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Subject:Katana Marking
Posted By: Jim Mon, Mar 09, 2015 IP: 66.169.108.94 Hoping for a read on these marks from a samurai sword with folded blade. Thanks for looking, Jim 
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Subject:Re: Katana Marking
Posted By: Guy Tue, Mar 10, 2015 Written partially in hiragana, とよ尤 ('toyo yû' or 'toyo toga') but that's the only thing I can add.
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Subject:Re: Katana Marking
Posted By: casi Tue, Mar 10, 2015 The first two characters are from the japanese hirogana set, reading "to" "yo" or together reading "toyo", last character , a radical, usually means "dog", sometimes other animals. That's the best I can give you, hope that helps.
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Subject:Re: Katana Marking
Posted By: Jim Thu, Mar 12, 2015 Guy, it helps a great deal, providing a direction for more searching. Thank you very much, Jim
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Subject:Re: Katana Marking
Posted By: j lewis Thu, Mar 12, 2015 Ask here:
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Subject:Re: Katana Marking
Posted By: Jim Fri, Mar 13, 2015 Hi j lewis, thanks for the site, I have it bookmarked, and one more, but I didn't want to go there until I learned a little more. Not all forums are as tolerant as this one. Best wishes, Jim
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Subject:Re: Katana Marking
Posted By: Jim Thu, Mar 12, 2015 Hi casi, thank you for responding to my post, much appreciated. I'm hoping that the information you and Guy provided will lead to identification of my katana. Thanks again, Jim
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( China & Japan ) - Jim - Mar 09, 2015 (07:04 AM) 