Help with signature on tsuba

[Dan tsuba]

Hello, and hope everyone is doing well during this Covid-19 thing.  I would very much appreciate some help in translating this signature (and or date?).  The best I can come up with is a signature of "Moritsugu".  Any assistance would be greatly appreciated (I hope this is a good enough picture).

 

Thank you very much,

Dan

[ROKUJURO]

It may be corrosion or the photo quality, but this TSUBA looks cast to me.

[Dan tsuba]

Rokujuro, 

 

Thank you so much for your reply.  I don't have the tsuba in my hands yet.  It may very well be cast, and I think that it even could have been painted over some time ago.  Will know more when I receive it.  That is why I am interested in the translation of the Mei.

 

Thanks again,

Dan

[SteveM]

濱埜矩施

Hamano Norimasu

[Dan tsuba]

SteveM,

 

Thank you so much for your assistance.  It is greatly appreciated.  So I looked up some info here on the Message Board.  It states that there was a Hamada Norimasu (1771-1852) who made sword fittings.  

 

Thanks again for your help - and if there is any more information on Norimasu that would be greatly appreciated also.

 

Dan