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    I have this sword. Pretty obvious gimei, but I am looking for opinions on whether the nakago looks altered/aged. https://imgur.com/a/NaRh08q
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    I agree. Suke was my guess because it was the closest I could find. But I’m far from good at translating kanji, let alone kanji with 500 years of rust build up. Thank you for your help.
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    That’s what I was thinking. It’s hard to see but I believe 禄 is the second character. Thanks for your help.
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    Can someone please help me translate. I believe it starts bishu osafune but that’s all I got. Thank you.
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    Thanks guys.
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    I have a tsuba with some kanji on it I can’t translate. Can somebody please help translate some of the characters are hard to see on the right side.
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    Thank. I originally thought muromachi but the lack of curvature threw me off. I will take better pictures tomorrow in the daylight.
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    Thanks for the reply Chris. What looks odd about it?
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    Is this katana Shin Shinto or older. 30” nagasa. Very tiny kissaki.
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    Can’t read the whole signature but I think it’s Kunitsugu dated 1848? But can’t make out the first 2 kanji. Any help is appreciated. Thank you
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    Thank you. Any good books to start with? I have the book “the samurai sword handbook” also the Compton collection, and 2 of the older Hawleys books on sword smiths and a book on tangs and signatures. But I’m really looking for a book that puts everything into perspective as far as dating swords and identifying swords. Basically being able to tell what’s what from looking at a blade.
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    I’m pretty new to Japanese swords. I’m 35 and just started collecting about a year ago. A lot of this information is new to me. I appreciate everyone’s help. I own a few swords. But there’s so much information I don’t know where to start really.
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    I’ll add a pic of the NTHK papers.
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    I was told godai.
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    So you want to see more pics. I’ll post them. I thought it would be told through signature, chisel strokes.
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    Appreciate it Jean. Any suggestions on generation?
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