fujidog Posted January 29 Report Posted January 29 Hi everyone, I was hoping someone could translate this for me. 98% Sure its showato and not older. Blade does not appear to be folded, only clay tempered. Original polish is pretty much totally gone. Looks like five characters right? I think the first is "Ishi"? Any help is much appreciated. Quote
fujidog Posted January 29 Author Report Posted January 29 (edited) Wow thank you null device. I'm still curious, is the last what is the last character. Is it "kao"? Edited January 30 by fujidog 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 Yes. We've been using "Kao" as the generic term for a smith's personal "trademark." There are two kinds, the inscribed kind, like this one, called kakihan; and the hot-stamped kind called kokuin. 3 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted January 30 Report Posted January 30 DC, Would you mind removing the tsuba/seppa set and getting a shot of this area, for me? Might be a Seki stamp. Quote
Hector Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 Hi there Fujidog, I would say it's definitely a gendaito and not a Showato. When I first started looking for a sword of my own, I was considering a gunto with a blade by this maker. So I did a lot of research on him and I've never seen one of his with a stamp. Good resource here: Japanese SWORDSMITH ISHIDO TERUHIDE Quote
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