tsuba mei finally translated

[Rinsan]

Hi everyone

For those who struggled to translate the mei, see attached file. The Sword Museum in Tokyo has confirmed that it reads Tsuguhita.

Keith

[Bugyotsuji]

Tsuguhira?

[Ludolf Richter]

Hi Keith,from my Sosho-dictionary I believe it's Tsuguhira.He was a swordsmith of Musashi Province who worked in the last quarter of the 18th Century.There are some Tsuba in the books made by him,mostly with normal Kanji-writing.I found a pic where he he made the 1st Kanji in Sosho-writing like your 1st K.:look at mei pic.Ludolf

[Bugyotsuji]

Sounds like a keyboard slip? :D