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Battle Damaged Sword - Translation request

 
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gwsiii



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:09 pm    Post subject: Battle Damaged Sword - Translation request Reply with quote
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Can anyone read the tang on this samurai sword for me? This sword came with the Guadalcanal rifle that was hit. Some guys I guess only took souvenirs from who they killed? Banjomike






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Edokko



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The tang "mei" reads Chikuzen-ju Minamoto-no Nobukuni Yoshimasa and is a good smith. Too bad the sword is in such crappy shape with the bullet ding and beyond any restoration possibility.
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BanjoMike



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PostPosted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:16 pm    Post subject: Dattle Damaged Sword Reply with quote
Thank you for the translation. Banjomike PS Could you date the blade?
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Edokko



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, if it was a real Yoshimasa, he was from the Kanbun period so his work would have been around the 1670's. However, on examining the signature characteristics, I believe this is a gimei (fake sign) so the sword would have come from anywhere between that time to perhaps upto early 1800's. Unfortunately, the bullet ding destroys all artistic value of the sword but does add historical character to it.
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