Ffffrosty Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 Hi All, Can anyone help with this mei, please? I will be posting more pics as well as. Here is info on what I was told about the swordsmith, Hiromune Takaha - (Hidetada's son/student) His real name is Takaha Hiro. He was born on 5 October 1944. He currently lives in Gifu Prefecture. He first studied swordmaking from his father Takaha Hidetada in 1973 and earned his swordmaking license in 1978. In that same year he successfully presented his work at the 14th Shinsakuto Meito Sword Competition. Since that time he has been awarded the Endeavor Prize two times. He followed his father and later joined with the Miyairi School in 1991. His objective has been Shizu Kaneuji and Minamoto Kiyomaro. Inscription: Takaha Hiromune saku Thanks for the help! Mark Quote
Ffffrosty Posted December 17, 2008 Author Report Posted December 17, 2008 Not sure what to make of this, but the 39 matches with the # on the handle Quote
Nobody Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 That is a Chinese reproduction. Refer to the following threads. viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4374&hilit=chen viewtopic.php?f=3&t=658&hilit=dalian Quote
Brian Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 Absolutely. Sorry mark, but there are a number of give-aways. Not Japanese, not even close I'm afraid. Brian Quote
Amon Posted December 17, 2008 Report Posted December 17, 2008 Hello! I'm 110 % sure that the blade is a Paul Chen. I got a couple that I'm training with and they all have the same look on the nakago. It's a modern reproduction for example cutting exercise. Best regards, John Amon Quote
Mark Green Posted December 18, 2008 Report Posted December 18, 2008 Yes, I would say paul chen for sure as well. Mark G Quote
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