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Thanks, I appreciate the info!

Good morning all, I purchased this tsuba on a whim thinking it would look nice on a modern sword. I was wondering if anyone had any insight to whether it would be a reproduction or not. Thank you! Zach

T80 received, thank you very much!!

Thats the one Joe thanks, and thanks to all I learned quite a bit about the legalities of Japanese swords and their export.

Thanks guys and no worries, I didnt spend nearly that amount. I will probably get a shirasaya done just so the blade isnt exposed. When I purchased it I was really looking just to add a folded katana to my collection that wasnt a Chinese production sword and I'm pretty happy with what I got.

Great thank you! I figured as much since I did quite a bit of looking around here on the seller in question and what you are suggesting confirms what I thought. It did arrive fairly quickly maybe about 2 and a half or 3 weeks tops. Ill try to take some better photographs and get them up after work. Thanks again! I did find the photos I saved from the ebay listing, these are quite a bit clearer but you will need to zoom in. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B62owBZpWdocOVVra24zRnVHQkU/view?usp=sharing Zach G

Good morning NMB, I have recently picked up a blade from Ebay seller Komojo and I was wondering if anyone could tell me a little about what I may have purchased. I was considering getting it mounted or just a shirasaya and habaki made, but I was hoping that some experts here could maybe tell me a little more about what I purchased before I spend a bit more. The komonjo link is gone but I found this when researching the smith and this is the exact blade I purchased. http://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/6107299-Japanese-long-gendaito-katana-blade-showa-period-1926-1989 I am guessing that the signature may be falsified due to the low price tag but I would appreciate any input you all may have. Thanks in advance! Zach G