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Ivang

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Hi guys,

Looking for some help to id the kanji in these knives.

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Thanks,
Ivan
 
翡翠 Hisui
Hisui means jade. It's not so common as a human name in Japan, so not sure what it means.

東京 Tokyo 紋三郎 Monzaburo
The last character is quite deformed, but perhaps it's Monzaburo. It's a brand of Matsui Hamono.
 
翡翠 Hisui
Hisui means jade. It's not so common as a human name in Japan, so not sure what it means.

東京 Tokyo 紋三郎 Monzaburo
The last character is quite deformed, but perhaps it's Monzaburo. It's a brand of Matsui Hamono.



Thanks!
 
That last character is so deformed, and the writing style is different enough for me to question if that
is really 紋三郎。But I have no better guesses.
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スウェーデン鋼 Swedish Steel

本銘 Honmei 登録 Touroku (registered) 重久 Shigehisa
Honmei means something like Genuine Name.
Shigehisa might be a brand of a wholesale in Sapporo, but not sure.
 
the same seller as the shig has a kato from morehei. the listing price is actually 1000 yen cheaper then the usual price from morehei of 150k yen.
Its just a standard 240 so at 150K yen way overpriced if thats retail pricing. Same seller had another with D handle, same blade, from Kikuhide for 99K yen.
 
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政綱作 Masatsuna Saku (Made by Masatsuna)

極上 Gokujo ("extra fine" or something like that)
 
A big nice Gyuto. But what do the signs say?
 

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Thanks, thought was Tojiro but wasn't sure. Anyone ever tried a high end Tojiro?
 
And the last one in a while. Help is again, much appreciated:
 

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