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http://www.e-sword.jp/sale/2014/1410_1045syousai.htm kiyomaro utsushi too for this one.

A such swordsmith without any kanteisho..........Beware.

Kanefusa is written. Many smiths with this name in the koto period.

Has got his website. http://www.matsubakunimasa.jp/index.html

I beg your pardon Jean but which sword ????????

Beware, see nihonto koza shin shinto p 432 and 433. In spite your blade is toran ba hamon Some taganes are stranges.... A friend says me that a toran ba sword is always a good sword, i don't know if it is true or not.........

Hi, Try with Echizen. like this one http://www.aoijapan.com/katana-motte-na ... u-kanenori

I have never seen that before.......... see the last picture. http://www.samuraishokai.jp/sword/13327.html

Hi, From the kanzan Beware, some big differences.

Hi Matt, Kanekage is a low ranking smith so i don't think a gimei too. Morever the work match. This blade need a polish..........

Many thanks Matt for the links. The picture of the nakago of the sword seen few days ago. Nagasa 63.8 cm 3.1cm moto 2.1 cm saki sori 1.6 cm kissaki length 3.5cm kasane 0.7 cm short yakidashi with ko nie gunome midare , ko maru boshi with long kaeri sujikai yasuri mei.

Please, don't forget me for others oshigatas of this smith Kanekage...... Thanks.

Hi, There are 3 dai of kanekage in edo period. i found oshigatas of them, two in the mino to, one in the kanzan sato oshigata number 49 ( shodai or nidai ?) and a other in the fujishiro (nidai written). I'm little lost ... Shodai mei begins with mimasaka kuni only ? nidai use both mimasaka kuni and sakushu with fujiwara ? sandai use only sakushu without fujiwara ? kanzan fujishiro Mino to Other oshigatas are welcome........... I could add a nakago of a kane kage that i seen few days ago. Thanks.

Ce forum n'est peut être pas parfait mais il a l'avantage de rassembler des personnes connues et reconnues dans le mileu.....Je ne me compte pas dans le lot. Il vaut mieux être un petit chez les grands qu'un grand chez les petits, on y apprend plus de choses surtout dans le milieu du sabre. Ce n'est que mon avis. (jean traduira cela en anglais) May be this forum is not perfect but here some members are well known in the nihonto world.......Not me of course.

Thanks Sven, It is exactly what i try to write........ Nihontophiles beware......

Cancelled.

Bonsoir, Il vous faut démonter les poignées pour voir si ces lames sont signées... You must remove the handle of these blades to see if there is a mei.

http://www.e-sword.jp/sale/2014/1410_1014syousai.htm http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Japanes ... 417b1fc0d8 A little more expensive.....(2 944 000 yens no more.....)

May be we can made to this board a list of these unknown smiths with an oshigata ???????

Yes, happy new year, health and some swords of course.... My best whish for a friend Paolo..............

I think so Chris, too bad for the koshirae. I've seen one few years ago in well done sugu ha with tokubetsu hozon. http://www.l-wise.co.jp/super-jsa/aucti ... ode=detail

Thanks Chris, i understand now....... I remember bid on this sword sold for 400 000 yens at JSA.

Morever, a iaito saya.....

Just for the fun, Before http://lll.pro.tok2.com/sword/sdata91/ig206b.htm After polishing and shinsa http://www.toukenhataya.jp/goods/sword/sword_s906.html Have a nice day.

Thanks for your help gentlemen.