loiner1965 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Posted May 12, 2014 hi is this sakushu ju aki nao or am i miles away lol Quote
John A Stuart Posted May 12, 2014 Report Posted May 12, 2014 It is date. Note the kanji for 1000, sen 千 100, hyaku 百 and six, roku 六 and first month, shogatsu 正月 and lucky day, kichijitsu 吉日 Then remember that the first year of Emperor Jimmu was 660 so subtract 659 from the total to get the year. John Quote
loiner1965 Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Posted May 12, 2014 It is date. Note the kanji for 100, hyaku 百 and six, roku 六 and first month, shogatsu 正月 and lucky day, kichijitsu 吉日 Then remember that the first year of Emperor Jimmu was 660 so subtract 659 from the total to get the year. John 2600, THE START OF THE EMPIRE, 660 BC, DATING THE BLADE TO MAY 1940 think i gone wrong here as its on a uchiatana lol... edit....1601 is that not too late for uchigatana Quote
John A Stuart Posted May 12, 2014 Report Posted May 12, 2014 2600 minus 659 is 1941. On a lucky day of the first month, January. John Quote
george trotter Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 Equally of interest, what is written on the other side Steve? Would like to see it too. regards, Quote
k morita Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 Me too with George. I surmise that mei is Tanaka Akinori (田中 昭徳) maybe. Quote
loiner1965 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Posted May 13, 2014 Me too with George.I surmise that mei is Tanaka Akinori (田中 昭徳) maybe. Me too gentlemen....I saw the pics and description online and thought this is something a bit better than normal....it was listed as being made in tamahagne but alas no pic of the other side. Sometimes you have to grab the bull by the horns and buy on impulse which in this hobby can be expensive and disappointing. What threw me off was kanji not in the usual chippy style and dated 1940 . The rustless tang would point to 1940 and I be honest I thought they misread the date as it was listed as an uchigatana and one handed sword.... Will ring up and inquire as curiosity does get the better of me . Quote
loiner1965 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Posted May 13, 2014 here is the makers name.... he told me all the info came with the sword...ooops sorry upside down Quote
John A Stuart Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 作州 Sakushu 国福渡 Kunifukuwata ju Aki? 作 saku. ?? Maybe Akihira 昭平 or yuki 徃 John Quote
leo Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 Morita San already did it. See this post: http://nihontomessageboard.com/nmb/view ... 15&t=10963 Cheers, Martin Quote
John A Stuart Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 That is one heck of a short form kanji for 'nori'. I wonder at the 国福渡 part. John Quote
loiner1965 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Posted May 13, 2014 is my sword the same.....it as a fuller line Quote
k morita Posted May 15, 2014 Report Posted May 15, 2014 Me too with George.I surmise that mei is Tanaka Akinori (田中 昭徳) maybe. Sorry,I have mistyped this swordsmith's family name. "Nakata" is correct, Not "Tanaka". 中 田 昭 徳 福渡(Fukuwatari) is a place name in Okayama prefecture. Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted May 15, 2014 Report Posted May 15, 2014 Where was the forge in Fukuwatari, I wonder? I have close connections there, so I'll ask around. Quote
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