mei , help

[raaay]

having trouble with positvie ID with the first kanji

 

is this first kanji a form off " kuni "?? sada

 

as said in previous posts i have not got a lot off reference books on

kanji etc, and with books i have i cant positively ID it. the two

vertical strokes on left are odd if its kuni , i think or am i totaly

wrong.

 

just a "ramble"

when i first started to collect swords etc, the thought off

paying out good money for books or buying a sword when they came

along the swords etc allways won the race .

"hindsight is a wonderfull thing " or a crystal ball.

so any help from the board would be very welcome.

 

 

this is one off three wakizashi's i have aquired in last month

will post some pics off blades etc later.

 

thanks

 

ray.

[pcfarrar]

It's Mutsu, probably the beginning of a Mutsu no Kami Tadayoshi gimei :lol:

 

A quick look at Robertshaw's Hizen book it's not bad, but its not a perfect match. You could try sending Roger a picture:

 

http://www.hizento.com/

[raaay]

peter thanks.

 

 

i must admit i thought it was a good shout for a province !!!

 

but was hoping it was a two charecter mei but you probably

noticed the small mark under the inverted "v" part of what i

said was sada which would suggest as you say the start of a mei .

 

wishfull thinking on my part , a lot harder to deduct by the province than the smiths signature .

 

ps . sorry for the duff posts again ,problems posting?

 

ray.