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OK...the measure of the blade is 24.5 or 62.23cm if that sheds some new light. Eric

Again I must say..you guys and possibly girls are amazing with your wealth of info and thank you so much for sharing. I feel honored and also feel like I have become a project for you. I will use the flour method in the signature as suggested and post more images. I would also like to know, when I measure the blade length which has been in question. Do I measure from the point straight across or do i follow the top or bottom edge of the blade? Thank you again Eric

THANK YOU SO MUCH for ALL of your input!! what an awesome group of collectors and a HUGE wealth of knowledge! If you come up with any other thoughts PLEASE let me know. I would like to try to get some sort of value of it for insurance if anyone has any thoughts? If it is indeed not an original I would assume that the value is greatly reduced. Eric

Thank you for your attention and I apologize about the first name. I thought that when I signed up it referenced that it would auto sign for me. Eric

After looking online at SOOOOO many different images could this be a Masahiro dai-mei for Shodai Tadahiro? Sorry if I am way off. I am such a novice.

Thank you for your response. I have larger pictures but am limited to the size I can pot. I will try again. Hope these help...I do have more of course. Thank you all again in advance. Does anyone think this sword is worthy of sending it off to get papers. I know its an expensive process and I am not sure of the value of this sword.

I am new to this forum but not new to the swords. I watched years ago in the 70s when my father would buy them at the gun shows and work with the Japanese buyers to get them back home. He found many great swords back then and I was taken in by the beauty of them. I am now 48 and my father has long since passed. I was at an estate sale and this sword came out of the attic. It brought back great memories and I had to own it. The blade length is just under 24 inches. Any help will be greatly appreciated. please see the attached photos