Stephen

Mr RR may I call you R? You come to the premiere sword study group asking about a katana which it cannot be because it's too short then you were told that it is a fake not even a good copy and you get upset saying how do you know, we have spent many years learning time and money to tell the difference. I hope your heart is not broken when you find out it is false sword. On this website there is many listed sellers you should search those websites and see what a real sword looks like. Best of luck Stephen

I propose this be moved to the laugh of the day

@Mark @Grey Doffin Is Bill making shows? Mate here is trying to reach out to him.

Very desirable congrats

Trystan you're the go-to guy on Gendaito but those are very well cut id be fooled.

RIP Sensei Sorry I had to reduce the price to cover GoFundMe $7 charge

https://ebay.us/m/bqiMFx

I think you will be happy with the results possibly the katsumitsu school

Maybe a mod should move it???

Em you going to get more exposure in the general form this is a members only section so not everybody reads it I would ask at this link as we have members in Ohio so... https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/forum/11-nmb-general-Japanese-discussion/

I vote real deal, but put together parts

Giving Mark a shout out for extra photos and description of Kizu. This is what makes NMB the great place it is, members like Mark

Thank you so much, my eyes didn't see the end of it in the picture I thought it was much longer but it makes sense now as I expanded. If only it was refund time. Sending PM Anyway.

Would love to see more fhotos/ info on this blade. Is the sori really that deep?.

Works for me or did you fix it.

I don't know if the registration paper will give you any clues but maybe someone can translate for you

I recommend David McDonald at Mountain iron I've used him on several swords and always been happy. http://www.montanairon.com/swords.html

Does it have to be in the military mount?

Oh just seen other one is Hizen so just this blade

This is what Bruce will want to see on both swords

Well Bruce can tell you 90% of the time they do he's the leading of expert here on it

If you have available the numbers on the top of the Tang will be very beneficial

Been a few years well actually more on eBay Bullet Hole sword brought triple the amount of money that would it normally would have had. Collectors do love battle proven swords and all the gore that goes with it

Right he is, this is the first one I ran across but if you Google you'll see more examples that are even more precise. https://nihontoantiques.com/project/yokoyama-sukesada-sword-fss-760/

I'd call cast from the rounded mei