C coral99 後輩 Joined 16 Jun 2014 Messages 57 Reaction score 5 20 Jun 2019 #1 Hello, I would like to request help translating the kanji on the tang from a Japanese sword. There are kanji only on one side of the tang. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Matt
Hello, I would like to request help translating the kanji on the tang from a Japanese sword. There are kanji only on one side of the tang. Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Matt
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 20 Jun 2019 #2 That's a male name 酒向兼茂 Sakō(surname) Kaneshige(given name). Seems to be a swordsmith in Seki around 1940's.
That's a male name 酒向兼茂 Sakō(surname) Kaneshige(given name). Seems to be a swordsmith in Seki around 1940's.
C coral99 後輩 Joined 16 Jun 2014 Messages 57 Reaction score 5 20 Jun 2019 Thread starter #3 Hello Toritoribe, Thanks very much for your prompt response. This is very helpful and I greatly appreciate it. Matt
Hello Toritoribe, Thanks very much for your prompt response. This is very helpful and I greatly appreciate it. Matt