loiner1965

Cheers Bruce for that info . years ago I showed the blade to a dealer / collector here in the uk but he didn’t know what the hot stamp symbolized only that it was Buddhist which I already knew , he did say the sword was very unusual and unique being a hand made , seki stamped with religious meanings attached to it . I am very grateful for your reply and already read the post about tadahiro blade . I will have to research further . again sorry for the delay

Sorry for pics and the time of replying … many opologies

here is the reverse side.......its a forum member friend they belong to so i suspect he can read the replies..... dont know what he did to the tea pot tsuba as i am only the messager etc and cannot give advice myself.

i agree gentlemen but unfortunately his friend wasnt to know, i will ask for the reverse side and post asap

he is after age and possibly school if thats possible due to intensive polishing......i dont think he is the culprit many thanks brian

how do i rotate them ?

can anyone shed any lights on these tsubas please.......a friend on another forum put these up asking for help and my experience is rather limited. many thanks

https://www.spandaumilitariashop.com/antique-Japanese-tanto-5/ blade is genuine just dodgy mei no interest in buying at all just was curious......i have enough swords lol

many thanks gentlemen......i thought it was just junk chinese

this as baffled me lol

many thanks gentlemen i have passed the info on

been asked to translate these swords mei and its beyond me....one will be ww2 and i think the other is a little older. i will put some pics of the swords later when i receive them via email many thanks in advance.... edit....my sincere opologies as the pc as placed the picture sideways again

many thanks gentlemen....i have forward the name to the chap

forum member aksed me to translate this but i cannot....any help sorry image will not post correctly when i rotate etc

too true brian lol

how can something so deadly be so beautiful.......absolutely beautiful piece of art

thats it stephen.

hi jean. its not my sword but on a website. i have bought several swords from them years ago and to be truthful all i bought have been bargains....i occasionally lo me baffledok into this site for rifle parts and obsolete calibre rifles , again i bought good. this sword just had me baffled with the mei as i initially thought it was Japanese script kanji but it just looked too amateurist and sloppy. so curiosity got the better of me so i posted on here . edit....just been on the website and the sword as been sold. not to me i must add as i dont buy on impulse

more pics

even with my in experienced eyes i knew they was something wrong........many thanks guys. i must say when i ask for help its only because i am curious and i am not intent on buying. once again many thanks

sorry gentlemen but this as got me baffled...... sincere opologies as the photos did not load upright as intended