Wooly77 Posted May 18, 2009 Report Posted May 18, 2009 Hello Collectors, This is my first post to this forum. I have been sent over here from the WA forum. Could anyone help me with this signature please? I think it could be Tomomitsu but not sure. I came across this piece in a load of junk. It has seen better days but I would like any information about getting it restored. Thanks in advance, Wooly Quote
Stephen Posted May 18, 2009 Report Posted May 18, 2009 LOL did you not think i was right on the WA? still Tomomitsu Quote
loiner1965 Posted May 18, 2009 Report Posted May 18, 2009 LOL did you not think i was right on the WA? still Tomomitsu second that and the smith is very elusive Quote
Wooly77 Posted May 18, 2009 Author Report Posted May 18, 2009 LOL did you not think i was right on the WA? still Tomomitsu Stephen, I am new to this, and bow to all who are knowlegable but I'm only trying to get a second opinion as someone else thought that the firsrt character may not be Tomo, as it was written in an unusual manner!! Quote
reinhard Posted May 18, 2009 Report Posted May 18, 2009 I came across this piece in a load of junk. Well, this was part of the junk as well. - The person, who wrote this mei, was either severly disabled, over a hundred years old, or.... just an ignorant faker. TOMOMITSU or not: You better forget about this mei and focus on the blade. reinhard Quote
Nobody Posted May 19, 2009 Report Posted May 19, 2009 I suspect that the mei reads Morimitsu (森光). However, the first character is uncommon style for “森”, and I could be wrong. :?: Quote
Stephen Posted May 19, 2009 Report Posted May 19, 2009 concur with Reinhard, a very feeble attempt at Tomo and even worse mitsu Quote
Brian Posted May 19, 2009 Report Posted May 19, 2009 I was also thinking the same thing...it looks like someone kept adding random strokes to the first kanji until it resembled something. :lol: Gimei, but let's see some pics of the blade itself. Maybe better than the bad signature. Brian Quote
Stephen Posted May 19, 2009 Report Posted May 19, 2009 the rest of the story http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/ ... =tomomitsu Quote
Stephen Posted May 19, 2009 Report Posted May 19, 2009 I very seldom doubt Nobody san, but feel Mori a bit of a streach, this is what i went on. Quote
Wooly77 Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Posted May 19, 2009 I came across this piece in a load of junk. Well, this was part of the junk as well. - The person, who wrote this mei, was either severly disabled, over a hundred years old, or.... just an ignorant faker. TOMOMITSU or not: You better forget about this mei and focus on the blade. reinhard OK is there anywhere in the UK that I could take the blade to for someone to have a look at? I have been given a couple of contacts but they are in US/Hawaii. I don't want to fork out a sum sending it abroad only to find out that it is not worth it (if you see what I mean!!!!!) Thanks Quote
loiner1965 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Posted May 19, 2009 I came across this piece in a load of junk. Well, this was part of the junk as well. - The person, who wrote this mei, was either severly disabled, over a hundred years old, or.... just an ignorant faker. TOMOMITSU or not: You better forget about this mei and focus on the blade. reinhard where in the uk are you as they are some experienced members here namely ian bottomley...peter farrah etc.....but alas not me OK is there anywhere in the UK that I could take the blade to for someone to have a look at? I have been given a couple of contacts but they are in US/Hawaii. I don't want to fork out a sum sending it abroad only to find out that it is not worth it (if you see what I mean!!!!!) Thanks Quote
Mark C Posted May 19, 2009 Report Posted May 19, 2009 Hi, If you can get to the Birmingham motorcycle museum (on the same roundabout as the NEC) on I think June 14th, there are lots of good people that you can show your sword to. I think the Northern Token Society have a table. I will check the date and let you know if it's different. All the best Mark Quote
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