Help with translation

[Chino]

Hello all. Can anyone help with this translation? Thank you

[Ray Singer]

Appears to read: Munechika. 

 

Best regards 

Ray 

 

 

[mecox]

Yes Ray has it Munechika      宗近

 

　　　

[Chino]

Thank you. I’m very new to this. After a quick search of Munechika, I see that he was a renowned sword smith from the Heain period (Sanjo Munechika). Do you believe this is one of his blades? A forgery? Or a different smith than I’m thinking here?

 

 Also, the hole thru the Mei is due to it being shortened at some point…is that correct?

 

 Thanks again

[Rawa]

Why make new ana closer to nakago jiri?

[eternal_newbie]

48 minutes ago, Rawa said:

Why make new ana closer to nakago jiri?

 

Often to fit the blade to a pre-made / salvaged koshirae where the holes in the tsuka were in a different position

[eternal_newbie]

1 hour ago, Chino said:

Do you believe this is one of his blades? A forgery? Or a different smith than I’m thinking here?

 

Almost certainly a forgery or another smith that signed Munechika. There were many unremarkable smiths who were simply never recorded in the history books, just like the artist who made that painting of a fruit basket on your auntie's wall