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  1. Ray Singer
    Mitsuoki tanto (Shibata Ka). https://shop.nihontou.jp/products/detail/29350
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    Indeed. Mitsuoki saku. * Not Endo Mitsuoki https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/5150-gendaito-mitsuokishibata-ka/
  3. Ray Singer
    Mei: Kashu ju Fujiwara Kaneshige Date: an auspicious day in the 8th month of 1857 (Ansei 4)
  4. Ray Singer
    Noshu ju Kuriyama Kaneaki saku
  5. Ray Singer
    Bishu Osafune Sukesada Tensho ju nen ni gatsu (hi) - (a day) in the second month of the year 1582
  6. Ray Singer
    Perhaps the WWII era swordsmith Takai Sadatsugu. You can see a few examples of his work below. https://www.google.com/search?q=Sadatsugu+site%3Awww.militaria.co.za&oq=Sadatsugu+site%3Awww.militaria.co.za+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDYzMzFqMWo3qAIUsAIB8QXDmBjzO4ZXHfEFw5gY8zuGVx0&client=ms-android-google&sourceid=chrome-mobile&source=chrome.ob&ie=UTF-8
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    Tokubetsu Hozon - Hizen Kawachi no kami Masahiro (nidai, Fujishiro jo-saku) At the request of the owner, offering this nidai Masahiro for an extremely attractive price. The nidai Kawachi no kami Masahiro was the son and student of the shodai and produced gassaku works with nidai Tadahiro. This one is a perfect and textbook Hizen-to with a broad ko-nie habuchi and a perfect konuka-hada. The hamon shows a pronounced kinsuji which I have included photos of below. The nakago is in excellent condition, with a clear mei. This blade is in shirasaya with current NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon kanteisho. "MASAHIRO (正広), 2nd gen., Kanbun (寛文, 1661-1673), Hizen – “Hizen no Kuni Masanaga” (肥前国正永), “Hizen-jū Musashi no Kami Fujiwara Masanaga” (肥前住武蔵守藤原正永), “Hishū Saga-jū Fujiwara Masahiro” (肥州佐賀住藤原正広), “Hizen no Kuni Kawachi no Kami Fujiwara Masahiro” (肥前国河内守藤原正広), real name Hashimoto Yashichirō (橋本弥七郎), he also bore the first name Sadenjirō (左伝次郎), son of the 1st gen. Masahiro (正広), he received the honorary title Musashi no Daijō on the 19th say of the tenth month Manji three (万治, 1660), this title was raised to Musashi no Kami on the 28th day of the ninth month Kanbun one (1661) but was changed on the 13th day of the fourth month Kanbun five (1665) to Kawachi no Kami, with this he changed his name from Masanaga (正永) that he had used so far to Masahiro (正広), he died on the sixth day of the eighth month Genroku twelve (元禄, 1699) at the age of 73, suguha, notare mixed with ko-gunome-ashi, gunome-midare, sometimes also picturesque hamon, wakizashi are mostly signed with the prefix “Hishū” (肥州) instead of “Hizen,” jō-saku" - Markus Sesko $3,500 + shipping (firm) * Please message me directly or email raymondsinger@gmail.com with any questions or to purchase.
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  8. Ray Singer
    Noshu Seki ju Kojima Katsumasa saku If your restoration includes sanding or cleaning the nakago (tang), please do not do so. That at least is how it appears in the photo. Best regards, Ray
  9. Ray Singer
    This is the WWII era swordsmith Torio Hiromasa (鳥生博正). This example is dated October, 1944. https://www.google.com/search?q=torio+hiromasa+site%3Awww.militaria.co.za&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1136US1136&oq=torio+hiromasa+site%3Awww.militaria.co.za&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCDI3MzNqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&source=chrome.ob&ie=UTF-8
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    Please see below. https://www.japaneseswordindex.com/naga.htm
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    Shaun, sorry for the bad news but it is evident that the "Christian sword" elements are recent additions. The tsuba has been cleaned (the patina stripped off), and it appears the cross has been attached with some type of adhesive. All three crosses appear to be newly applied and not of Japanese origin. Specifically for the saya (scabbard) it looks to been newly painted (not lacquered) and the cross was attached afterwards. Overall, something that received an amateur "restoration" and re-imagined as a Christian-themed sword. Best regards, Ray
  12. Ray Singer
    John has it above. Ishihara Yoshisada, the Seki smith.
  13. Ray Singer
    Very blurry, sideways image. I believe it is Noshu ju Kanemitsu kitaeru kore
  14. Ray Singer
    Noshu ju Kunihiro. Showa era.
  15. Ray Singer
    Kanesada. Showa era.
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    Raphael, please see below for a record for this smith Morihide: https://nihontoclub.com/smiths/MOR568
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    A few photos below.
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    I believe it is the individual below, record courtesy of Markus Sesko. MORITSUNA (盛綱), Kan´ei (寛永, 1624-1644), Awa – “Moritsuna” (盛綱), “Ashū-jū Moritsuna saku” (阿州住盛綱作), “Awa no Kuni-jū Sakon Shōgen Moritsuna saku” (阿波国住左近将監盛綱作), “Sakon Shōgen Moritsuna” (左近将監盛綱), chūjō-saku
  19. Ray Singer
    Unfortunately it looks like the nakago (tang) has been cleaned. Please note that the rust should never be removed from the nakago of a Japanese sword, even in the effort to improve readability. Doing so substantially devalues the blade. Best regards, Ray Singer
  20. Ray Singer
    憲長 = Norinaga https://www.google.com/search?q="憲長"+site%3Awww.militaria.co.za&client=ms-android-google&hs=UnCq&sca_esv=2c9f3752fd8ae692&sxsrf=APpeQnsZ9U-qSeRCjqlPkEj6r7NfMiJDkA%3A1783300297942&ei=yQBLasCLOa-s5NoP0-3rwQw&biw=411&bih=753&oq="憲長"+site%3Awww.militaria.co.za&gs_lp=EhNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwIiEi5oay6ZW3IiBzaXRlOnd3dy5taWxpdGFyaWEuY28uemFIlCpQ-RFYlSVwAHgAkAEAmAGyAaABugOqAQMxLjK4AQPIAQD4AQGYAgCgAgCYAwCIBgGSBwCgB4cBsgcAuAcAwgcAyAcAgAgA&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp
  21. Ray Singer
    Signed Norinaga (憲長) and dated August, 1943.
  22. Ray Singer
    My impression is that this is a katabami kamon (not the aoimon of the Tokugawa shogunate). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Katabami_inverted.jpg
  23. Ray Singer
    G Bryant, your sword is signed 虎徹 (Kotetsu). It would be more helpful if you could take better, clearer photos. Swordsmith information (create an account to access). https://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/meisearch?type=All&mei_op=contains&mei=虎徹 Examples. https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=6de80325d8c97b9b&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1136US1136&sxsrf=APpeQnsD-W631RT89SOJ9p08pR9QSnwb2g:1782318299769&udm=2&fbs=ABfTbFVyMZGZf1hfvX9uKjN_-G8c4u0nXx4bEIpwm1lnNH832VTJOOCxW_fyN-Q_ezyf8gI6tmCs2mGkqzilSWVScXUu-36F1xwJ6s2wRb7OWrvmXKhJLrQZNmI9gm2AYQW4Uizn2b8TkT7RybSEBZdtaCwnr8ep1FfDZpTyTkz03KmpKMoTvXnkTHHyQHvNfMh4ViFw0QP3ntipu8Gg32MSfCIb3zcfbg&q=長曽祢興里入道虎徹&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXmomJpaCVAxXEliYFHZAJNNQQtKgLegQIFxAB&biw=1536&bih=791&dpr=1.25 https://www.google.com/search?q="okisato+nyudō+kotetsu"&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1136US1136&oq="okisato+nyudō+kotetsu"&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQIRgKGKABMgcIAhAhGKsCMgcIAxAhGKsCMgcIBBAhGKsCMgcIBRAhGI8CMgcIBhAhGI8C0gEHODI3ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 A togishi in Australia. https://touken-togishi.com/ WWII Army koshirae. https://web.archive.org/web/20250228085100/https://ohmura-study.net/900.html
  24. Ray Singer
    Chikuzen (no) kuni Katsutoshi.
  25. Ray Singer
    Perhaps 相模守源則(廣) - Sagami (no) kami Minamoto Nori(hiro) The last kanji is cut off, but look into Norihiro as a possibility.
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