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Thanks for the scan

Hello, The mei of this kozuka has been translated here in the forum as 乗意 Jyōi http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/19285-need-help-on-a-kozuka-mei/ Even if it is nice and caving include detail such as leg or arm bristle, I tend to think it is gimei. First of all, because Joi is a big name that has numerous gimei aénd mei seems do not match real one, also the seal is carved and not in golden writing. The last, but not the least, the carving quality is not as good as genuine examples. Nevertheless, I would appreciate your opinion on this kozuka. Thanks Sebastien

Thanks for the link, very interesting.

Hello Steve, Thanks for your reply. If I remember well, Jyoi is a big name or Nara school. So probably gimei, but I will do some research. Many thanks Sébastien

Hello, I need help to decipher this kozuka mei. The kanji in the kao looks like Harunaga 春永 Can someone confirm ? Thanks

Hello Bruno, Nice tsuba ! Kanji in the gourd looks like Morinobu 守信 Sébastien

Well done !

Hello, Nice collection ! Dark photo deserved the opinion but some ones seems to have patina issue.

Hello Marc Date: meireki 2 nen 8 gatsu 3 hi (1656) 明暦 二年八月三日 The rest of the mei is more tricky. maybe a cutting test mei (?) hope it help Regards Sébastien

Don't miss the numerous kizu: ware, fukure .... that could also explain the price

Hello, mei is : izumo no kami fujiwara yoshitake 出雲守藤原吉武 a shinto smith

Hello Thierry, If you have the poncetton catalogue, please have a look at tsuba number 12. Same thing like this one Sebastien

Hello, First one is signed Fujiwara Masakuni 藤原正國. An Edo sword Regarding the Tsuba, I would said an Heianjo school, but not sure Second one is more hard to decipher maybe kanetsugu ? (戸 X 兼 X 作) It is a 20th century sword.

Brian, your Kozuka is very nice !

Hello, I don't know how my kozuka is "high Class", but it is nice and well done, so I guess it is at least medium quality or above. Mei has been translated here http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/18512-kozuka-mei/ Sébastien

Hello, Thanks to all for your lot of information Sébastien

Yes, of course. Here is a pics of the kozuka. Ground is ishime and not nanako. Ishiguro school ?

Curran, John, Thanks for your help to translate this mei. If someone have any information about this maker, I would be grateful. Thanks Sebastien

Hello, I thinks the mei of this kozuka read Tomomori 友盛 + Kao Can someone confirm me the correct reading ? Thanks Sébastien

On last picture the blade is signed Nobuhide. As brandon said, the first sword looks like Kashu Kanewaka school that made this kind of hamon.

Hello, I would say "Fujiwara Masayuki" for first one and "Katsuyoshi saku" for second one

Hello Not sure in that case, look at the nakago, the sori seems to be also present in the nakago.Retrempering is only the cutting part of the blade, not the whole blade, that exclude nakago. I already saw a same kind of sword: deep sori like this one and a court koshirae with large end (sorry I forgot the name of this kind of koshirae). I second Thomas, more photos will be appreciated.

Hello This fuchi is still for sale.

Very nice ! Hope I can see it in our next meeting

I had the chance to see that blade last week. The photo are nice, but the blade is better in hand ! nice quality also for the habaki