A Little Help On This Taneyoshi Blade

[SwordGuyJoe]

Can someone please help me with this translation? I know Taneyoshi saku, but would appreciate the help otherwise.

 

[SteveM]

蔓延辛酉正月胤吉作

Man'en 2 (1861), January

 

為身戦者不能立其功 

Kanbun style: the reading is beyond me, and I would be completely guessing at a meaning - so here goes  ; maybe some sort of message to invoke martial bravery ("may this sword bring you success in battle" sort of thing).

[k morita]

Hi, Joe

 

It's Token Sugita's blade?

http://www.token-net.com/token/201511-49.html

[SwordGuyJoe]

Yes that is the one

[SwordGuyJoe]

Google translate - typically useless says: Tame mi-sen-sha funō-ritsu sonokō.

 

[SteveM]

Haha - yes, that's how I would read it phonetically. Translated word-for-word (or close to it) it would be 

 

For body warrior inability standing this merit/achievement

 

為身戦者不能立其功

 

Now anybody's guess is as good (and hopefully better) than mine.

[SwordGuyJoe]

I think you nailed it Steve! Makes perfect sense

[Stephen]

Zhan body is unable to establish its power

 

lol love then translators 

[Stephen]

Spread spicy Rooster Feb. seed Yoshizukuri Tamemi game's non-standing 其功 (Omi)  from the web site

[SwordGuyJoe]

Stephen's sounds gross... If you think of another word for rooster - that rhymes with rock - and another meaning of that other word. (Just classing up the joint )

 

All kidding aside, I'm looking for a nice blade to start off my Horii collection and this one is pretty exceptional. I thought I had one picked this morning, but unfortunately it was sold.

[John A Stuart]

Mine and probably wrong;

'In order to make oneself, fight incompetency, and that achievement will stand.'