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  1. ROKUJURO
    Burt, your blade is obviously not EDO JIDAI. You can see that from the patina on the NAKAGO. If it was made as GENDAITO, it could be that the smith drilled a MEKUGI-ANA right after he forged it. When it was put into military mounts, they had to drill a second MEKUGI-ANA to make it fit. I would not assume a big secret in these notches at the ende of the NAKAGO. Certainly no hidden sign of age or length. This thread should have been posted in the "military" section
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    Jedediah, as you could read here in various threads, old papers are mostly worthless. If a Japanese seller cannot provide recent papers (which would be an easy thing to do for him), he knows the signature is not SHOSHIN. It is a very well known swordsmith. If you liked the blade and the KOSHIRAE for what they are, it would be anothet thing. Perhaps you could negotiate.
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    Catalin, even in this condition, any skin contact should be avoided with your blade. Don't test your sword! If it was mine, I would make the best photos possible and send them to a traditionally trained polisher to get a first assessment. In case the HAMON is really gone (by a fire), the blade has not much value left, but it may well be concealed by an improper treatment (when trying to polish it).
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    Silver does not oxidize under atmospheric conditions. The brown-blackish patina is silver sulfide, a result of the chemical reaction of silver with hydrogen sulfide.
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    Lenny, welcome on board the NMB! How did you manage to dig out a 15 years old thread?
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    Bruno, that looks like TSUNEKIYO, AKAO school.
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    Yes, I don't think it is FUJI, but what about TSUTA (ivy)? On the MIMI I see 'normal' KARAKUSA
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    The same to you Dale!
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    How's the chance a living and working sword-smith gets faked? Phone him up and ask! In addition that: How is the blade? You don't want to purchase a NAKAGO with a MEI!
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    James, if there was a date, it might be on the other side of the NAKAGO.
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    James, welcome to the NMB forum! These signatures are written (and read) vertically, tip-upwards. The NAKAGO does not look old, so probably quite recent. But age is not important in case the quality is good.
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    No, it refers to a certain MITSUYUKI, but it is not Japanese as well. Crude and not made with the typical techniques.
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    Yes, you are right, it is all pretty off and ugly. If you look at the MACHI you will see that they do not align. That alone is a clear giveaway for non-Japanese manufacture.
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    Thank you David!
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    Yes, I read about India, Pakistan and Bangladesh making these swords as well.
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    Paris, they are of course factory made for mass sale to those who cannot compare to genuine Japanese swords. They are not "old" (how old is old?) but mostly made after WWII. In Japan, "old" swords are pre-1600. Fortunately, swords like this were made by workers who never saw a genuine NIHONTO but just blurry pictures of them, so they are easy to spot. The blade in question shows a bad version of a MEI, so I suspect it was not made in China where many people can write the characters correctly.
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    Unfortunately, the TSUBA is a cast copy. You may brush off the red rust without fear of damaging the patina. (Photos are upside-down)
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    Wasn't SHIBUICHI a material that was introduced quite late into TSUBA making? Also, the surface is surprizingly well preserved (or, with other words, does not look 'old' to me). I vote for the late EDO estimation.
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    B. Ashton, I am in the westernmost part of Germany, and you are welcome to send me the SAYA or come by my workshop in person (I would not charge you for the repair). But I am confident you will have competent people closer by than just me. Did you contact the British Token Society?
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    YASUNORI I think. TAISHO date?
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    ....if you have a day off and are bored.... Horinomo > HORIMONO
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    Thank you David, the images are not so good, but it is a nice KACHUSHI TSUBA with DOTE MIMI as decoration! I like it as well!
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    There are some: https://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths?page=163&order=title&sort=desc but the MEI on the NAKAGO you are looking at is probably recent.
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    Steve, the photos of the blade are not helpful but the TACHI MEI is meant to read RAI KUNIFUSA. Certainly not by the famous RAI school.....
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    He didn't even ask a question....
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