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  1. Ray Singer
    Stand corrected, thank you Moriyama-san.
  2. Ray Singer
    This is a high-quality, healthy and flawless Muromachi period tanto in very reserved and tasteful aikuchi tanto koshirae. The blade is done in gunome-midare in nie-deki, with a bright yakiba and deep ashi. The jihada is itame with a few flowing spots, ji-nie, chikei and is beautiful forged with no flaws. The blade is in very good and intact polish and resides with the koshirae. The aikuchi saya and tsuka are done in kuronuri (black lacquer) with a copper kozuka and black sageo. The blade has old NBTHK papers to kodai Kanefusa. $2,500 + shipping.
  3. Ray Singer
    Ōei 25 is the year 1418.
  4. Ray Singer
    And 應永二十五年十月七日 - Ōei nijūgo-nen jū-gatsu nanoka Ōei 25, 10th month, 7th day
  5. Ray Singer
    伯州 - Hakushū
  6. Ray Singer
    Noshu ju Fujiwara Masatsune. Appears to be a WWII showato arsenal blade. Best regards, Ray
  7. Ray Singer
    Signed Rai Kunimitsu, but unfortunately does not appear to be an authentic example of his inscription. The blade itself appears to be koto, however it looks to have been cleaned or wiped down with something abrasive and very little of the workmanship can be seen. How long is the blade, is it not tanto rather than wakizashi length?
  8. Ray Singer
    Please see below for other examples of Mantetsu-to mei. https://www.japaneseswordindex.com/koa.htm
  9. Ray Singer
    Soshu ju Hiromitsu This is not an authentic example by the famous early Soshu smith who used that mei.
  10. Ray Singer
    Appears to be a showato arsenal blade by Fukumoto Kanemune. WWII era blade, not fully traditionally made.
  11. Ray Singer
    Examples below. https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=85427b9423f451d4&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1136US1136&sxsrf=AE3TifNl6HyAhyPtSRMRy6sEIuzysY2-9w:1756742766322&udm=2&fbs=AIIjpHxU7SXXniUZfeShr2fp4giZ1Y6MJ25_tmWITc7uy4KIeuYzzFkfneXafNx6OMdA4MRo3L_oOc-1oJ7O1RV73dx3MIyCigtuiU2aDjExIvydX85cOq96-7Mxd4KSNCLhHwZjNl1D--59A3Pz1jRAtenzCJ-qzCnOKtvU69k0YYAuhlzxHSrRNQ-gtEYBj8xSow3FJ3v7l7zsi4eO0Nw9mEGcGVLxNQ&q=近江守高木住助直&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiHqbHk-LePAxWBSDABHaKYAO8QtKgLegQIFRAB&biw=1536&bih=791&dpr=1.25
  12. Ray Singer
    Hi Martin, the would indicate that it is by or purports to be by the famous Shinto Settsu smith Omi (no) kami Sukenao: 近江守高木 (住助直) Omi (no) kami Takagi (missing portion: ju Sukenao) It is dated Enpo 6 (the year 1678). https://nihontoclub.com/smiths/SUK358
  13. Ray Singer
    There is a partial MUNE at the top. If the blade is signed Kunimune, then very likely that is what the sagagaki led with. The bottom appears to be a partially nagasa, which is information that you would have based on the current length. The middle section is unclear to my eyes.
  14. Ray Singer
    The license (torokusho) does not give any meaningful information about the blade other than to say that this is a mumei wakizashi with 42cm nagasa registered in Showa 44. The blade itself appears to be an osuriage naginatanaoshi wakizashi, from what I can see in the photo.
  15. Ray Singer
    I believe this is Naoharu
  16. Ray Singer
    If you are interested Forest, please reach out to get more information on the flashcards. I crafted them to be tailored specifically for Japanese sword collectors with examples of commonly seen swordsmith names, provinces we often see in inscriptions, time periods that appear in nengo, etc. https://swordsofjapan.com/product-category/supplies/flashcards/
  17. Ray Singer
    Naminohira Yukiyasu
  18. Ray Singer
    Date is not fully visible. ___ nen sho gatsu __
  19. Ray Singer
    I believe it is Bishu Osafune Hidemitsu
  20. Ray Singer
    No worries, additional examples below. https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-google&sca_esv=d181c16464dde945&sxsrf=AE3TifPraQHQurvj_6hW1F5EI9ThqK51kg:1755448366157&q="Maegawa"+Sukefusa+site:www.militaria.co.za&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOgKXiopKPAxU8SDABHU0vOWQQ5t4CegQINxAB&biw=411&bih=865&dpr=2.63
  21. Ray Singer
    Noshu Seki Maegawa Sukefusa saku
  22. Ray Singer
    Unfortunately I do not know Emilio. Chris (the Minneapolis show runner connected with Motoshige) runs the discussion group below on Facebook. You may want to ask him directly there. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1728933930663768/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT
  23. Ray Singer
    Oguri Motoshige attended a show here in the US. I remember studying and enjoying examples of his work at the event.
  24. Ray Singer
    They're very common to encounter. You can see a few examples of legitimate osuriage yari remounted as tanto here within the discussion group. https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-google&sca_esv=2bfcaaea2384c7b9&sxsrf=AE3TifPoslwv4YhitHhPuLVPMb1LgJ_g7g:1754992778757&q=tanto+yari+site:www.militaria.co.za&source=lnms&fbs=AIIjpHz2LkAPJDdeiKYzFgacvjxVmKaDDQLwycTxV2L0apBPyNTRLJN5Yi1fzSp12MAsxdeaIXGtpn83-U0_rPXqfbBYHI_6MRGAM5GT-Jk44eqm_NLeFGIQvAMLCAnX0EpIKaWXEXUWNi2G3LshYKQdwC_13f6w5JLvLuMwC4uT8VJ9c_M2S-7C4tDKTvnbMJSq5mbDzXZ6tCNI8KS0vJFyWM7cKn9p1FnUxd_EBtJJmfnTcY8MLr4&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjp66TJgYWPAxWISTABHRn9ObUQ0pQJegQIHxAB&biw=411&bih=785&dpr=2.63
  25. Ray Singer
    Ikkansai Kunimori kinsaku https://www.google.com/search?q="Ikkansai+Kunimori"+site%3Awww.militaria.co.za%2Fnmb&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1136US1136&oq="Ikkansai+Kunimori"+site%3Awww.militaria.co.za%2Fnmb&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDQxNDdqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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