Ed Hicks Posted March 23, 2016 Report Posted March 23, 2016 Tosu Ju Masa ____ Saku translation needed. Thanks for any help with this. Ed Quote
Ed Hicks Posted March 23, 2016 Author Report Posted March 23, 2016 Thanks for the help. I looked it up for the owner and I found no reference to this smith in Hawley's...It's a broad 30" long blade of good quality, but it's not in polish unfortunately. Quote
Markus Posted March 23, 2016 Report Posted March 23, 2016 Mei reads "Doshû-jû Masamitsu saku" (土州住正満作). He was a bakumatsu era Tosa smith. Quote
Ed Hicks Posted March 23, 2016 Author Report Posted March 23, 2016 Markus, Thank you for your translation. That clears up a great deal of the mystery. Hawley MAS 533 perhaps. Ed Link to another of this smith's swords in full polish: https://goldinauctions.com/japanese_samurai_sword_from_satsuma_rebellion__cir-lot19046.aspx Quote
Stephen Posted March 23, 2016 Report Posted March 23, 2016 MASAMITSU (正満), Genji (元治, 1864-1865), Tosa – “Doshū-jū Masamitsu” (土州住正満), chū-saku Quote
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