translation assistance needed

[Ralph1957]

Hi All,

 

i want help for translation the signs of two swords from me.

#1 have only the sign, nothing else

#2 have three signs, sign "c" is the export-stamp (? that´s right??)

 

Hope you can help me, i try it years after years to translate but i found nothing!

I found this board and i hope you have the answer, where i´m looking for

 

best regards

Ralph Arbeiter

 

PS: Sorry, for my bad english

[Stephen]

#1 Kanekune

 

#2 Kanekado seki stamp, date showa ju shichi

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

A little correct, the first is Kanekuni (think Stephen made a typo)

[Ralph1957]

#1 Kanekune

 

#2 Kanekado seki stamp, date showa ju shichi

so fast

 

Thank you Stephen

Thank you Jacques D. , too

And now the next question, where i can find more information about the two names.

 

thank´s a lot and best regards

 

Ralph

[Stephen]

yep typo....thanks Jacques

[Ralph1957]

I have two other swords with the same problem

Beleave me, that´s all of mine :? not more

The pictures are not so good, too much rust

 

 

hope you can or will help me again.

 

best regards

 

Ralph

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

 

Just a guess:

 

3 Bizen (no) kuni (no) ju Osafune X (can't decipher the last kanji)

4 Noshu (no) ju Kanetomo.

[Brian]

Ralph,

In your first set, that stamp looks like the standard Seki arsenal acceptance stamp. This is just a military acceptance stamp on WW2 swords for the army. Usually (but not every time) indicates a partly machine made blade for the war. Not an export stamp at all.

 

Regards,

Brian

[Nobody]

The last part of #3 is Sukesada (祐定).

[Ralph1957]

Thank´s you All for your assistance

 

All mei´s are translate, what a great job.

It´s unbelievably for me, so much people with a great authority,

 

The long day, i search the net for more information about the mei´s you translate.

But it´s very difficult for me, to find more detail´s. Like era´s or so.

Only from #3 i found Era Eiroku (1558-1570), is that right?

 

Thanks a lot and best regards

 

Ralph

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

About Sukesada, it is practically impossible to tell something because there are about 70 swordsmith with this name in the same period. Concerning Kanetomo, there also some who worked in Mino.

[Jean]

Kantomo - Mid Muromachi - Naoe Shizu

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

 

Kantomo - Mid Muromachi - Naoe Shizu

 

Seems sue-seki

 

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