Ron M Posted January 20 Report Posted January 20 Hello here is my post on another thread about thinking this may be Heianjo Masatoshi but open to suggestions if any at all, thank you in advance Quote
Ron M Posted January 20 Author Report Posted January 20 If anyone has any input I would appreciate it. Thank you Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 20 Report Posted January 20 Ron, in some cases, when corrosion has eaten away too much material, signatures remain guesswork. In this case, I also thought the first KANJI might be TAIRA, but I have no books on blades or signatures to check that. What you could try would be making photos on a plain dark background, in a dark room and spotlights (not too strong to avoid glare) shining from the side. I found that extreme magnification often does not help much. 2 Quote
SteveM Posted January 20 Report Posted January 20 I looked at this and I too thought it was a bit of a dead end due to the corrosion, but yes Heianjō (平安城) is plausible for the first three characters. The one after that is... maybe Hiro (廣), or something else. It doesn't look like Masatoshi (正俊). 2 Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted January 21 Report Posted January 21 Maybe an X-ray would pick up more definition? 1 Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 21 Report Posted January 21 Yes Piers, I did not think of that. Tthe police would have the technical means for that. Quote
SteveM Posted January 23 Report Posted January 23 That last one is a much better picture. It could indeed have been Heianjō - Masatoshi. The sword would validate the signature, but the inscription could plausibly be Masatoshi...a bit too degraded to say with confidence. 3 Quote
Ron M Posted January 23 Author Report Posted January 23 It’s a very nice large and heavy blade with a large chogi hamon. I have attached what I have found along with a few pics, though the blade needs a fresh polish Quote
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