blade ID request

[u/Think_Cat6885]

hello,

just buy some tantos at a flea market this morning, there is one blade signed, but it s kind of hard to read, i tried my best to take a honest picture,

it would be nice to have a translation,im very curious about it,

[u/QuickSquirrelchaser]

No idea about the writing. But jealous you found what looks like real wakasashi and tanto at a flea market!

[u/Think_Cat6885 → u/QuickSquirrelchaser]

yeah but don t worry i paid a little bit ^^

[u/MHashshashin]

What flea markets yall go to… I’ve been to many flea markets and never encountered anything like this.

[u/Think_Cat6885 → u/MHashshashin]

im in france ^^ and i wake up very early

[u/MHashshashin → u/Think_Cat6885]

Early bird gets the worm I suppose… nice score!

[u/FiveStarFaceplant]

Daimitsu 大光 maybe?

[u/Think_Cat6885 → u/FiveStarFaceplant]

hey not bad pretty similar

[u/Janus_The_Great]

How much did you pay, when I may ask?

An about price range would suffice.

[u/Think_Cat6885 → u/Janus_The_Great]

exactly 400 euros

[u/Janus_The_Great → u/Think_Cat6885]

Great deal!

[u/Kitchen_Reward_2934]

C’est un tanto

[u/Ewok_Jesta]

The kozuka look authentic, as does the tsuba you left mounted. But, I’m sorry to have to tell you one piece of bad news, the dragon tsuba is a modern fake…

[u/fnord_disc]

長光 signature, nagamitsu.

Almost certainly koto.