Translation Of My Shin-Gunto

[dklenum]

Dear collector friends,

I am new to this,can anyone please help with my mei.

Thank you for any info.

 

[SwordGuyJoe]

**da Ujifusa. There was a Seki Smith Shinoda Ujifusa. That’s more than likely your guy, as your blade is Seki stamped.

[SwordGuyJoe]

From Markus’ index - btw, anyone who doesn’t own this book needs to!

 

Ujifusa (氏房), Shōwa (昭和, 1926-1989), Gifu – „Ujifusa“ (氏房), civilian name „Shinoda Hiroshi“ (篠田寛), born May 20th 1912, student of Watanabe Kanenaga (渡辺兼永) and Katō Jumyō (加藤寿命), he worked as guntō smith

[dklenum]

Dear Juyo,

Thank you for your fast reply. Can you tell me "what is Markus index" ?

[Mark]

https://markussesko.com/2013/04/03/info-index-of-Japanese-swordsmiths/

[SteveM]

志乃田氏房

 

Shinoda Ujifusa　The first three kanji are a different rendering for the pronunciation of the artist's real last name (civilian last name, given in Joe's post #3 above)