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[ShuShinKan]

Hi all!

I transfer a part of a thread started in the translation section (topic: "?tadamitsu") here because I feel my question belongs to this main topic more than the translation now.

 

The discussion was related to a sword I have got some photos on.

I guess I can understand now all the kanji on the nakago and it should say:

 

Signature side:

Bizen no kuni jo osa fune tada mitsu

 

Nengo side:

Ei sho Gan nen Hachi gatsu Kichi jitsu

 

After reading an enlightening article from "Cox, Malcolm E. and Shimano, Motohide" about Bizen Osafune Kiyomitsu Ha,

I found that the Kiyomitsu Ha used this kind of inscription mainly on premanufactured blades and that "hachu gatsu" is rather a luck wishing insription than a fixed date.

 

After a long introduction, now my question.

 

As the smith families have been connected to each other and had much co-laboration, could that be that the tada-mitsu families did the same? Pre manufactured swords and date-marked them just before delivery and used the same marking system of their "serial production"? I have not found any information on that yet.

 

In case you have hints, please let me know.

 

Thanks in advance

"Dalarna province gan nen Ni gatsu kichi jitsu"

shu shin kan

[ShuShinKan]

Correction:

 

mei should read

Bi shu no kuni ju osa fune tada mitsu

[Jacques]

Hi,

 

As the smith families have been connected to each other and had much co-laboration, could that be that the tada-mitsu families did the same?

 

 

Yes

 

Pre manufactured swords and date-marked them just before delivery and used the same marking system of their "serial production"? I have not found any information on that yet.

 

Very probable except for the custom swords (like you say)