Wakizashi Assistance

[Binnawan]

I recently aquired a couple of Wakizashis, both signed. Below images of the mei on the first one. It has kanji on both sides. I would appreciate very much any translation, and opinion.

 

Baz

 

Picture rotated 180 John

[Binnawan]

Didn't do to well with images! here is the other side.

Baz

 

Rotated 180 Post in reference to 'upside down' deleted John

[Nobody]

Ref. viewtopic.php?f=15&t=5619&hilit=judai

 

I hope that someone may help with reading the rest.

[ottou812]

It's hard to read this unless I flip my monitor over. If I turn my head, I'll look like an idiot.

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

On the omote side, mei reads Osafune junin Sukesada 長船住人祐定

 

For the ura side i can't do better than Moriyama san

[k morita]

Ref. viewtopic.php?f=15&t=5619&hilit=judai

 

I hope that someone may help with reading the rest.

 

Hi,

吹毛　(sui-mo) :lol:

[Nobody]

Thanks Morita san, that explains the whole inscription.

 

For those who are curious about it;

吹毛劍 (Suimoken) – Hair-cutter sword

Among the many famous swords in Chinese legend is the hair-cutter sword, Suimoken, so called because it was so sharp that it would cut a hair that was blown by the wind against it.

Ref. p. 665, Zen sand: the book of capping phrases for koan practice, by Victor Sogen Hori (http://books.google.co.jp/books?id=Lbwn ... q=&f=false )

[Binnawan]

Thanks gents. I have acouple more to post soon

Baz

(Is the plural of wakizashi : wakizashis, wakizashii or maybe wakizashipuses? 0

[Lee Bray]

(Is the plural of wakizashi : wakizashis, wakizashii or maybe wakizashipuses? 0

 

There is no plural.

You have 1 wakizashi; I have 10 wakizashi.

So there...