tbonesullivan Posted February 7, 2022 Report Posted February 7, 2022 This mei has a bit of rust, so I'm having trouble with the second character of the name, as well as what I assumed was a province name. However it looks to begin with 州 SHU, instead of ending with it. It doesn't look like there is a character above it that is missing. Also, the blade itself looks like it has glue or possibly dried tree sap on it, which has defied any attempts at removal. It looks like oxidation may have started under it and bonded to it. I'm fairly certain the mei ends with 守 ? 造 - MORI ? TSUKURU, but I can't tell what the middle character is. Maybe 吉 YOSHI or 治 HARU? It came with a round Tsuba, which is signed 國 廣 - KUNIHIRO as far as I can tell. I don't know if there is any resource regarding makers of Koshirae. As always, any help is very much appreciated! Quote
Ray Singer Posted February 7, 2022 Report Posted February 7, 2022 丹波守吉道 - Tanba (no) kami Yoshimichi. 1 1 Quote
tbonesullivan Posted February 8, 2022 Author Report Posted February 8, 2022 3 hours ago, Ray Singer said: 丹波守吉道 - Tanba (no) kami Yoshimichi. Oh wow. Definitely missed that. It's a shame that the blade is all stained like it is. Quote
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