Sword Tang Markings

[Dave C.]

What I have are a couple of Japanese swords laying around that I took some photos of the markings but I have zero idea of how to read. Any help would be great appreciated.

1st Sword:

[Dave C.]

More of the 1st

[Dave C.]

2nd Sword

[Dave C.]

More of the 2nd

[Dave C.]

2nd - last pic of markings

[Budo45]

first sword
Seki stamp
Noshu Seki JU Nin Kanemichi Kin Saku
date showa ni ju

second sword

working on first kanji..second is hide
not sure of the date, see ni ju or twenty

[Dave C.]

first sword
Seki stamp
Noshu Seki JU Nin Kanemichi Kin Saku
date showa ni ju

second sword

working on first kanji..second is hide
not sure of the date, see ni ju or twenty

Thank you for the help!

[b-m-n_animal]

second sword might be Ishido Terruhide (sorry I'm not sure on the spelling). he made swords of a good quallity in Mino province, I think he also made some for the seki forges and it looks like the seki stamp has had somone attempt to remove

I have a sword by Terruhide but I dont have access to it at the moment. to compare the signatures I do know that mine is a two carracter signature though.

[Dave C.]

second sword might be Ishido Terruhide (sorry I'm not sure on the spelling). he made swords of a good quallity in Mino province, I think he also made some for the seki forges and it looks like the seki stamp has had somone attempt to remove

I have a sword by Terruhide but I dont have access to it at the moment. to compare the signatures I do know that mine is a two carracter signature though.

Thanks! With a little searching from what you provided, I found the below linked site. IS this on the right track or does this happen to fall intot eh note at the below of the linked site? This is confusing to me

http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/teruhide.htm

[b-m-n_animal]

I believe this is the sword smith (seki swords were signed on behalf of the smith by dedicated people so the chisle work can be a bit odd sometimes, looks like yours was done by the same person who did the two carracter signature in the link you posted).

"敏秀 (Toshihide)"

the same website you found has a list of Seki smiths

http://home.earthlink.net/~ttstein/seki.htm

I must admit i'd forgotten about this site,

Paul

[Budo45]

you can ask the good folk on the Nihonto Message Board to get the skinny on who signed it...pretty sure its not Toshi or Teru... ask here under translation
asst:

http://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/index.php

[Dave C.]

Thanks for all the help! Great links and forum too!