Need Help With A Few Mei

[PhoenixDude]

Any ideas on these?

[Toryu2020]

Awataguchi Ikkanshi Tadatsuna hori do saku

[Toryu2020]

mei Masataka

[SwordGuyJoe]

First sayagaki is Awataguchi ikkanshi tadatsuna hori do saku

Second sayagaki is X Masataka (he was a shinshinto hamabe smith)

First mei is MasaX (kao) - could be Masataka, but can't tell

Second mei X masayuki (looks like a Showa non-traditional sword signature)

Third mei - Shoji chikuzen no daijo taikei naotane (this is a BIG shinshinto mei and should be further inspected for legitimacy/forgery/gimei)

Third sayagaki is same naotane signature

 

Edit: looks like Tom and I were working at the same time

[Toryu2020]

Masataka kao

[Toryu2020]

and Joe got the rest...

[SwordGuyJoe]

mei Masataka

Oh duh! I should've got "Mei"! I guess I'm just not accustomed to seeing that on a three character sayagaki. Thanks Tom!

[PhoenixDude]

More pics of #3, what do you think? does this look like his work or gimei?

 

sorry about the poor pics, my phone wont really pick up the hamon.
I did asbestos I could.

[SwordGuyJoe]

My guess is gimei. Do a search for Taikei Naotane and you'll see what I mean when I say that the chisel work on yours is FAR more "hesitant" than the pampered examples.

[PhoenixDude]

and who is this masayuki guy? the rust on the nakago seems to indicate it being older than showa.

[SwordGuyJoe]

Probably this guy:

Masayuki (正行), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – „Masayuki“ (正行), civilian name „Miwa Tomoo“ (三輪友雄), born August 8th 1895,

he worked as guntō smith

 

http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/oshigata/masayuk2.jpg

[PhoenixDude]

Thanks for the help joe!

I dont really think its that masayuki though, the examples of his look a little more flowing, and the rust on the nakago is alot deeper than showa period. The masayuki sword is a katana with a beautiful ornate dragon horimono and 3 Sanskrit characters on it.

[PhoenixDude]

Im beginning to lean towards it being a gimei sig trying to pass off as an early kiyomaro sword.

[SwordGuyJoe]

Could be, I suppose.

[Brian]

Is your real name bullet? Please edit your sig. to sign posts with at least a real first name..thanks.