello John, as I see you want to try it if or if, the most natural and least damaging to the blade is to polish it with Japanese stones Hazuya and with Agua I assure you that you will remove the oxide but also its original polish, you will have the clean sheet and soft to the touch, the photos that I put in the previous comment are of an Otanto that clean of rust, but the result is that clean blade of rust but nothing else, I hope I could have helped you. Greetings to all the members. Daniel

Hello John, another option is not to spend more money on pieces that have no arrangement and save it for when you can buy a piece in good condition, I say it as a tip because that katana without a polishing will look bad, I have restored some piece in better state than that and neither the hamon nor the fairy is appreciated, it will simply look like an old katana. A greeting to all Daniel.

Hello everyone, does anyone know if these blades are made with tamahagane? thanks and best regards. Daniel

Not all blades by Jumei Tosho swordsmiths were star stamped. If the blade was a private or direct purchase or not for military use, there will be no stamp appearing on the nakago. Many of the above listed smiths made gendaito which do not bear a star stamp. Smiths who were Jumei Tosho also produced non-traditionally made (non gendaito) blades. Each blade must be just individually, on its own merits. https://www.japaneseswordindex.com/gendai2.htm

according to the documentation, it should not be stamped because it forged a gendaito, greetings Daniel.

No,but another thing I have not found any Norinaga smith in the period of 1949. A greeting Daniel

Thanks for helping Stephen and John, but the signature should not be on the side of the date, so what are they going on or vice versa? another thing I have not found any Norinaga smith in the period of 1949. A greeting Daniel.

Norinaga is 則長 , Should it be another that ends in Naga? Thanks John . Daniel

The Tekkan or "iron sword" (Tetsu-ken/tetto) is a Japanese weapon, used during the Edo period until the beginning of the 20th Century[1] This weapon was an iron truncheon, and could closely resemble a wakizashi sized sword with a blunt iron blade or they could be a cast iron version of a hachiwari ( hachiwara ).[2] Tekkan became very popular during the Edo period with wealthy merchants and farmers, since such people were denied by law from carrying or possessing swords or other edged weapons.[3] The tekkan, bearing no edge, had always been permitted by law. In 1876, the Meiji government of Japan passed the Haitōrei Edict, often called the "Sword Abolishment Act". This law prohibited all Japanese people, including the former members of the knightly samurai class, from bearing weapons in public. This prohibition led to a surge in popularity of a number of non-sword weapons, as well as disguised swords of various kinds. After the Haitorei Edict came into effect, members of the Samurai class also began carrying tekkan as self-defence weapons. Thanks for all,Daniel.

very nice, congratulations. Daniel

Hello everyone, the tekken or tekkan can be included or considered nihonto? Or would it be more like a samurai weapon? I bought one some years ago and I would appreciate if you can offer me the information you know about this weapon, thank you and greetings to all, Daniel.

hello Gordon, here's an example of katsumasa signed , a greeting Daniel.

Nice Blade , Daniel

Hello everyone, could you help me with the translation of mei, thank you Daniel.