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thank you all who have tuned in. my pics are not the best and sorry for that. I do believe this was a 14th century tachi, no question. . i have held it and examined it in hand . several simple things i notice when held in hand without getting into great detail... the last couple inches of the nakago has a deeper older darker rust patina than the rest of the nakago. nie crystals do extend past the ha- machi. Im no expert and don't have near as many posts some of you folks do, but one thing i can confirm ...chris is right when he states a good smith can make a hamon run off then fade away. I have spent a lot of money on literature and spent a lot of time in some very high end collections looking over blades and being schooled.I have seen several examples of such, this is fact and a known one. I will also be showing this blade to mr. Fred Fimio for a second in hand opinion and will keep you folks posted. I have spent some time with fred and he has shown me some great swords and books. some more pics, not the best but may help.

yes that is the blade. I didnt post the link because i wanted a fresh look at it. and now that i have it in hand i can answer any questions board members might have.after holding it in hand I was too leaning towards yamato as chris mentioned. although the old papers say uda school i will be sending this one for shinsa. when inspected in hand there is boshi on both sides, very thin on one side but there. now to answer chris, the sabi color is darker in hand and you can thank my camera flash for it appearing red. in hand its not so straight,some small spots are seen not caught by camera and flash washes out. but i do know what you mean, possibly done when polished? if thats the area you are talking about where rust begins on nakago.

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Hey folks. I purchased this blade and thought i might share for your comments and enjoyment. very elegant long blade. 29 inch nagasa. o-suriage, nakago is 7 inches. motokasane is 7/32 of an inch and motohaba is 1 1/8 inches. kissaki is very small and elegant. sori is deep and if you can picture the full length blade would have been about 35 inches and sori is in the middle towards back. this is not the same blade i posted a couple weeks ago. comments welcome, your opinions on school and age is most welcome.im leaning towards 1330-1370 possible. cheers.

chris answered your question.... and provided you with the sword smiths name that produced the sword.

in hand there is utsuri... I will try for some better pics latter today, thank you all who have tuned in and I really appreciate all your folks time.

thank you Hoanh for all your kind comments on my posts. sorry about the pics, its the best i can do at the moment, being a combination of my crappy dinosaur camera and my terrible camera skills i'm surprised they turned out half as good as they did.. :lol:

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hey folks. thought i would share my latest addition. I plan on sending it for papers but thought it would be fun to see your opinions and thoughts on school,period and possible maker. it is mumei o-suriage ..nagasa is 28 inches, nakago is 8.5 inches., 36.5 inches total length.blade has been shortened about 7 inches or so, original nagasa would be about 34-35 inches by my opinion. has three mekugi anna, one at nakago jiri. flash washes color out but rust is a deep patina with black at jiri. sori is more towards nakago end. motohaba is 1 1/4 inches motokasane is 5/16 of an inch. kissaki is 2 inches. lets here your thoughts folks... i want to have some fun with this, enjoy :D sorry about the full length pic, its distorted a little and not good.

. Ive seen many several inches or so longer.this is my take on it. in short to protect the tip, space in the tip will also catch unwanted oil drips and wood particles ect.. this might be supported by the fact before you reshealth the sword you tap the saya upside down to remove any loose particles ect... also i believe its for aesthetic and balance reasons.....

ha, thats great Ian. thank you for sharing. I like it very much. cheers

thank you to both Ludolf and Brian for your confirmation and help i will now go research this smith as well as the yokoya school. cheers

welcome to the forum Ryan. as mentioned in previous posts check the kanji pages section on here. the last two mei are the maker. this should be an easy beginner one for you as the last kanji is very popular.please try the kanji pages and if no luck here is what i see

I need some assistance from the experts on the forum here. this one has me stumped it was translated to yokotani hidesho hanamura naomasa motome ni-ojite . can anyone confirm this is correct? , .another member thought maybe Left side:Yokoya Terukiyo + Kao,probably the Nidai (H 09580) ??? also does anyone have any info on this smith? or can lead me in a direction to research.I have had no luck. i really hope one of you folks will know, thank you so much for your time and knowledge. cheers

thank you for your time ludolf, im going to post in translation section, see if i get a little more action, cheers

did a quick search and used an old soft toothbrush with warm water..WOW! the results were tremendous.. thank you brian for the hint, cheers.

def. not cast. must be the pick your looking at :D thank you again.

ill get you folks some pics of the whole package, as to your question why i call it a tachi, im going on age,form and length.it started life as a 14th century tachi 34-35 inches , now mumei o-suriage 28 inches.

thank you both for your kind comments, Brian, do you have any info on smith or idea when this smith was active or give me a lead where to look :D also you say damp toothbrush to clean, what should i use to dampen it? thank you this is good info... cheers

hello folks, my knowledge is limited on tsuba, but im learning. have many books and read lots of hours online. the tsuba in question has me stumped and i know one of you very knowledgable folks will teach me. this tsuba is from a tachi i purchased. i was leaning towards akao or ono school early edo. but with my lack of experience on tsuba i would like your opinions and knowledge, thank you in advance for your time.

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