Keith Austin?

[Davidarmy]

I need help identifying the maker of this Tanto.

 

SFC David W. Easley

[cabowen]

Not Keith Austin...His mei was Nobuhira 延平

[Davidarmy]

Thanks for the information, I thought that he signed with both Nobuhira and Nobuyoshi. I think I got confused for a second....Again thanks.

 

SFC David W. Easley

[Stephen]

I think his early work was, did you search the board, I had a nice wrte up on him some time back

[cabowen]

maybe his early work was, but this is a Heisei dated blade, which would not be early work...

[k morita]

Hi,

The signature of your Tanto says "Nobuyoshi" 信吉

 

Nobuyoshi was a pupil of Hokke Saburo NOBUFUSA.

Lived in Iwate prefecture.

Good smith.

http://homepage3.nifty.com/tatara/tousyou.htm

[Tcat]

I got excited when I first saw that listing too.. but different mei writing of "Nobuyoshi".

[Gabriel L]

Alex, the signature is the same as listed in Morita-san's link… not sure what you mean?

 

Mei "handwriting" is the same too, see http://www.samuraisword.com/nihontodisp ... /index.htm

[kusunokimasahige]

For those of us who did not know Keith Austin, here is a video by Paul Martin on him :

 

 

And an article :

 

http://www.ncjsc.org/article_keith_austin.htm

 

KM

[Tcat]

Alex, the signature is the same as listed in Morita-san's link… not sure what you mean?

 

Mei "handwriting" is the same too, see http://www.samuraisword.com/nihontodisp ... /index.htm

 

Perhaps I should have been clearer, I was referring to what Chris said - Not Keith Austin. When I first saw this ebay listing for a Nobuyoshi I immediately thought "could this be a Keith Austin blade?" but on inspection of the mei saw that it was a different smith by the same name, as per the link you referenced. It is a very nice blade but I was hoping to see one by the blue eyed sword smith.

[Gabriel L]

Ah, now I understand, thanks.