Registration certificate translation thanks

[Bencld]

Hi all. Found this at the bottom of one of my sword bags. Looks like the original one that should of stayed in Japan ! Just wondering what it may say ! Thanks all.

 

 

[Ray Singer]

Wakizashi of 32.9cm. Mei is Akihiro. 

 

Does that match your sword? 

[Bencld]

Hi Ray, thanks for that, yes it does. I bought it from the US so it was sent from Japan to the US then here! More well travelled than me ! Im guessing there is no other relevant info on the card? Does it look like the original one?

chris 

[Ray Singer]

Hi Chris, it does appear to be a original torokusho. Dated Showa 55 (but written as Showa go go nen, rather than Showa go ju go nen). Aside from what I mentioned, the sori is 0.6cm. No other details to the attribution, but if this is meant to be Soshu Akihiro there are very few authentic zaimei examples of his work out there. 

 

Best regards, 

Ray 

 

 

[Bencld]

Ray, thank you again. No papers, so gimei ! That’s how it goes especially if it came out of Japan at some point. The two character mei is on the ura side of the nakago which is unusual I believe ? 
 

Chris.

 

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