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see also Maybe @Ray Singer has more details about this smith

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Any idea which generation of Kanemaki made this blade?

overall great first blade in very nice Koshirae!! Well done!!

from Markus book: YASUHIRO (康広), 1 st gen., Kanbun (寛文, 1661-1673), Settsu – “Bitchū no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro” (備中守橘康広), “Kishū-jū Yasuhiro” (紀州住安広), “Tomita Gorōzaemon no Jō Yasuhiro” (富田五郎左衛門尉 康広), Ōsaka-Ishidō school, real name Tomita Gorōzaemon (富田五郎左衛門), he came originally from Ōmi and was the second son of Tosa Shōgen Tameyasu (土佐将監為康), he signed his name in early years with the characters (安広), later he moved to Ōsaka and founded there the Ōsaka-Ishidō school, he worked in the Ichimonji style, i.e. in chōji with a midare-utsuri, but also blades with a tōranba in ko-nie-deki with many nie and a wide nioiguchi are extant, he also worked in Yamashiro province, wazamono, chūjō-saku YASUHIRO (康広), 2 nd gen., Jōkyō (貞享, 1684-1688), Settsu – “Bitchū no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro” (備中守橘康広), Ōsaka-Ishidō school, real name Tomita Sō´emon (富田惣右衛門), he also carved a chrysanthemum or a chrysanthemum on a branch onto his tangs and worked in the style of his father, the 1st gen. Yasuhiro, chūjō-saku YASUHIRO (康広), 3 rd gen., Kyōhō (享保, 1716-1736), Settsu – “Bitchū no Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro” (備中守橘康広), Ōsaka-Ishidō school, only few blades are extant by him, it is said that he too carved a chrysanthemum onto his tangs

Hi Ray, sorry I did not rotate it correctly - next time!

it was a great source....!!! Wonder what really happened?! As Brian wrote, hope all is well!

translation seems correct from Markus book: SADAYASU (定保), Kōka (弘化, 1844-1848), Musashi – “Tsubouchi Izu no Kami Fujiwara Ason Sadayasu bumon no yokyō no saku” (坪内伊豆守藤原朝臣定保武門之餘興作之, “made as a pastime at the side of his duties as samurai by Tsubouchi Izu no Kami Fujiwara Ason Sadayasu”), “Jū go´i-ka Izu no Kami Fujiwara Ason Sadayasu” (従五位下 伊豆守藤原朝臣定保), family name Tsubouchi (坪内), he was a hatamoto and holder of the fifth court rank (Jū go´i, 従五位), he was temporarily also installed as castellan of Sunpu Castle (駿府城), he learned sword forging from Hosokawa Masayoshi (細川正義) and lived in Edo, in the Shintō Mei Shūroku (新刀銘集録), which was published in 1857, describes his blades as “very elegant/refined,” chū-sak

I guess YUKIMITSU (行光)

Many thanks, this is what I also thought!! It seems I have seen too little fakes

Hello, attached some pics from a Tsuka with a interesting Mekugi I have never seen. Of course it might me my ignorance, but I guess this is a fake... blade has no Hamon and seems not folded... but I have just pics from the Tsuka. Saya is heavy metal saya (looks chome-plated). Any comment would be great. regards Klaus

Hello, since a few days the http://nihontoclub.com/ is, at least for me from Austria, not reachable any more Has anyone further information...? @admin, it this thread is wrong here, please move to to the right section or delete it if necessary regards Klaus

Hello, from Markus book: KANESHIGE (兼重), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – “Kaneshige” (兼重), real name Murayama Shigeaki (村山重明), born July 29th 1909 as son of Kaneyuki (兼幸), he worked as a rikugun-jumei-tōshō and died July 9th 1982, jōkō no retsu (Akihide) see also John S. Sloughs book Modern Japanese Swordsmith 1868-1945, page 64 and 65

link is not working, at least not for me?!

Hello Jean, please forgive my ignorance, but why "If in KOSHIRAE, keep it away from light, lying in a drawer. "? thanks Klaus

learning just started..

Hello, nice find!! You can of course send it to Japan for polishing, new Shirasaya, Shinsa..., but might cost a lot of money. But you can try to contact Mike Hickman from UK. I am sure he can advise... Concerning Emura, see also http://www.japaneses...dindex.com/emura.htm

can you show us some pics from the blade?!

maybe not that Nagamitsu..., as I have not seems any Gimei Nagamitsu yet

very nice blade...!!

Mei on a Yari

Hello, seems an unrecorded smith... I will try to post some pics on FB for further information... but frankly speaking, I am not sure if I will receive more information, as this forum is a great source one with very skilled members!!!

Of course, Shirasaya is good, but if the original Koshirae would be available, this would give us a little hint if it was a war blade or a private ordered (as I have a Yoshikane from this time which was most probably a weeding gift) Yes, a very slight utsuri can be seen , but it´s so hard to make good pics!

Juyo (was approx. 1 year ago on taiseido.biz)

You might be right. No stamp available.... Unfortunately I got it in Shirasaya without Koshirae.