[01:04] <Arnautovic> anybody speaking english here?
[01:08] <Emmanuel_Chanel> Yes. Where are you from? Croatia?
[01:12] <Arnautovic> Emmanuel_Chanel From Germany
[01:12] <Arnautovic> Where are you from?
[01:12] <Emmanuel_Chanel> From Japan. I'm Japanese. Emmanuel CHanel is just a nick.
[01:13] <Arnautovic> Pleased to meet you. I have this sword that has japanese written on it could you possibly tell me what it reads?
[01:14] <Emmanuel_Chanel> I hear that many from former Yugoslavia have a surname with -vic. So I asked that.
[01:14] <Arnautovic> Its just a football player that I like :D
[01:14] <Arnautovic> He is from former Yugoslavia
[01:14] <Emmanuel_Chanel> ok.
[01:15] <Emmanuel_Chanel> Ich spreche nicht gut Deutsch.
[01:15] <Arnautovic> :)
[01:15] <Arnautovic> Its alright
[01:15] <Arnautovic> Can you read whats written on the sword I told you about and translate it for me please?
[01:15] <Arnautovic> http://i.imgur.com/LkKDb.jpg
[01:15] <Arnautovic> http://i.imgur.com/5pbwe.jpg
[01:15] <Arnautovic> Both sides.
[01:18] <Emmanuel_Chanel> The former: 越中守(= Govornor of Ecchu)藤原(= Fujiwara)高平(=Takahira, Kouhei, or so on...)
[01:19] <Arnautovic> Is that name of the owner?
[01:20] <Emmanuel_Chanel> Maybe...
[01:22] <Emmanuel_Chanel> The latter: 元和八年六月??? = Year Genwa 8, Month 6. Now Japan, Month 6(六月) is June. But probably, the author of that phrase didn't use Gregorian calender.
[01:35] <Emmanuel_Chanel> Hello!
[01:50] <Arnautovic> What calendar is used here?
[01:52] <Arnautovic> http://i.imgur.com/FrWVA.jpg
[01:52] <Arnautovic> Here is the entire blade
[01:53] <Arnautovic> 92.8 cm
[01:53] <Arnautovic> and to the edge its 71.5 cm
[01:53] <Emmanuel_Chanel> Correction. 元和 = げんな http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%83%E5%92%8C_%28%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%29
[01:54] <Emmanuel_Chanel> But I don't find what calender.
[01:54] <Arnautovic> so Genna?
[01:54] <Arnautovic> 17th century basically?
[01:55] <Emmanuel_Chanel> Yes.
[01:55] <Arnautovic> Very interesting
[01:55] <Arnautovic> The first side mentions a specific person and a place yes?
[01:57] <Arnautovic> The guy who sold it to me said its 200 years old
[01:58] <Arnautovic> He wasnt a japanese though
[02:02] <Arnautovic> Thanks Emmanuel_Chanel
[02:02] <Arnautovic> :)