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  1. Jean, Could it be Norimitsu? Hoanh
  2. You may well be correct, but there are too many red flags for me. I am risk-averse. Hoanh
  3. A few things: 1) itomaki is done incorrectly, 2) nakago, 3) fittings. Hoanh
  4. Joab, Reading books and exploring the "Sold Archive." Below is one of the must-have primers. https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Connoisseur_s_Book_of_Japanese_Sword.html?id=zPyswmGDBFkC
  5. Not necessarily...Your tanto's nakago looks pretty crude. It looks to me like it might have been relatively recently repurposed from the broken tip of a longer sword. Hoanh
  6. Yes, that helps a great deal. Thank you so much! Hoanh
  7. 1984 would be Showa 59. For the life of me, I don’t see it in the nengo. Hoanh
  8. My apologies! I was looking at the top pic that says 19. The second pic does indeed say 18. Hoanh
  9. It would cost in the $100-$200 range, plus round trip shipping - not too much in the grand scheme of things. Hoanh
  10. The mei says “Hizen no Kuni Tadayoshi.” Here is one for comparison. https://www.toukenkomachi.com/index_en_tachi&katana_A021118.html Hoanh
  11. I'll stick my neck out to be shot down. The nakago looks fairly new and it lacks details expected of a Japanese sword, and it's unsigned. I would guess Chinese made. I would steer clear of this one. Hoanh
  12. Mark, I like your sword a lot - nice shape, nice nie. On the one hand, the mei and the placement of the nakago ana seem right. On the other hand, as Geraint pointed out, the age seems off. The nakago jiri seems off as well. The workmanship doesn’t match yasuhiro’s Ishido style, either. So, I am leaning on gimei. Again, regardless of the mei, it is a nice sword. Hoanh
  13. Aaron, Does the sword have an independent appraisal, e.g., NBTHK or NTHK? Is it signed? When I hear descriptions such as Nambokucho, ubu nakago, 71 cm, available for $3.5k CAD, negotiable, all kinds of red flags go up. I would approach this sword cautiously and with a hefty dose of skepticism. Hoanh
  14. Julius, I have been happy with John Tirado’s work. I can PM you his contact info if you wish. He is based out of Pennsylvania. Hoanh
  15. https://www.nihonto.com/11-3-17/ Hoanh
  16. Julius, “Restoration” is not a one-stop shop. Each craftsman specializes in one area. Also, it’s not a cheap proposition. For example, if you want to polish the sword, I would recommend sending it off to have new shirasaya made (~$400 for a wakizashi, ~6 months lead time). Then, send it off to have it polished by a properly trained polisher (~$100/inch, ~18 months lead time). By the time all said and done, you are looking at 2 years and $2k-$3k. You might want to hold off on any restoration and do a bit of reading to figure out what you really want to do. Hoanh
  17. Dave, IMHO, it's a nice package. Of what little I can see on this out-of-polish blade, there are some nice hataraki. Hoanh
  18. From what I see, it has zero chance of being a Inoue Shinkai tanto. Age-wise, I would guess no earlier than Edo. Value-wise, it's hard to say. Rough guess, under $1000. More close up pictures, especially without the habaki, will help to narrow things down a little. Hoanh
  19. The first book that comes to mind: The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords by Nagayama. Hoanh
  20. Nate, It all depends on condition, CGO: $100-$200 FGO: $350-$550 The lower-end can be pretty beat up. Hoanh
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