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I was accepted now to join the group and read the comments. No comment their was really helpfull because nobody explain the meaning. Markus you should upload better pics to judge it. The best way to see if its fake or not is to flash it with the camera. I should be glowing reddish from the patination and the tsuba should be shine golden. The stamps looks good. Note that the copper ones where patinated with niage rokkoshu. In the books is written that these were not patinated - thats not true. All copper work in Japan was patinated to get that look. The fakers didn't do that. Here is a genuine example (from the web) This one here was sold over an auction house and it is fake in my opinion. The tsuba looks bad, the habaki is thin and sloopy. The bo-hi looks crude, the clipper looks like cheap thin metal... That one is from the plimpton collection which i didn't like because of the paint job. But its a real one. That one is real too and was sold for $7500 (if its true) But as Bruce said. The experts and longtime collectors for these swords are Shamsy, BangBangSan, Kiipu, PNSSHOGUN and IJASWORDS (who has a really impressive collection)

Dan did have you a link to the FB post?

Bob try to make better pictures of the brass tsuba with a dark background. Its to blury to see details. I'm with Steve the iron tsuba has some charm. Rabbits are allways a nice theme. For the ants a lot of people like insect motifs on tsuba. Better pictures = better price. (mostly)

It seems you want a new koshirae because new fittings is not a stand alone thing. High quality could be meant all. Price range is another thing. Maybe it is cheaper to buy a new sword with a nice koshirae.

Inverse nanako, crude seppa, a long sarute. I have my doubts about this sword. I don't like the numbers on the blade too.

Jean the Kanehisa blade is a traditional forged Japanese sword. The other sword is chinese fake.

Les Stewart is a good one. He was doing some nice work for my collection. After the Brexit all was to complicated with GB and Nihonto in Europe. What is very sad. Try to make better pictures Jon.

Looks like the Fuchi is missing. I'm with Stephen, thats an older blade. 包次 Kanetsugu

Hello Markus that one looks legit. Overall the pictures are very small. Could you load up bigger ones to see the details like Stamps, Numbers, Kissaki, bo-hi and the tsuka? Ah sorry i see the inspection mark is direct on the number so i thought its 1xxxx

Sam i would really enjoy talking about nihonto with you. But i have the same problem. The next known nihonto members from me are 70 km away. It seems it is a rare hobby. Good luck finding some collectors nearby. Btw I'm also a beginner. I forget the most i read about swords and after a few months i read the same before and think - wow i never read about this

My condolances. Very sad. One question - was he a member here on the board?

Darcy pointed out that could be a Yamato Senj'uin or Uda blade from the Kamakura era. You see if the paint is made by a professional craftsman or DIY. The paint should be in straight strokes not daubed. The edges of the paint must be sharp without fringe or waves. Its like that Royal Enfield tank painting.

A very eye candy sword. Congratulation.

Hayashi allways had this little blue/violett shining on the patination and the smooth appearance which is a good indicator if you unsure what kind of tsuba it is and which not. Example of an mid edo piece attributed to Tadatoki.

There are some swords signed nio kiyonaga from all periods. I would not say it is gimei. It looks shinto/ shinshinto but it is not that early Kiyonaga for sure. If you like your fathers sword as a family treasure nothing speaks against a polish? You have some polishers in the States, much more possibilities than we in Europe. But its not an investment i think. https://aucview-aucf...hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Those men where not tall. 1,56m - 1,65m I think its a wakizashi Here the same HaGo Tank with a Tanker in size.

Alex do nothing with the blade. Don't sharp it or manipulate on the polish or something else. Its an old sword. Oil the blade. And please show pictures from the naked blade without fittings to us. Maybe that smith?

Beyond the papers it is a nice sword and the boshi looks very sexy to me. Its mumei so there is no problem to get hozon if someone need it. With that long nagasa of 69 cm it is a very nice pickup. A koto sword for $36 per cm is a bargin. And that nice sayagaki puhh. The shirasaya looks beautiful too.

Maybe it helps could be Heianjo ju Mitsunaga it looks like an very old sword.

The blade looks old for me. Late muromachi/shinto time. The nakago looks cleaned but the 2 file marks are often made in that period. Can't say anything about the Koshirae. Could be wartime by someone who wanted to have his own sword in war. Some soldiers prefered a short sword for different reasons.

I bet it is glued into the handle.

I have some doubts that this sword is from mino kaneshige. Maybe from another Kaneshige? The Kanji are different in the style and the yasurime (file marks) didn't fit. Maybe it is signed from another person?

Mal, i had my problems with that kanji for shige looks more like "nao"

I'm sure its not Kaneshige. I search for another.

From the nakago i would say its an o-wakizashi or shortend Katana. The hamon is interesting. Can we see the naked sword without the fittings? The lines are sharp and the polish looks fine to me.