Help Needed on Wakazashi Mei

[TAIOSON]

I have been trying for quite some time to decipher this mei with little luck.

I thought 4 characters would have been relatively easy- WRONG! Been working at it on and off for over a year and a half. Still totally stumped.

 

also pictures of kissaki and blade and unusual habaki if it helps any.

 

Thanks for all the help

[sencho]

Hi Richard... you forgot to add the pictures!

 

Need help??

[TAIOSON]

Thanks for catching the goof. They appeared to load when I did the attachment but when I checked they weren't there. Stumped. What did I do wrong

[TAIOSON]

Sorry Guys, something radically wrong. Can't seem to upload pix. Seems to be transmitting but don't know to where. Will investigate and will repost when figured out.

 

Thanks for your patience.

[TAIOSON]

OK, found the problem. Here are the pictures of the mei and others that may help. Habaki is a three piece affair. inner sleeve is copper, middle sleeve is non-magnetic (stainless?) steel and outer sleeve is, I think, brass. Hard to believe it is gold.

 

Thanks for all the help

[Nobody]

Actually, I cannot identify the mei. However, by pure guesswork, it could be "Umetada Munehisa (埋忠宗久)".

[TAIOSON]

Thanks again Nobody. I had guessed at UmeSADA Munihisa but it took me an awful long time to get there. I'm assuming that it is the smith's name, is that likely? I could send some other pictures if it would help. Maybe others in the forum could add something.

 

Thanks for your interest and help.

[Nobody]

Hi,

I think that it may be a smith's name of Umetada school. But I could not find any Munehisa in Umetada school from my books.