Sword translation help please.

[rebelron2]

Can anyone translate this?

[SwordGuyJoe]

Looks like Hideyuki to me. If I'm wrong someone will chime in.

[cabowen]

Minamoto Amahide Saku

 

Showa-to most likely...WWII, Seki.

[SwordGuyJoe]

Whoops! Should've known that one!

[rebelron2]

Thanks a lot guys. Can any of you give me any more information on the maker?

Thanks again, Ron.

[george trotter]

Hi Ron,

his name is Fukumoto Amahide and there is quite a lot on him and his son Fukumoto Kanemune (who signed your sword) who worked together in Seki in WWII. Look on-line and through the "links" above (go on Japanese Sword Index). John Slough's book pp.24-27 has a lot.

he is capable of making a gendaito it is said, but I have only ever seen showato from these guys.

Hope this helps,

Geo.

[cisco-san]

Hi,

 

these are the pages Georg is talking about.

 

From Markus´s book:

Amahide (天秀), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – „Nōshū Seki-jū Fukumoto Amahide kore o saku“ (濃州関住福本天秀作之), civilian name „Fukumoto Hideyoshi“ (福本秀吉), born on the seventh day of the fifth Meiji 19 (1886), he was first a knife maker but became later a swordsmith and studied under Kanenaga (兼永), he worked as rikugun-jumei-tōshō and died June 2nd 1973

[Clive Sinclaire]

Ron

I have a sword by this man and have written about him. If you go to http://www.To-ken.com and follow the Rescourses to the UK Sword Register, you will see he is listed, disussed and illustrated with oshigata.

Clive Sinclaire

[rebelron2]

Thanks to all for your help. Clive, I'll be sure to check out the website.

Ron.