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  1. Ray Singer
    There are many gimei (fake inscriptions) for Yasutsugu. This will give you more information on the lineage. https://nihontoclub.com/view/smiths/meisearch?order=field_smith_start_era_value&sort=asc&type=All&mei_op=contains&mei=康繼
  2. Ray Singer
    Inshu ju Toshizane https://nihontoclub.com/smiths/TOS353
  3. Ray Singer
    I really try to avoid giving values on swords that I have not seen in hand. There are too many small details that can greatly affect value.
  4. Ray Singer
    See below. https://nihontoclub.com/smiths/NAG101
  5. Ray Singer
    I highly recommend the book below which has bios for documented swordsmiths. https://www.lulu.com...ml?page=1&pageSize=4
  6. Ray Singer
    Katana, signed Nobutomo saku (Kashu, meaning Kaga school/location).
  7. Ray Singer
    Hi Max, the sword you shared pictures of is an NCO. It is not a traditionally made Japanese sword. Is that what you are looking for? The link below provides good information and examples of different types of gunto from that time period. http://ohmura-study.net/900.html
  8. Ray Singer
    It is a wakizashi (as written on the kanteisho) As fair as being gifted by Ieyasu, it is always best to use take descriptions with a grain of salt (a skeptical mind) when viewing swords being sold at the online auctions like Yahoo Japan.
  9. Ray Singer
    Here is another.
  10. Ray Singer
    Kaneuji (Seki). This means Muromachi period Sue-Seki Kaneuji.
  11. Ray Singer
    Reduced to $7,500 plus shipping.
  12. Ray Singer
    Not a rabbit. This is a Japanese kanji which is read DO / MICHI.
  13. Ray Singer
    It seems to very clearly be a koto Bizen blade. Fingers crossed it is something nice like Osafune Yasumitsu or Morimitsu.
  14. Ray Singer
    No worries Greg, I gave you feedback in your other posts. The koto (Muromachi period) tanto js the most interesting. Please show the other side of that one, and also please note not to do anything on your own to remove rust or polish the blades.
  15. Ray Singer
    Please show the other side. This is only the date. The 22nd year of the Oei period.
  16. Ray Singer
    My best guess is. 越前__康継入道 Echizen __ Yasutsugu Nyudo
  17. Ray Singer
    Seki ju Kanemichi kore o saku A WWII era arsenal blade (a showato). The blade itself dates to the 1940s. It is not older. There is a SHO stamp on the nakago, informing that this is an Arsenal blade and is not fully traditionally made
  18. Ray Singer
    Fujiwara Kunihiro. Perhaps a Sue-Koto blade purporting to be Horikawa Kunihiro.
  19. Ray Singer
    As far as the blog itself, those are the same pages I am linking to above (the last archived version of each page in the blog).
  20. Ray Singer
    Appears to be signed Yoshimitsu. There was a well known individual who signed this way (Toshiro Yoshimitsu) and a lineage in Tosa of Yoshimitsu. Either way, this is koto. My suggestion is to have the sword evaluated (sent to shinsa for papers) and please note that you should not do anything to clean or remove rust on your own. Most especially, do not remove rust from the tang to try and improve readability, it can be read as it is.
  21. Ray Singer
    Hi Mark, please carefully remove the handle and show the nakago (tang) on each side. Best regards, Ray
  22. Ray Singer
    Depending on your email provider this is usually an easy fix (go to the email and select "not spam').
  23. Ray Singer
    I have links to the archived pages of his blog below, however this is text only and does not include his photos and the charts that Darcy created. https://swordsofjapa...-brockbank-articles/
  24. Ray Singer
    A lucky day in June 1943
  25. Ray Singer
    Perhaps: Seki ju Matsuda Kanetaka.
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