Hey Folks,
One more of the swords that my friend brought to me,this one has quite fine mounts(whats left of them at least). Silver foil Habaki and a very nice early Onin tsuba.
It appears that the tang was once upon a time signed, but I really cannot make out any Kanji, unfortunately, however I see that there are lines chiseled against the file marks, and appear to be remnants of a signature. Any thoughts on how to possibly capture those would be appreciated.
It appears also that someone "polished" it but really it seems that they hit it with steel wool, or a buffing pad, so the Hamon , while visible is very hard to capture. I am curious if the form of the blade or any features stand out to anyone? Also does anyone know the Mon on the saya?
Like the others I posted I will shoot better photos, but my light set up is dismantled at the moment, as I am just rather busy at the moment, and haven't had time to put it together.
Many thanks,
Jeremy
Overall length is 79.5cm
cutting edge is 63cm