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Thanks, guys. I've identified the thing; it's a vintage Taiwanese piece. On top of it, the bevel on the edge, which is the detail that suggested Toledo to me, is not in the originals. Somebody probably bought a sort of Taiwanese iaito or wall-hanger and 'sharpened' it with the bevel at a later time.

Hello, forumers. I'd like your comments on this piece, please. I'm pretty sure it's not Nihonto, it looks like some Spanish-made pieces I've seen around. Please share any info you're able to. Thank you!

Mounts are fine and complete, has tan-paint metal saya. It could use a light polish, but has no defects or nicks on the blade. Can add pics tomorrow once I put it back together, if you like

Thank you so much, Reeder!

Thank you, Ray!

Hello, This is a wakizashi blade I bought as junk. The blade will recover nicely with no flaws, but the Mei maybe difficult to read. I'll really appreciate it if you can give it a try, though.

Mune & blade

Hello, Although I don't see any armory seal, my impression is that this is a Manchurian steel showato. A curious detail are the Kanji on the nakago's mune, I never saw this before... I will appreciate your help with the Mei on this piece, that should help me research it better. Thank you!

Thank you so much, Uwe! Geraint, thanks for the advice: yes, the name gives me the chance to research more. I'm well aware of all the spurious swords out there, so I'll take it with a grain of salt, especially with a big name like this. It IS a very well made blade, though, so let's see =) Thank you!

Hello, forumers I have this sword in my shop, it came dressed as gunto, but I don't see any armory marks on this one. Hamon is bright and straight, and has a nice even hada. Very different from two seki blades that accompanied it. So I'm curious if this is a redressed older blade. I'll appreciate it if you can help me identify the mei. Thank you!

Nope. Just the shirasaya and box as shown above.

You're right, it's a tanto.

Hello, forumers This is a big ask, I guess, but any bit of information shared will be appreciated greatly. I am not a big fan of non-Nihonto swords, but this one seems historically interesting. This is a Navy School commemorative wakizashi made, as I understand it, from the steel of a 12" cannon of the Mikasa battleship, used during the Sino-Russian war (1897?) under Admiral Heihachiro Togo. Made by Suishinshi Minamoto No Hideaki? 2 of them were made? I would like your opinion regarding authenticity (looks kosher to me) and maybe even possible value. Validate if I read correctly author, date, etc. Thank you!

Gentlemen, I really appreaciate your input, this was very useful Thank you!

I appreciate your opinions, thank you! Yes, they do seem well made, which is why I'm considering them, even knowing they're most likely not nihonto - I can practice with a clear conscience Still, I'd like to know if that mei means anything. Most of his blades do have known modern tosho mei... spurious or else...