Cuirassier Posted September 30, 2013 Report Posted September 30, 2013 Hi Guys I picked up an interesting wakizashi in shin gunto mounts the other day. The saya actually has three columns of text. I would not know where to start with this one; I suspect it is some heroic text? I have included some images of the blade and tang as well. It is not signed, not the greatest blade ever, has some ware there! But would I be right, that this is shin-shinto, by the size and shape of the tang and kissaki? I have never seen inscriptions to the saya before. The sword reputedly came from the liberation of Changi prison, which I sort of believe but don't, as there is no officer's knot. Thanks in advance if you can help. Mark Quote
cabowen Posted September 30, 2013 Report Posted September 30, 2013 It is the name and address of the former owner, a Mr. Otsubo Saburo from Gifu-ken Masuda-gun Hagiwara-cho Joro 岐阜県益田郡萩原町上呂 EDIT: corrected and completed...Thank you Moriyama san! Quote
Nobody Posted September 30, 2013 Report Posted September 30, 2013 .......... Gifu-ken Masuda-gun Hagiwara-cho Joro 岐阜県益田郡萩原町上呂 .............. "益田郡" reads Mashita-gun in this case. Quote
Cuirassier Posted October 1, 2013 Author Report Posted October 1, 2013 Amazing, thank you very much. So it is the name of the owner and his address! Quote
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