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thanks for your opinions guys, already understand, original blade and part of the fittings, create in meigi era for a own owner or for a trader that want to make more money with blade, the blade indeed dont dissagree me, i think the saya can be a reproduction and the tsuka and same too, im already donne the same making my own blade, i will like to create my own piece is a showa blade but have fuchi, kashira, tsuba and menukis buying in Japan of a good quality, made for a koshirae profesional with certification, and the saya and tsuka will be gonna be new of course, i wanted my own katana after all you can collect many tipes of katanas, original, in sirayasa, etc.

so nothing is donne in edo? even blade? i got a showa katana signed, and dont have many rust on nagako its true but, is very clear comparing with this, i got mumei too with kicho and other signed that can be gimei, i didnt kow this tipe of koshirae was popular for westerns in Meige era, the blade at least seems make it with tamahagane not like copies in nowadays that you can see in souvenirs places of Japan.

hi Geraint, nakago pictures added, the question is why elaborate a hard kind of saya like this when you can make a cheaper saya with no pictures, no motherpearl, etc, maybe some collector creation? the fuchi and kashira is not a master piece i agree but are better than a non relieved one, so it seems they got a little of work to do it, not a daymio sword quality but courios one, meake a new tsuka are not so ceap, and all koshirae seems worked not the finest quality but better of a normal one, my toughts it will be donne after edo, can be, same seems very clear, maybe for a collector that dessign his own waki, or restored an old family one?

i like to know the experts thougts about this waki, is short abut 32 cm seems more a tanto but seems original to me, is mumei,i dont have problems about the blade, original 100%, not forging flaws, hagire, etc. i suposed Edo era but the koshirae is rare and for this reason i like it, the saya is a well donne job, the eye of the dragon is a piece of motherpearl, the tsuka seems very original for his form, i supposed is a edo reproduction koshirao of the muromachi antique sayas, is a dragon in one size and other size a crest family. The fuchi kashira seems good to me too, edo but first period, last period? thoughts? regards guys

Thanks geraint!

+1 this is exactly my toughts, regard guys

Yes i see some with motherpearl and kimono under the ito, maybe is only a end edo finish, the made dont seem bad donne absolutly, with the two pieces of rope under menuki hole, seem very dificult to do too. Maybe the owner used in finish edo period, the kimmono looks good, if someone want to replicate or made a fake copy dont waste this time doing this, a normal tsuka ito is not so expensive to do too, maybe a romantic samurai XD

In a wine wood box in to the luggage, a poker face at the airport and a little bit of luck, Here at least cost 150-200 dollars each, Better say sorry than please. I played my cards well, my dream many years ago to buy a japanesse bonsai, i buyed 4, all are great with the others, regards greg!

Thank you alex im happy too was concern till i arrived at home and check it

Yes i buyed for 40 dollars each, a really good buy but i extracted the wires as soon as i arrived to spain, here arround 3 degrees, where are you from to be at 40 in winter?

THank you michael i dont see any line or divided part how can be sure that is cast?

It seems legit for me can tell me some expert?

Extra photos and bonus, pines and prunus are from my last travel to Japan shshhhh XD sorry for de up and down pictures, mobile sending

Oh its not a hagire is a blemish, not relieve, not a crack only a superficial scrash or old oxid

i will take pictures of the bonsais greg np!