Not Sure It Is Possible To Translate.

[LostDutchman]

But any assistance would be greatly appreciated. 

 

 

 

[Ray Singer]

My guess on the blade is Fujiwara Kanemune.

 

Best regards,

Ray

[Jean]

Perhaps Fujiwara Kanetsune

[SteveM]

Fuchi is 

 

翠柳軒　　Suiryūken

友長老人    Tomonaga rōjin (kao)

 

Seems to be a late Edo-period metalworker - aka Suisan-tomonaga. No other info. 

 

For the sword, a better picture of that last kanji on the tang might help determine what it is.

[uwe]

I'm with Ray!

[LostDutchman]

Fuchi is 

 

翠柳軒　　Suiryūken

友長老人    Tomonaga rōjin (kao)

 

Seems to be a late Edo-period metalworker - aka Suisan-tomonaga. No other info. 

 

For the sword, a better picture of that last kanji on the tang might help determine what it is.

 

I can try to get a better picture of the tang... but that picture alone took me several minutes to get to that point. The kanji is fairly weak. 

[Gordon Sanders]

I tried to clean up a bit

[uwe]

Matt,

try to use oblique light!

[Brian]

Or a scanner, which sometimes does a better job than a camera.

[LostDutchman]

I'll give it another go this evening. 

[LostDutchman]

not much better...

 

[Bazza]

I see HIRO for the last kanji.  FUJIWARA KANEHIRO as a signature suggests a Bungo Takada blade.  However, entering "FUJIWARA KANEHIRO" in google only gives longer signatures, no nijimei.  More weight needs to be put on the blade itself, possibly even to the extent of a window.  Personally, it looks to me as if someone has tried to obliterate the signature.

 

BaZZa.

[LostDutchman]

i just have a couple of pictures of the blade itself. I can take more if needed.

 

 

[SteveM]

I thought Hiro (廣), too. 

[Jamie]

Whole blade with no furniture and some close ups especially of the tip (boshi) will help also

[LostDutchman]

Whole blade with no furniture and some close ups especially of the tip (boshi) will help also

 

Will do my best to get pictures tonight. 

[LostDutchman]

here are some more pictures.

 

[SteveM]

兼房　Kanefusa is another slight possibility. But I would lean towards Kanehiro. I'm not mega-confident in either of these.

Now the sword has to tell you who made it. Tough for it to do when its out of polish. 

 

Edit: Looking at this on a better screen now... I doubt its Kanefusa. Still not confident about any of the possibilities so far. 

[LostDutchman]

One clue might be this shape seen in the hamon. It repeats down the blade several times on both sides.

 

 

 

[Jean]

Yasu?