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Erwin

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Dear members,

 

can you please assist with the translation of the Mei. 
i know the bottom mark means Made By but that is as far as my understanding goes

the side with the Mei is nice in shape, the other side is affected

there is a Seki stamp on the blade as well

Your help is greatly appreciated.

 

thank you and with kind regards

erwin

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Not sure which one, but there were three smiths using that signature during Showa times. Koki ni sen roppyaku (roku + hyaku) nen ju ichi gatsu hi: A day in the 11th month of 2,600th year of the imperial reign (1940). Was on some swords form the Showa era. Your month and day may be different.

 

https://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/list?id_op=%3D&id=&name_op=starts&name=kanemichi&kanji_op=%3D&kanji=&province=All&start_era=245&school_nid=All

 

兼道作

 

 

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Hi Ray

trying to figure out the translation of koku ni sen roppyaku___ 

so Koku means here

Sen is further

roppyaku means 600

but how do i put these together or is the image too fuzzy to complete it all?

 

sorry for my minimal understanding

 

best regards

Erwin

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Erwin,

 

Please see my reply above.

 

Koki ni sen roppyaku (roku + hyaku) nen ju ichi gatsu hi: A day in the 11th month of 2,600th year of the imperial reign (1940). Was on some swords form the Showa era. Your month and day may be different.

 

Koki (皇紀): the imperial calendar

二 Ni (2)

千 Sen (1000) 

六 Rop or Roku (6)

百 Hyaku (100)

年 Nen (year)

 

So, the 2 and the 1000 make 2,000, then the 6 and the 100 make 600. That gives you 2,600 years on the imperial calendar.

 

https://Japan-forward.com/how-to-read-date-inscriptions-on-Japanese-swords/

 

Google is your friend.

 

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