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Please Help Translate Image Inside Of "habaki" From Hankei Sword


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Roy, when Jean said 'Mei' of the habaki maker Shirogane-Shi, what he meant was incised mark, quite possibly a secret sign. If you turn that sideways, you can sort of see 小, and to the left of that 八, but then there is a clear stroke on top again that confuses the picture. My friend is a traditional Shirogane-Shi and he might or might not wish to add something. Please do not hold out any hope in this regard.

 

On an unrelated topic I was at a sword meeting in Takamatsu yesterday where one member was spouting off about this and that. I listened respectfully. One of his comments was interesting. He was telling me that Shikoku was awash with rusty swords, and assuring me that Tanegashima guns are easy to collect because you never find a faked signature, 'except for Hankei', he noted. :laughing:

 

Oh and in the car on the way back I mentioned this fountain of old swords in Shikoku and my sword sensei laughed. "Nothing of quality bubbles up here nowadays", he said quietly.

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