Quote Originally Posted by LesPoils View Post
thanks Kevin

you are helping me understanding this ura/omote thing.

So, can we say that the stamp (mei) is always (or mostly) on the public side ? (i know there are many type of stamps also, and some blade stamped on the two sides)

thank you
swords; yes(you see some tachi were later made into uchigatana- being worn edge up they are signed on what is now the ura-even though orginally it was the omote)

If you consider a plane iron- these are typically stamped on the ura-unless it is a reverse edge (Kaeshi-ba).