Greg F

Hi I live in nth east Victoria in Australia and are very interested in meeting other people that share my love and interest in Japanese swords so if anyone knows of a club or group or even a fellow collector I could talk to. Thank you

Thank you all for your input. The hada is konukahada with little itamehada but it might nog be easy to see in the pics I have. Will try get better pics up soon. The hamon is widely gunome. The koshirae is a bit crude but either way I'm just curious on people's thoughts as I really like this blade and feels great to use so want to keep it in my collection regardless of worth or lack of haha

hi this is my first time here and am hoping I might be able to find help or advice about a Japanese sword I recently purchased. the sword is said to be made by a famous smith in Japan around 10 years ago but it wasn't up to the usual standard he produces so he didn't sign the blade and presented it as a gift to the person that sold it to me. I would love to find out who the mystery smith is if anyone has any ideas. I realize it may be a long shot but here are some pics incase somebody recognises the style of blade or anything else that might help me find out more. thank you