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Mumei means unsigned, oh ok ty for that i was not sure what it means , now its clear,,

thank you for the information, yes i understand now a lot clearer the difference in the documentation of these swords and its hard to actually tell what is real and what is a fake. the papers are form this sword what i tought was a good bargain but now i am not that sure lol https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Muramasa-Sword-Wakizashi-NBTHK-certificate/184222162421 and buy looking close i actually see some differential from the image of the the handle vs the actual photo of the handle. thank you ---------------------------christian job

hi i am still browsing Japanese original swords and came across something interesting , i cant read Japanese so i can tell the difference if something is real or fake, i heard there is a lot of whats called Mumei i assume fake or unverified swords.out there. i attached the certificate of the item that i am looking at , maybe someone that has more knowledge can let me know if this is something original, i also noticed most certificates are in yellow this one is in green color. ----------------------------------- thank you christian job

hi, i wanted to thank you all for your input and yes i decided to hold of on buying a Japanese sword till i know more about them, i also found that what i really want is a sword that is not just an exposition sword but beautiful and functional. so all you helped me really out on figuring out what do i want and what i should buy for now. and i actually spend more money then i wanted to originally and bought 2 swords that cached my eye from a church estates sale listing on ebayl booth are custom made by howard clark polished by Ted Tenold, and fitted by Fred Loman, and i got them for 2500 each . each of this sword i understand is custom made by those 3 persons and was about 13k in original pricing to be made, the church administrator actually spoke to ted tenold and he said they should be worth 7k each now in the condition they are, and by me buyng both a better price that i think works out for everyone , i think i will be happy and got a good deal on this. pictures are here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/uuy117bye9y626j/AACINLSkKoi-mICAu6u53Zb3a?dl=0 pictures are here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/id715twfx77sh7l/AACQAYk9SCq7JynSccoy8BZha?dl=0 i also bought a few books on ebay on Japanese sword to study and read and sure in the future maybe will be looking for a good find and building a sword with antique peaces that i like as a display only type of sword. so i ended up not buying a sword here but all your suggestion helped me to make a choice and find something that i think i will like and enjoy for years to come. thank you very much ------------------------- christian job

nice sword wish i would have seen this earlier,,, take a look at this https://japaneseswordlegends.wordpress.com/author/markussesko/page/2/ looks just like your sword

hi all, this is my first post, due to stay at home order i had some time to research online, quite a few things one of them acquiring a actual Japanese sword, i have been training martial arts all my live and have been always been fascinated on getting my hands on the real deal, i do have a 500$ 440 steel one but i dont think that is considered an actual sword now. now looking at all those different deals out there what is really confusing and not being able to spend 20k on a imported sword from a real smith from Japan and the sheer amount of stuff on ebay what is even more confusing i was hoping maybe someone here can help me out and give me some advise on what i should get for the price range i can buy at. so option 1 the cheapest i guess 800$ Genuine Bugei Samurai Wakizashi New Sword Swedish Powdered Steel Folded option 2 2400$ more moeny but maybe m,ore value as well https://www.ebay.com/itm/SIGNED-Japanese-SWORD-WAKIZASHI-ENGRAVED-BLADE-WITH-HORIMONO1993-SAMURAI/254480818653?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225074%26meid%3Dc56f90a784ef403a9300cc9c4df372e5%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D324038461863%26itm%3D254480818653%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A734b837e-9d4e-11ea-a396-74dbd1805881%7Cparentrq%3A43e699381720a9cd5c30de9aff90313c%7Ciid%3A1 and get something liuke this for it https://www.ebay.com/itm/A038-Real-old-Japanese-sword-mountings-KOSHIRAE-for-middle-sword-WAKIZASHI/233585240158?hash=item3662c3e85e:g:5xoAAOSwEuRel-b2 option3 more affordable but not clear what it is https://www.ebay.com/itm/HUGE-76-5cm-BEAUTIFUL-TRADITIONALLY-FORGED-Japanese-SIGNED-SAMURAI-SWORD-KATANA/324038461863 other option https://www.ebay.com/itm/Moon-Signed-Wakizashi-antique-sword-Katana-Samurai-Japanese-Tachi-tsuba-menuki/264718931714?hash=item3da27a5702:g:r5kAAOSwaOpesbnW this is what i really want as i am also a fan of Japanese manga culture but now we are looking about 9k http://www.sanmei.com/contents/media/G75979_S5026_PUP_E.htm yes itys confusing to buy a sword i hope someone here can give me some inside on whqt is best to do 'thank you so much , very informative forum ------------------------------------------- Christian Job