Tanegashima Translation Of Characters

[Bazza]

Roy,

 

Dunno how to "take" your post.  No one is at all offended by anything you have said or done.  We have robust types here and all I see is some humorous banter at each other and certainly not at your good self.  Do please bring your passion back up to full throttle.  I have three teppo and just sparkled at your contribution.  Please re-enter at length (no puns please...)

 

BaZZa.

[Justin Grant]

Dust gust ing its a joke son i say a joke...jerk

Grumpy old codger. Seems you too fail to see the humor in mine. Now you know how he felt, most just assumed you made a typo. As you say to other on this site, contribute to the conversation or education, or move on.

 

Roy, keep at it. Don’t focus on the nay sayers. Piers and others are willing to help.

[Stephen]

Roy sorry i came off harsh, actually all that white powder all over the place sparked a trigger of past abuse, im sure you and other could care less about those days as it should be.

 

Looking forward to seeing more of your great find.

 

JG hope we get a face to face someday.

[Justin Grant]

Stephen, would be honored. Ironically, I hear this a lot from my clients soon to be ex-husbands. But they, unlike you, have nefarious intentions that are soon dashed when we meet. It’s rather Funny ????

[Baka Gaijin]

Hi Roy.,

 

Please do not be concerned, the crew here that you have met thus far are decent, handsome and witty (They have all told me that they are, so it must be true).

 

You only truly learn by having the courage to fail.

 

So 頑張ってください Ganbatte Kudasai!! KEEP AT IT!!!!

 

   

 

PS most here have skins thicker than choice Alligator.

[ROY RICKETTS]

Thank you everyone for this input it would appear that the trail is coming to an end on this particular subject once I have the final possible gunsmiths I will try and put it all together.

Then my search shall begin again for the bug has bitten deeply.

[Baka Gaijin]

Top Man!!

 

Check out Jan's Book:

 

http://www.lulu.com/shop/jan-pettersson/the-yonezawa-matchlock-mighty-gun-of-the-uesugi-samurai/hardcover/product-23384395.html

 

 

(PS no financial incentive was offered in the promotion of this excellent book).

[Bugyotsuji]

We all start somewhere, usually on a very low budget at huge seeming risk.

 

My first Japanese matchlock long gun still has a special place in my heart, Roy, even though it was hard to get anyone else enthusiastic about it. There is plenty to learn about each and every one, especially if it is largely untouched. Gradually it will open our eyes to the great variety out there.

[ROY RICKETTS]

Thank you Piers both for your advise and input

May I ask if you ever came up with those three possible gunsmiths for my gun.

 

Roy

[Bugyotsuji]

Roy, can you take three shots of the bottom half of the Mei each under differently angled lighting?

 

Place the muzzle facing away from you, the Bisen breech screw towards you, and shoot the lower fuzzy section from Fuji 藤 down.... thanks!

[ROY RICKETTS]

Hi Piers

Many thanks for contacting me I trust that I have understood you correctly

Attached please find my humble attempts using my box Brownie sadly I think that these are the best results that I am likely to get.

 

Best as always

Roy

[Bugyotsuji]

That’s great Roy, very helpful. Will get back to you.

[Bugyotsuji]

On the short list; hang in there!

[Bugyotsuji]

The double question will remain whether there is another character which has been erased below, (Is it a six-character Mei in total or five-character Mei?), and what is the character after Fuji, if there was one? Only the owner can answer these I think, or the first question anyway. I think I can make out the shape of 里, or 理, which gives a key in the search. The former is part of 重, which is often used, whereas 理 was never part of a gunsmith's name in Kunitomo as far as I can see.

 

There were about 150 Kunitomo gunsmiths, and by a slow process of elimination, 国友藤原重当　might fit in there for example, or 国友藤岡重仍. Many smiths read the 藤 character as 'Tou', (as in Totaro, for example) but in these two 藤 will be read 'Fuji-', ie 1. Kunitomo Fujiwara Shigetou/Jutou and 2. Kunitomo Fujioka Jujo/Shigenao.

[Bugyotsuji]

Or can you see for example:

Kunitomo Fujiuchi (or Tounai) Juto, 国友藤内重当

Kunitomo Fujiuchi Shigekuni Jukoku　国友藤内重国

Kunitomo Fujiuchi Shigeyoshi 国友藤内重好

etc.?

[ROY RICKETTS]

Thank you Piers

I have looked at it under a strong magnifying glass and find I am unable to read the last two characters so you have done far better than I.

 

It is such a pity but I guess we will never truly know any more than you have so patiently discovered my thanks again for all your research on my behalf.

 

Roy