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Rich · 19th March 2006, 03:30 AM

I think the smith is Masakage (although 100% not sure of the second Kanji)
Date is Ka-Ei 6 (1853). "IF" I'm correct on the smith, he worked in Echigo
Province. Hawley Ref # MAS 281

Rich S

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19th March 2006, 03:30 AM	#2
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	I think the smith is Masakage (although 100% not sure of the second Kanji) Date is Ka-Ei 6 (1853). "IF" I'm correct on the smith, he worked in Echigo Province. Hawley Ref # MAS 281 Rich S ------------------------------------------------------------ Richard Stein, PhD alchemyst@yahoo.com The Japanese Sword Index http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/nihonto.htm ------------------------------------------------------------