Translation help

[Volker62]

Dear Friends

 

can  some one help me and  translate this Ko gatana blade?

 

 

 

many thanks in advance!

 

 

[Volker62]

" anything with Kanemitsu/ Moto" I guess

 

 

 

Many thanks

 

belonging to a beautiful rare Satsuma wakizashi with a Name,

 

 

"Shingetsu" aka  New Moon

[uwe]

I would plead for, “因州藤掛直助兼先” (Inshū Fujikake Naosuke Kanesaki).

[george trotter]

Volker san, I can't help much, but I think  the inscription is:

O-shu Fuji-X  Nao-suke Kane-mitsu

I am not sure of some of this reading of course, but Oshu is Fukushima Prefecture (Aizu-Wakamatsu).

You need to look for the smith names possibilities as Naosuke (unless it is a personal name?)....and Kanemitsu.

There was a branch of the Mino Kanesada line up there running from c. 1670-1903, so maybe a pupil?

Hope this helps a little,

Regards,

 

Edit to add...Oh I see Uwe has added info...most likely mine has errors...sorry.

[Volker62]

thank you very much for the quick answers...

 

Gentleman!!!

 

sunday is saved!

[george trotter]

Hi Volker,

Yes Uwe is correct in his translation...I was quite wromg...not Oshu, but Inshu (Inaba).

Sorry.

[Volker62]

Hi George san

 

thanks again for your  confirmation!

 

stay safe.