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What’s up with the Habaki and the Hamachi and Munemachi ? Does the Habaki only slide to the first notch ? Can you make a picture of the Hamachi looking from the edge and maybe the same from the Mune. So that we can see how thick the blade is there.

Just saw this one at Aoi, maybe someone has fun translating it ? Its on the Juyo Komihara.

The only way that I can think of is a shinsa after the signature is removed. My guess on Hizen for the first 2 Kanji was after some frustration just a guess so Musashi is more likely. Even if it would be Hizen it wouldn’t fit any Tadayoshi signature I know of. Edit: Actually you could post some good quality pictures of the blade if the polish allows to kantei. But this will just be some guys in the internet playing kantei games without value except I love doing it A good picture of the Sugata with the Habaki off gives a good idea of the real age at least. I have looked over the pictures you have already posted and I’m a little worried the Boshi runs of at the tip and the other pictures look like you have too much oil on it.

No offense was intended or saying you did judge I just think it is funny how this metal polishes sneak into Pictures of Nihonto.

I have also posted a picture of one of my blades and in the background a metal polish is visible. But it has nothing to do with my Nihonto and is there because I did not put it away. It could be a little fast to judge but if I want to sell a blade I would make better pictures

Hi, 1. yes 2. Hizen Daijo fujiwara Tadayoshi (signature) 3. Shinto / early Edo 4. The blade must be registered in Japan and many owners simply tape the Torokushu (registration card) on the saya. It’s leftovers from the tape. Not sure if the signature is genuine but I don’t think it looks promising.

Just to add, the Mei was made with engraving tools and is not done with a swordsmiths chisel.

He can’t run around and kill people like Miyamoto Musashi did, so he took a route that is more acceptable in todays world.

What’s next ?

I can imagine it is like the making of a shrine sword, of course they could easily light the forge with a lighter but they decide to let a shinto priest drill some shinto wood tools together till they are hot enough to light some paper and carry this from the shrine to the forge in a small lantern. Or another reason could be if you try to optimize the Tatara process where would you stop ? I think they made Tamahagane in electric heatet furnances for gunto in Ww2. let’s go a step further and make modern steel And many smiths make their own Tamahagane in different Tatara so I don’t think there is a supply problem.

They show clearly that the Koshirae was not made for the sword.

Small is hard to judge how about cm and taking the Habaki off ? Could be shortned yari in shirasaya in my opinion but the Habaki is hiding most information.

So my impression is that the Tsuba is a Meji piece that was never really patinated and they only cleaned of the surface rust but I really don’t know much about Tosogu. I can be completely wrong.

Everything is ok,even with the Tsuba, I add the picture from the old thread showing that no real patina was lost.

It looks like there is Funbari so I expect to see the signature of a shinshinto smith under the handle. Remove the wooden handle and show us the tang

Wow looks like someone tried to polish the blade with a Dremel

I’m with Stephen, I’m not sure what I see in the Boshi.

I think this blade is not really old. Squared Mekugiana is an very early thing but it is here the highest Mekugiana. The futatsubi seems later added or the blade is not really Suriage in my Opinion. I just don’t see the typical signs of reworking the Nakago. I think it looks like Koyama Munetsugu.

I thought sashikomi is a Nioi-deki thing or can I see some examples of Nie-deki Sashikomi ?

KuniHiro Saku maybe ?

I don’t see the problem with the flexibility, it is only in one direction flexible like a thin kitchen knife. In bowmaking reducing the thickness of the wood in bending direction is reducing the drawweight 8 times more then reducing its width.

From the little I can see it looks like an old (pre 1600) Blade mounted for Ww2. I think you should take of the Tsuka

I’m late for the party… I think the blade looks promising but I think a picture of the Nioiguchi can tell us if this is a real Sukekane. (Narrow tight line should be visible in this condition with the right light) The Hamon looks like what Sukekane did but it is not the textbook style Yokoyama Choji that is more often seen on Sukenaga blades. I’m not a big fan of the signature style but maybe the blade is singed by a Student (Miyamoto Kanenori?) Just for the people that love statistics and the chance of it being Gimei, I have a good one: Jacques D. does not say it is Gimei, so it is most likely shoshin (I respect his way of Nihonto study even if it looks like not many members here do) If you want to sell the blade you can sent me a message Ferry.

Can we see the Hamon in the Boshi ? Also a good picture of the Nioiguchi could help. The blade is straight but it is shortned and the Nakago got a good amount of Sori itself. Maybe it was Koshizori, so I would guess the end of Kamakura or Nanbokucho period.

With the new pictures the Mitsu kanji looks much better then on the dark old picture and I think Kirill is on the right track.